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Raiders promote Lester Cotton Sr; place Marquel Lee on IR

Dec 21, 2019 at 12:58 PM
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Oakland Raiders guard Lester Cotton Sr. (67) during practice at the Oakland Raiders Practice Facility, Wednesday, October 30, 2019, in Alameda, Calif.
Oakland Raiders guard Lester Cotton Sr. (67) during practice at the Oakland Raiders Practice Facility, Wednesday, October 30, 2019, in Alameda, Calif.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have signed G Lester Cotton Sr. to the 53-man active roster and placed LB Marquel Lee on the Reserve/Injured List, the club announced Saturday.

Cotton Sr., a 6-foot-4, 335-pound undrafted offensive lineman out of Alabama, re-joins the active roster after spending the first 13-of-14 games in 2019 on the team's practice squad, while previously being promoted to the active roster in Week 5. Cotton Sr. played four years for the Crimson Tide, starting 28 games for the program, making 10 at left guard and 18 at right guard.

Cotton Sr. will wear No. 67 for the Raiders.

Lee returns to the Reserve/Injured List after previously missing nine games with an ankle injury. Lee appeared in five contests in 2019, making two starts and recording five stops.

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