Las Vegas Raiders sign DT Fotu, TE Thomas

The Las Vegas Raiders signed unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Leki Fotu and tight end Ian Thomas to contracts on Tuesday.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

Mar 26, 2025, 6:17 AM

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The Las Vegas Raiders signed unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Leki Fotu and tight end Ian Thomas to contracts on Tuesday.

Terms of the deals were not announced by the team.

Fotu, 26, recorded 92 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 58 career games (22 starts) with the Arizona Cardinals (2020-2023) and New York Jets (2024).

Thomas, 28, had 119 catches for 1,062 yards with four touchdowns in 99 career games (54 starts) with the Carolina Panthers (2018-24).

Done deal.

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Stinnie, 31, played in 16 games (three starts) last season with the Giants.

Signed as an undrafted rookie by Tennessee, Stinnie played in 47 career games (15 starts) with the Titans (2018-19), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-23) and Giants.

–The Philadelphia Eagles added depth to their offensive line by signing veteran tackle Kendall Lamm to a contract.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lamm, 32, underwent back surgery after playing in 15 games (seven starts) last season with the Miami Dolphins. He has also spent time with the Houston Texans (2015-18), Cleveland Browns (2019-20) and Titans (2021).

–The Baltimore Ravens added cornerback Chidobe Awuzie on a one-year contract.

Awuzie spent last season with the Titans, appearing in eight games (seven starts), with 26 tackles, one interception, four passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Originally a second-round pick by the Cowboys in the 2017 draft, he spent four seasons in Dallas, followed by three with the Cincinnati Bengals. In 94 career games (81 starts), he has 395 tackles, seven interceptions, 66 pass breakups, five forced fumbles and two recoveries.

–Field Level Media

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The Los Angeles Chargers signed former Las Vegas Raiders center Andre James on Tuesday.

James, 27, started 11 of the 13 games he played last season for the Raiders, appearing in 81 percent of the offensive snaps. He had spent his entire NFL career with the franchise, beginning in 2019 as an undrafted free agent when the Raiders were in Oakland.

He played 89 regular-season games (60 starts) and started one playoff game in 2021.

James returns to Los Angeles, where he played offensive line for UCLA in 36 games from 2016-18.