DT Rayburn signed

With DT Vonnie Holliday still not cleared to play after fracturing his right ankle, the team signed DT Sam Rayburn to provide some interior defensive line depth.

Rayburn (6'3", 303 lbs.) has not played football yet this season after being cut from San Fransisco's roster at the end of training camp. He is 26 years old and has four years of experience with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was an undrafted college free agent from Tulsa. Rayburn has experience playing with both the three and five technique.

With Holliday out of action this week and DT Rodrique Wright hobbled by a sprained ankle, Rayburn may be forced into action rather quickly.

To make room on the roster for Rayburn, the team released S Lamont Thompson.

Here's a look at Rayburn's career statistics:

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YEAR	TEAM	G	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	REC	INT	YDS	TD
2003	PHI	10	9	9	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	PHI	16	30	28	2	1	6.0	2	0	0	0	0
2005	PHI	16	16	14	2	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	PHI	11	12	10	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		53	67	61	6	1	9.0	2	0	0	0	0

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