Former Baltimore Ravens’ cornerback Anthony Averett has signed a one-year deal worth $4.5 million with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to The Athletic’s Jeffe Howe.
Averett landed a smaller deal than many expected after seemingly pricing his way out of Baltimore with a solid season in 2021. Following the season-ending ACL injury to All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters before the start of the season, Averett stepped into the starting role opposite of fellow Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey. This was an opportunity he had been waiting patiently for over the previous three seasons of his NFL career.