Sources close to Silver & Black Report are reporting that the Raiders will sign former Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith to a new deal.

Smith was a seventh-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and worked under Ken Norton Jr., who was coaching linebackers in Seattle. Norton was named the Raiders new defensive coordinator shortly after the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl this past season.

In his four years in the league, the outside linebacker has 130 tackles, two sacks, seven passes defensed and two interceptions, to go along with being named Super Bowl MVP.

Specifics regarding the length and price of the contract are not known at this time.

ESPN's Adam Schefter has also reported the signing, now that free agency has began.

Former Super Bowl MVP and Seahawks LB Malcolm Smith has reached agreement with the Oakland Raiders, per sources.

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