Raiders sign cornerback Rasul Douglas

<p>HENDERSON, Nev. &mdash; The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted free agent cornerback Rasul Douglas.</p>
<p>The deal announced Monday gives the Raiders a veteran option to complement the young cornerbacks already on the roster.</p>
<p>Douglas was originally a third-round pick by Philadelphia in 2017. He spent his first three seasons with the Eagles and last season with Carolina.</p>
<p>Douglas has appeared in 60 games with 29 starts over his first four seasons, compiling 180 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five interceptions and 34 passes defensed. </p>
<p>He started 11 games last season for the Panthers when he had a career-high 62 tackles to go with nine passes defensed.</p>
<p>The Raiders have drafted three cornerbacks the past two seasons with 2019 second-round pick Trayvon Mullen expected to start at one spot and 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette and 2020 fourth-rounder Amik Robertson also in the mix. </p>
<p>Las Vegas also brought back veteran Nevin Lawson earlier in free agency.</p>
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