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The Las Vegas Raiders made a handful of moves to their practice squad on Tuesday.

The club announced it has signed linebacker Darius Harris and kicker James McCourt to the practice squad and, correspondingly, released tight end John Samuel Shenker and linebacker Mykal Walker and released tight end Noah Togiai from the practice squad-injured list.

Harris is a reigning Super Bowl champion who has played the last three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Last year, he played in all 17 games for Kansas City and made four starts.

The Raiders had signed Harris on Aug. 1 before placing him on the IR on Aug. 13. They waived him three days later.

Harris has recorded 58 combined tackles, three for losses, 1.5 sacks, two passes defensed, and two fumble recoveries in 28 games so far in his career.

McCourt's signing follows a game in which Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson had been dealing with an injury pre-game before ultimately playing through.

McCourt spent almost a year on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad before being waived as part of roster cuts back in August. He had been signed by Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Illinois back in 2022.

Shenker was released from the Raiders' practice squad on Oct. 5 and signed back to the practice squad last Wednesday.

Walker was signed to Las Vegas' practice squad on Sept. 19 after having been waived by the Chicago Bears as part of August roster cuts.

The 26-year-old linebacker spent the last three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, where he made 12 starts in 16 appearances last year.

Walker totaled 187 combined tackles, five for losses, a sack, 11 passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and three interceptions, including a pick-six, in his years with Atlanta.

Togiai was added to the Raiders' practice squad on Oct. 2 and placed on the practice squad IR on Oct. 16.

The Silver and Black will stay on the road to take on the Detroit Lions on Monday night, October 30, at 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT.

This article first appeared on FanNation Raider Maven and was syndicated with permission.

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