ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Looking for reinforcements at an extremely thin linebacker position, the Oakland Raiders looked to their recent past and signed Brandon Marshall on Tuesday.
Marshall, an offseason signing coming off a season-ending knee injury with the Denver Broncos, was perhaps the Raiders' most surprising cut at the end of training camp. He had been biding his time training while awaiting another call and opportunity.
In camp, Marshall, who turned 30 on Sept. 10, was playing with the first-team defense in the Raiders' 4-3 alignment, along with Tahir Whitehead and Vontaze Burfict.