Free agent LB Nick Kwiatkoski to visit ‘one or two’ more teams

Kwiatkoski was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft and made 44 tackles during his rookie season. After recording 49 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 2017, Kwiatkoski shifted primarily to special teams in 2018 before spending his final season with the Bears in 2019.

That year, the West Virginia product registered 76 tackles and career highs in tackles for loss (eight), passes defended (four) and sacks (3.0) and played in all 16 games for the second consecutive year. Kwiatkoski signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Raiders in March 2020 made a career-high 81 tackles in just 12 games that season.

The 28-year-old was limited to a career-low eight contests in 2021 due to injury.

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