Raiders sign former Mississippi State defender, release former Ole Miss standout
By Sydney Hunte
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The Las Vegas Raiders signed a former SEC player to their practice squad while releasing another from it.
Defensive end Gerri Green was inked to a contract on Tuesday, the team announced. Green was with Mississippi State from 2015-2018, totaling 160 tackles, 20.5 tackles for a loss and 8.5 sacks. His best season came as a junior in 2017 when he recorded 38 tackles, 11.0 stops for a loss and 5.0 sacks while adding 3 forced fumbles.
Meanwhile, former Ole Miss standout Breeland Speaks was released from the Raiders’ practice squad. Speaks notched 61 tackles and 8.0 tackles for a loss as a redshirt junior in 2017 while recording 7.0 sacks, and was a 2nd round pick for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018. He was waived by Kansas City in September before signing with Las Vegas’s practice squad on Oct. 2
The Raiders take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at 4:05 pm.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
