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Raiders Release Former Pitt WR D.J. Turner

One former Pitt Panthers wideout's time with the Raiders has come to an end.

Stephen Thompson

Raiders Release Former Pitt WR D.J. Turner
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers receiver D.J. Turner's 2023 training camp went from bad to worse this week. 

The former Pitt wideout, Turner was reverted to the injured reserve earlier this week with an undisclosed injury and four days later, was released with an injury settlement by the Raiders, who he signed with as an undrafted free agent in 2021. 

After spending 2021 on Las Vegas' practice squad, Turner was elevated to the 53-man roster in 2022 and appeared in nine games. He rushed four times for 26 yards and dropped his lone target last season. 

Turner spent just one season with the Panthers but was impactful during the 2020 campaign, recording career-highs in receptions (), receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (3). His 311 kick return yards over 11 games earned him All-ACC consideration as a specialist. 

His crowning achievement came against Virginia Tech, when he caught 15 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown. It was his second game with more than 180 receiving yards that year. 

Prior to his lone season at Pitt, Turner spent four years at Maryland, where he accounted for 294 yards and one touchdown on 24 receptions. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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