Recent key injuries at linebacker leads to Raiders signing LB Curtis Bolton
The past few days have seen the Raiders lose two key newcomers at linebacker. First it was Kyler Fackrell who was expected to contribute some edge rush from the outside linebacker spot and recently it was Micah Kiser who left practice on a cart.
After the Fackrell injury, the team hosted a couple of linebacker for workouts. One of those linebackers was Curtis Bolton.
If the Fackrell injury wasn’t to enough for them to have them sign one of those linebackers, then the Kiser injury certainly was.
#Raiders have signed LB Curtis Bolton, who's out here practicing for the first time. Probably a solid indication about what's next for fellow LB Micah Kiser, who was carted off yesterday.
— Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) August 1, 2022
In a matter of hours, Bolton was signed and this morning took the field with the team.
Bolton went undrafted out of Oklahoma in 2019, originally signing with the Green Bay Packers.
Injuries had him miss his rookie season and cut heading into his second season. From there he spent time on the practice squad for the Texans, Colts, 49ers, and Lions before seeing his first action for the Lions over the final five games of last season. He played primarily on special teams.
The Murrieta California native tweeted out yesterday that he had just signed with his childhood team for which his father was a diehard fan.
I jus signed with my childhood team. The team my pops was a die hard fan for. Ain’t gon lie I shed a tear or 2. It’s a blessing just to officially wear this gear. God is good to the persistent #LongLiveCurt⚓️
— Curtis Bolton III🏁 (@CB_Savage18) August 1, 2022
