The Oakland Raiders just signed free-agent cornerback Daryl Worley, who was recently released by the Philadelphia Eagles shortly after he was arrested for being passed out in his car on a highway and resisting arrest.

As Worley joined his new team for minicamp, head coach Jon Gruden explained why the team decided to go and bring him in despite his recent incident.

“Well, we looked into it, and obviously, it was an unfortunate matter,” Gruden said, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “We have a lot of intel on Worley with Karl Joseph here, who was his teammate at West Virginia. Bruce Irvin played at West Virginia. We have a lot of insight in him. Talked to some of his previous coaches. We think he deserves another chance. We’re happy to give him one. I think he’s learned his lesson. He has to prove that. And he can help us if he’s right.”

Worley’s recent arrest wasn’t his first run-in with the law. In college, he was accused of assaulting a woman outside a night club and eventually received a six-month suspended sentence. The Raiders obviously knew that after doing their due diligence on Worley, but they apparently still felt confident in giving him another shot.

While Gruden’s decision to give Worley another chance seems altruistic, the Raiders likely have their own interests in mind as well. Worley is a capable corner who started in his two years with the Carolina Panthers. He’d be a welcome addition to a completely revamped Raiders secondary which has also added Rashaan Melvin, Leon Hall, Shareece Wright and Senquez Golson this offseason.

Oakland likely made the calculation that Worley’s past offenses aren’t quite serious enough to outweigh their need for more help at cornerback. Only time will tell if that proves to be a wise decision.