ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have signed unrestricted free agent LB Emmanuel Lamur, the club announced Wednesday.
Lamur joins the Raiders for his seventh NFL season, having spent his first six years with the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. Over his six-year career, Lamur has played in 71 games with 15 starts and posted 90 tackles (64 solo), 0.5 sacks, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. In four postseason games, he has recorded eight tackles (one).
Last season, the 6-foot-4, 245-pound linebacker appeared in all 16 games for the Vikings and made eight tackles (six), recorded one pass defensed and one fumble recovery. Lamur was also a leader on the special teams unit and contributed with four stops.
A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Lamur played in 37 games in three seasons (2009-11) for Kansas State during his collegiate career, after spending the 2008 season at Independence Community College. He totaled 197 stops (114), 2.0 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and five interceptions during his time with the Wildcats.
Here's a look at new Raiders linebacker Emmanuel Lamur.
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