ProFootballTalk · May 21, 2015
Raiders sign rookie linebacker Ben Heeney
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The Raiders have reached another deal with a draft pick, signing Kansas linebacker Ben Heeney to a four-year contract, the club said Wednesday.
A fifth-round pick from Kansas, Heeney (6-0, 231) recorded 127 tackles as a senior in 2014. He could earn a spot on the Raiders’ roster as an understudy to starting middle linebacker Curtis Lofton.
” . . . Heeney’s a real productive player, a smart guy, a tough guy, a fast guy,” Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio said after the draft, according to the club, with Del Rio noting that Heeney could be able to contribute on special teams right off the bat.
