The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to a one-year contract with tight end Austin Hooper, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Hooper is the second tight end added by the Raiders in free agency, joining O.J. Howard, after Las Vegas traded Darren Waller to the New York Giants.
The Cleveland Browns released Hooper last year, and he signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Tennessee Titans before the 2022 season. He started off slow but posted 24 of his 41 receptions over the last eight games. Hooper had two receiving touchdowns, tying him with Robert Woods for third on the team.
Hooper, 28, started only two games for the Titans, but his 503 snaps was the second-most among the team’s tight ends. He was used primarily as a pass-catching option for Tennessee.
Hooper, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round out of Stanford in the 2016 draft and spent his first four seasons with the team. The Browns signed Hooper to a four-year, $44 million contract in 2020.
He has 339 catches for 3,468 yards and 25 touchdowns in his career.
ESPN’s Turron Davenport contributed to this report.
Source : ESPN
