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Never shy about adding older players, the Oakland Raiders have bolstered their depth with a pair of unrestricted free agent acquisitions, signing cornerback Duane Starks and offensive tackle Cornell Green to one-year contracts.

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Both players will receive the minimum base salaries for veterans of their seniority.

Starks, 32, appeared in three games with the Raiders in 2006, then became a free agent last month. Green, 30, appeared in 14 games, all as a reserve, with Tampa Bay.

A nine-year veteran, and regarded earlier in his career as one of the league's top coverage corners, Starks has suffered through injuries the last several seasons, and appeared in just 10 games the past two years and 25 games over the past four seasons. He adds experience to a very young cornerbacks corps in which none of the other four members has played in the NFL for more than four seasons.

In fact, the aggregate experience of the other four cornerbacks on the roster in just one year more than Starks' nine seasons.

The former University of Miami star has appeared in 97 games and has posted 350 tackles, 25 interceptions, 73 passes defensed, one sack, seven forced fumbles and three recoveries. In his first four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, who made him the 10th overall selection in the 1998 draft, Starks averaged five interceptions and 13.3 passes defensed.

In the past five seasons, though, Starks has only five interceptions and he hasn't been even a part-time starter since 2003.

Starks signed with Arizona as an unrestricted free agent in 2002, then was traded to New England in 2005, but placed on injured reserve that year with a shoulder problem after seven games. He joined the Raiders last season.

Green has appeared in 51 games, with eight career starts, in stints with the New York Jets (2000-01), Tampa Bay (2002-03, 2006) and Denver (2004-05). He started a career-best five games for the Bucs in 2003. The former Central Florida star, who can play either of the tackle spots, entered the league as an undrafted college free agent in 2000.

Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.