Even a month since the Raiders reported to training camp, they’re still making moves. Today they announced the addition of former Titans defensive end Sharif Finch.
Originally undrafted out of Temple in 2018, the third-year pro spent the past two seasons in Tennessee where he appearing in 23 games with three starts, all last season. The 6-4, 250-pounder has put up 3.5 sacks along with 33 combined tackles (25 solo) in his career.
Finch was released late last season and briefly signed with the Bengals but didn’t appear in any games with the team.
In his final season at Temple, Finch put up 8.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss. He also showed his special teams prowess by setting a career NCAA record with five punt blocks.
He is the fourth player the Raiders have added the past couple days. Previous additions included veterans DE Chris Smith, RB Theo Riddick, and LB Kyle Emanuel.
As for Aruna, he has been back and forth from the Raiders offseason roster this offseason. The former Vikings’ sixth-round pick originally signed with the Raiders onto their practice squad late last season, he was then retained on a reserve/future contract. Then he was cut in late July and re-signed a little over a week later. He has never appeared in an NFL game.
