Raiders Officially Sign S Taylor Mays, Waive LB Chase Williams

Update:

The Oakland Raiders announced the signing of S Taylor Mays on Wednesday, as well as the release of LB Chase Williams.

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Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Raiders are signing S Taylor Mays to a contract.

There was talk that Mays could have a decent market now that teams have sustained some injuries at the safety position, so it’s not all that surprising to see him sign just a few days after he was cut.

Mays, 27, is a former second-round pick of the 49ers back in 2010. He was later traded to the Bengals for an undisclosed draft pick just a year later, and spent four seasons with the franchise, while largely contributing to their special teams unit.

The Vikings elected to sign him to a one-year contract worth $745,000 back in March. However, his time was short lived, as Minnesota later released him a few months ago.

Mays resurfaced with the Lions, but was unfortunately cut loose last week.

In 2014, Mays appeared in all 16 games for the Bengals and recorded nine tackles, a sack, and a safety. Pro Football Focus has him down for playing just 61 snaps last year.