Raiders sign former Bills DL Quinton Jefferson

DL Quinton Jefferson signs with Las Vegas Raiders after release from Buffalo Bills.

The Las Vegas Raiders signed former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson. The Raiders announced the move on Wednesday.

According to Raiders Wire, it’s a one-year deal worth up to $4 million with incentives.

Jefferson, along with wide receiver John Brown, was cut by the Bills last week in a salary cap move. Jefferson was slated to have an $8M cap hit for Buffalo in 2021 but the 27-year-old was released in a move that saved the team $6.5M against the cap.

In his lone season with the Bills, Jefferson had 23 tackles, including three for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble.

Pro Football Focus graded Jefferson a 59.1 overall mark in 2020. That was good for the football analytics outlet’s 82nd best defensive tackle grade.

Combined with Brown, Buffalo saved approximately $14M against the cap in both moves.

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