The Raiders have made a change in their secondary, claiming cornerback David Amerson off waivers and adding him to their 53-man roster, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (via Twitter). Amerson was cut yesterday by Washington.
Amerson, a second-round pick in 2013, started 23 of the 31 regular season contests he played for Washington during his first two NFL seasons, taking over as one of the team’s starting cornerbacks last season. However, he didn’t play well in 2014, ranking dead last among 108 qualified cornerbacks in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus’ data (subscription required). Per PFF, quarterbacks had a 140.2 rating and 10 touchdowns on 91 throws into Amerson’s coverage.
With Scot McCloughan now running the show in Washington, and some offseason tweaks to the roster, Amerson slid down the depth chart and wasn’t playing a crucial role for the club in the first two games of this season. Chris Culliver is also returning this week from a two-game suspension, making the 23-year-old Amerson even more expendable.
Amerson will get a shot to earn playing time in Oakland, where no cornerback has logged a positive grade so far this season, according to PFF.
Enjoy the worst CB in the league.
I thought we already had him. We call him DJ Hayden
No joke probably the worst two
Welcome to oakland. now earn your keep.
Good riddance!
DJ Had his best game in three years, let’s keep hope alive
Maybe he needed a change, just like years ago when we had Deangelo Hall who suck for us but once he went to the skins he played much better
Good luck with that Oakland… just another one of Bruce Allen’s miserably horrible draft picks who couldn’t cover a snail moving half as fast as usual. Thank god for Scot McCloughan in Washington. He’s slowly but surely adding talent and purging the fools gold and wannabes.