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Las Vegas Raiders to sign DE Carl Nassib

Carl Nassib (L) had 12.5 sacks over the last two seasons while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
Carl Nassib (L) had 12.5 sacks over the last two seasons while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo

March 18 (UPI) -- The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to a contract with free agent defensive end Carl Nassib.

Sources told NFL Network and The Athletic Nassib received a three-year, $25 million deal Tuesday. The pact includes $17 million in guarantees.

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Nassib, 26, had 34 total tackles, 11 quarterback hits, eight tackles for a loss, six sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 14 games last season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 6-foot-7, 275-pound defender joined the Buccaneers in 2018 off waivers from the Cleveland Browns.

Nassib entered the league as a third-round pick by the Browns in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Penn State product has 115 tackles, 40 quarterback hits, 31 tackles for a loss, 18 sacks, 11 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 59 career appearances.

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