Raiders sign former Texans’ starting DT to bolster defensive line

Nypost · Aug 15, 2026 · 330 words · By Valentina Martinez

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What to know about Raiders sign former Texans’ starting DT to bolster defensive line

On Saturday, The Las Vegas Raiders placed linebacker Brennan Jackson on the injured/reserve list with a foot injury sustained in Thursday’s preseason opener.

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What happened

On Saturday, The Las Vegas Raiders placed linebacker Brennan Jackson on the injured/reserve list with a foot injury sustained in Thursday’s preseason opener.

Why it matters

That opened a roster spot, and the Raiders made use of it, signing a veteran offensive tackle ahead of their second preseason game against the Houston Texans.

Common ground

Las Vegas signed Folorunso Fatukasi on Saturday, a player familiar with the Raiders’ upcoming opponent.

Perspective signals

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Raiders sign former Texans’ starting DT to bolster defensive line?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The veteran has played in 90 NFL games (60 starts), tallying 195 career tackles, 7.0 sacks, 28 tackles for loss, 24 quarterback hits, seven passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The veteran has played in 90 NFL games (60 starts), tallying 195 career tackles, 7.0 sacks, 28 tackles for loss, 24 quarterback hits, seven passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific career totals (90 games, 195 tackles, etc.).

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Claim 2: “Las Vegas typically employs a base 3-4 defense”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “The UConn product then spent two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars before he was released by the team in March 2024.”

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Web search results confirm he played two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2022-23). Although the specific March 2024 release date isn't in the snippet, the tenure is corroborated.

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Claim 4: “Maxx Crosby, who is back with the Silver and Black after a failed trade to the Ravens, rushes the passer despite being listed as a linebacker.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “Las Vegas signed Folorunso Fatukasi on Saturday”

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Multiple independent sources (CBS Sports, Athlon, and FOX5) confirm the Las Vegas Raiders signed Folorunso Fatukasi on a Saturday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Las Vegas Raiders' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their seventh in Las Vegas, their second under general manager John Spytek and their firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Las_Vegas_Raiders_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Folorunso Ifeyinka "Foley" Fatukasi (born March 4, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folorunso_Fatukasi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders

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Claim 6: “He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Jets, where he started 15 games in 2021.”

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Web sources confirm he spent four seasons with the Jets (2018-2021) and specifically started 15 games in 2021.

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web search NEUTRAL — Folorunso Ifeyinka "Foley" Fatukasi is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football for the UConn Huskies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folorunso_Fatukasi

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web search NEUTRAL — Jets DT Folorunso Fatukasi exemplifies the hard-nosed attitude of his hometown, New York City. A sixth-round pick out of Connecticut in 2018, Fatukasi was active for one game as a rookie while shadowi…
https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/folorunso-fatukasi-honored-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The four-year veteran started 15 games in 2021, after combining for just eight starts across his first three seasons. The Jets were already bracing for this, knowing that the former sixth-round pick w…
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/03/jaguars-to-sign-fo…

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Claim 7: “The Las Vegas Raiders placed linebacker Brennan Jackson on the injured/reserve list with a foot injury sustained in Thursday’s preseason opener.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Brennan Jackson was placed on injured reserve due to a foot injury sustained during a Thursday preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brennan Carroll (born March 20, 1979) is an American professional football coach who most recently served as offensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Carroll

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brennan Jackson (born October 14, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Jackson

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Claim 8: “Fatukasi was drafted by the New York Jets as a sixth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Fatukasi was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fatukasi was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[5]. In his rookie season, 2018, Fatukasi took just 3 snaps on defense, playing in one game.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folorunso_Fatukasi

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web search NEUTRAL — After initially entering the league as a sixth-round pick (180th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, Fatukasi played four seasons with the Jets (2018-2021), two seasons with the Jacks…
https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-dt-folorunso-fatuk…

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Jets made UConn defensive tackle Folorunso “Foley” Fatukasi the 180th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the sixth pick in the sixth round. He becomes the 27th Husky football player draf…
https://www.theuconnblog.com/2018/4/28/17296724/new-york-jet…

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Claim 9: “The defensive tackle posted 24 combined tackles, four tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one sack”

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One web search result (NFLTradeRumors via a snippet) mentions 24 total tackles, four tackles for loss, and one sack for 2024, but the 'three quarterback hits' detail is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Portals: 2020s Current events Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024&oldid=1371869228" Categories: 2024 Leap years in the Gregorian calendar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024

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web search NEUTRAL — 2024 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
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web search NEUTRAL — All articles with dead links to other websites Articles with dead links to other websites from April 2026 Articles with permanently dead links to other websites Articles to be expanded from February 2…
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Claim 10: “The Raiders have Adam Butler and Benito Jones atop the depth chart at DT.”

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Claim 11: “The eight-year NFL veteran played just four games (started one) in 2025, before his season was cut short due to injury.”

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Yardbarker and other web results explicitly state that in 2025, Fatukasi appeared in four games and started one for the Texans before his season was cut short by injury.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 NFL season was the 103rd season of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 8, 2022, with the defending Super Bowl LVI champion Los Angeles Rams falling to Buffalo in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Houston Texans' 24th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Nick Caserio and their third under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans improved on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Houston_Texans_season

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Claim 12: “In 2024, Fatukasi started all 11 games that he appeared in for Texans.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that in 2024, Fatukasi started all 11 games he appeared in for the Texans.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Houston Texans' 23rd in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The team introduced new uniforms for the first time since the franchise…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Houston_Texans_season

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Claim 13: “Fatukasi spent the past two seasons with Houston, where he was a starter in 12 of the 15 games he played for the Texans.”

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Web search results confirm Fatukasi spent the last two seasons with the Houston Texans. While the specific '12 of 15 games' stat isn't explicitly detailed in the snippets, the tenure is confirmed by multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Olakunle Fatukasi (born June 11, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Rutgers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olakunle_Fatukasi

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Claim 14: “He’s lined up as a defensive end, defensive tackle and nose tackle.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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