Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie used his first three NFL draft picks on defensive players and six of the team’s nine on that side of the ball.
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About 100 Raiders fans attended a team draft party Saturday at the Las Vegas welcome sign. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the team’s fourth-round selection on national TV.
The Oakland Raiders traded a sixth-round pick Saturday for two of the Arizona Cardinals’ seventh rounders. That gave general manager Reggie McKenzie four selections in the final round.
The Raiders finally added a linebacker, choosing the former Wake Forest inside linebacker with the 168th overall pick. Atleast one linebacker figured to come this draft.
The Raiders’ draft day event in front of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign took place Saturday morning.
Donnel Pumphrey, a Canyon Springs High School graduate who played at San Diego State, was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday.
The Raiders’ most pressing need on their offensive line is right tackle.
The Oakland Raiders stuck with defense on the second day of the NFL draft, grabbing Connecticut safety Obi Melifonwu in round two and defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes out of UCLA in the third round.
The Raiders drafted Obi Melifonwu, an athletic freak of a safety from Connecticut, in the second round Friday. In the third, they took a promising, however descending, defensive tackle in Eddie Vanderdoes of UCLA.
Perhaps one reason Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie is so confident in his evaluation of Gareon Conley’s character is how well the Raiders have drafted and signed when it comes to limiting such off-field issues.
The Raiders selected defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes of UCLA in the third round Friday with the No. 88 overall pick.
The Raiders selected former Connecticut safety Obi Melifonwu with the No. 56 overall pick Friday in the NFL draft. He is something of an athletic specimen, one of the stars at the NFL Scouting Combine in March.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may be willing to consider allowing players to use marijuana for medical reasons, but he remains against the banned drug for recreational use.
Gareon Conley is the newest Oakland Raider after being drafted by the team in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday.
The most popular prop was the total of 3.5 quarterbacks selected in the first round, and under bettors cashed their tickets.
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