With Lonnie Johnson suffering a season-ending leg injury in practice last week, the Raiders needed to add another piece to the safety room. They opt to sign Edmunds, who has started 79 games in his career and was a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Another former first round pick defender has entered the fray for the Raiders. One who not long ago had over 100 tackles for a stout Steelers defense.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Raiders Sign Former First-Round Pick in Attempt to Shore Up Secondary.