Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Raiders are hosting free agent LB Christian Kirksey for a visit on Wednesday.
The Browns just released Kirksey on Tuesday, but reports mentioned that there was expected to be a decent market for his services.
Las Vegas just recently released Tahir Whitehead, so they could clearly use help at linebacker.
It’s worth mentioning that signing Kirksey to a contract won’t impact a team’s 2021 compensatory picks, given that he was released this offseason.
Kirksey, 27, is a former third-round pick of the Browns back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $3.04 million contract when he agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $38 million and includes $20 million guaranteed.
Kirksey was set to make a base salary of $7.75 million for the 2020 season when the Browns released him this offseason.
In 2019, Kirksey appeared in two games and recorded 11 tackles for the Browns before being placed on injured reserve.
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