Oakland Raiders sign former Salt Lake Stallions receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Salt Lake's De'Mornay Pierson-El (15) runs for a touchdown as the Salt Lake Stallions host the Arizona Hotshots, Alliance of American Football in Salt Lake City on Saturday Feb. 23, 2019.
| April 9, 2019, 12:22 a.m.
Alameda, Calif. • The Oakland Raiders have signed former Salt Lake Stallions receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El.
Pierson-El had 36 catches for 414 yards and one touchdown in eight games with Salt Lake of the Alliance of American Football before signing with the Raiders on Monday. He previously spent time with the Washington Redskins and in the CFL.
Pierson-El had 100 catches for 1,309 yards and 11 TDs in 43 games in college at Nebraska.
The AAF shut down last week in the midst of its first season.
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