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Raiders sign DT Leki Fotu

Mar 25, 2025 at 09:29 AM

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HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted free agent DT Leki Fotu, the club announced Tuesday.

Originally a fourth-round selection (114th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals of the 2020 NFL Draft, Fotu spent four years with the Cardinals (2020-2023) before spending last season with the New York Jets.

The 6-foot-5, 335-pound defensive tackle has appeared in 58 career games with 22 starts over his five-year career and has recorded 92 tackles (43 solo), 3.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed.

A native of Oakland, Calif., Fotu played four seasons at Utah (2016-19), where he appeared in 45 games with 28 starts and totaled 85 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection from 2018-19.

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