Of the Oakland Raiders' nine draft selections, four played in last season's college football national championship game. The matchup obviously left an impression on GM Mike Mayock.
"I felt it on the field before the game, these were the two best college programs in the country and have been for several years now," Mayock said, via Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. "And when you walk around on the field before the game and watch these guys warm up, and you do your body types, you're taking notes -- they look like two NFL teams. I said it to somebody, I don't remember who, and I remember thinking to myself, 'Man, if you just draft from these two teams, you're gonna do well, forget the rest of the country.'
Re: Fisrt ESPN on the field at Spring game,now this !
May 7, 2019, 9:32 AM
Didn't agree with everything, the last sentence talked about guys who have not found success in the league. It mentioned Martavis Bryant, he has been successful on the field just not off the field.