There's renewed excitement in the air as Las Vegas Raiders training camp gets underway for the 2025 NFL season. While most teams coming off a 4-13 season wouldn't have high expectations heading into a new year, that is not true in Vegas, where they have a new head coach, led by Pete Carroll, and a new former Pro Bowl quarterback in Geno Smith .
After having a defense that ranked 25th in points allowed, now the Raiders are making another potentially impactful addition to coordinator Patrick Graham's group.
According to Fox Sports' NFL expert Jordan Schultz , the Raiders have signed three-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams to a one-year contract.
While Adams had trouble finding a good fit after bouncing around between the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions last season, now he'll get a chance to reunite with his former Seattle Seahawks head coach in Vegas under coach Carroll's guidance.
Adams is still just 29 years old, but he hasn't earned an All-Pro selection or a trip to the Pro Bowl since 2020, his first season in Seattle. In other words, he has a lot to prove and a long way to go before he's guaranteed a roster spot, but he'll at the very least get a chance to compete for a leader he already believes in.
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