NFL transactions: Raiders sign DT Fotu, TE Thomas

The Las Vegas Raiders signed unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Leki Fotu and tight end Ian Thomas to contracts on Tuesday.

Terms of the deals were not announced by the team.

Fotu, 26, recorded 92 tackles, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 58 career games (22 starts) with the Arizona Cardinals (2020-2023) and New York Jets (2024).

Thomas, 28, had 119 catches for 1,062 yards with four touchdowns in 99 career games (54 starts) with the Carolina Panthers (2018-24).

–The New York Giants re-signed offensive lineman Aaron Stinnie.

Stinnie, 31, played in 16 games (three starts) last season with the Giants.

Signed as an undrafted rookie by Tennessee, Stinnie played in 47 career games (15 starts) with the Titans (2018-19), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-23) and Giants.

–The Philadelphia Eagles added depth to their offensive line by signing veteran tackle Kendall Lamm to a contract.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lamm, 32, underwent back surgery after playing in 15 games (seven starts) last season with the Miami Dolphins. He has also spent time with the Houston Texans (2015-18), Cleveland Browns (2019-20) and Titans (2021).

–The Baltimore Ravens added cornerback Chidobe Awuzie on a one-year contract.

Awuzie spent last season with the Titans, appearing in eight games (seven starts), with 26 tackles, one interception, four passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Originally a second-round pick by the Cowboys in 2017, he spent four seasons in Dallas, followed by three with the Cincinnati Bengals. In 94 career games (81 starts), he has 395 tackles, seven interceptions, 66 pass breakups, five forced fumbles and two recoveries.

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