The Las Vegas Raiders are facing an uphill battle to avoid an 0-2 start with a tough matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday and will need to tighten up the defense after giving up 176 rushing yards to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1.
Las Vegas announced a pair of roster moves on Saturday ahead of the Ravens matchup that will ideally provide some depth and tighten up that run defense.
The Raiders PR team announced on X that the team has activated defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson and cornerback Sam Webb from the practice squad.
#Raiders roster moves:
– Activated #44 DE K’Lavon Chaisson and #27 CB Sam Webb from the practice squad.
— Raiders PR (@RAIDERS_PR) September 14, 2024
Chaisson was the 20th overall pick in the 2020 draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars and is in his first year with the Raiders after the Jags let him walk this offseason coming off a full 17-game slate that saw him produce just two sacks.
He has five sacks in 57 games in his career and the Raiders will be hoping to tap into some of that potential that got him drafted so high.
Webb played all 17 games for the Raiders in 2022 as an undrafted free agent and recorded 36 tackles and a forced fumble, though he didn’t appear in a regular season last year.
Vegas will need all the help it can get having to deal with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry in the run game on Sunday, who will both be motivated to get in the win column after losing by a toenail in Week 1 to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Hopefully, Chaisson and Webb can make an impact and stick on the active roster, because if Week 1 was any indication, this team needs it.
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