IRVING, Texas — Rolando McClain is returning for a third in season in Dallas, where the middle linebacker revived his career after quickly flaming out as a high draft pick in Oakland.
The agency that represents McClain, Sports Trust Advisors, said in a tweet that the 26-year-old agreed to a contract Wednesday, the first day of free agency. The deal is for one year at $5 million, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms weren't released.
The eighth overall pick by the Raiders in 2010, McClain was dumped after three disappointing seasons and spent a year away from football before the Cowboys traded for him out of desperation when Sean Lee went down with a season-ending knee injury in the first offseason workout of 2014.