Today the Raiders announced they have signed former Lions and Seahawks tight end Luke Willson to a one year deal, replenishing some depth in the tight ends group after the loss of Jared Cook in free agency.
Willson is from LaSalle, Ontario, a suburb of Windsor, and attended Rice University where he caught 78 passes for 986 yards and nine touchdowns over his career there. In the pro ranks, he has been a backup, picked in the fifth round by the Seahawks in 2013. He re-signed for one year there in 2017 and then signed a one-year free agent deal with Detroit last season, where he caught 13 passes for 87 yards.