linebacker when Brian Urlacher was injured. Roach is young and eager to prove that he is ready to be a special player. He has the potential to be very good, now he has his chance to show that as he will likely be a starter in Oakland.

In his final linebacker free agent signing, McKenzie added a veteran to the group of young misfits in Kevin Burnett. The older brother of Kaelin Burnett who was signed by the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Burnett is also a versatile linebacker, but one who has found more success in 3-4 defenses. That being said, he is a veteran and a good leader in the locker room. He will likely be the leader of the linebacker group.

And just whenA federal appeals court said Wednesday that giving the middle finger is protected under constitutional free-speech rights.

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit from a Michigan woman who alleged she was improperly given a harsher traffic ticket after flipping off a Detroit police officer in 2017, according to The Associated Press.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit’s 3-0 decision will allow the lawsuit from Debra Cruise-Gulyas to move forward.

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Cruise-Gulyas says that Taylor, Mich., police Officer Matthew Minard pulled her over for speeding, initially writing her a ticket for a lesser violation. But after she gave the middle finger to the officer, he allegedly pulled her over again and changed the ticket to a speeding ticket.

She sued the officer over alleged violations of her constitutional rights