Barrett signed with the Raiders on Wednesday, Ryan Zuke of mlivenews.com reports.
Barrett is headed to Las Vegas after having spent time with both the Panthers and Seahawks during his rookie season in 2024. He has yet to appear in an NFL game and will spend the remainder of the offseason competing for a roster spot.
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Seahawks' Michael Barrett: Traded to Seattle
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The Seahawks acquired Barrett from the Panthers on Thursday in exchange for cornerback Michael Jackson, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
The 2024 seventh-round pick out of Michigan has appeared in each of the Panthers' two preseason games so far, recording four total tackles. Barrett has a chance to earn a rotational defensive role now that he's in Seattle, as the Seahawks are heading into the 2024 season with a seemingly weak inside-linebacker corps.
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Panthers' Michael Barrett: Carolina snatches in seventh round
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The Panthers selected Barrett in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 240th overall.
Barrett (5-foot-11, 232 pounds) was a two-year starter on a dominant Michigan defense, but he was more of a caretaker than a playmaker and rarely held any presence in the backfield (just 12.5 career tackles for loss in 35 starts). Barrett's 4.7-second 40-yard dash should be good enough for him to compete for special teams reps on the bottom of a roster, and if he can get his foot in the door then maybe Barrett will eventually pursue defensive snaps in Carolina in due time.
