Long after practice has ended and players have wrapped up their meetings and gone home for the night, DeShone Kizer can usually be found sitting by himself in a room watching videos of practice and games.
Having been picked up off waivers from Green Bay in early September, Kizer didn’t have the luxury of learning Jon Gruden’s offense in the offseason or training camp. And because most of his time in practice with the Raiders had been spent running the scout team, the former second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns has had to take it upon himself to play catch-up with the rest of the team.
“He’s a football junkie,” Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. “He’s spent a lot of time by himself down in the quarterback room learning the offense.” It paid off, too. Kizer was elevated to the backup job behind starter Derek Carr for Oakland’s Week 14 game against the Tennessee Titans. Kizer didn’t get into the game — he spent most of the afternoon wearing a baseball cap standing on the sidelines — but it was a significant moment nonetheless for a player who has had very few of those since entering the NFL with high hopes two years ago.
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âWe have to be a much more detailed football team'
Like so many Raiders fans, coach Jon Gruden found himself searching for answers after the Raidersâ second-half collapse that cost the team a spot in the expanded playoffs.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Starting Tackle Kolton Miller is entering the final year of his rookie contract.
Wanted: Defensive coordinator
The Raiders didnât wait long to begin their search for a new defensive coordinator, and itâs becoming clear that Jon Gruden has already narrowed his list down.
Raiders' good, bad, ugly
Raidersâ good, bad, ugly
NEWS & NOTES
The Raiders had one of the easier schedules in 2020 and got only eight wins to show for it. Things wonât get any easier in 2021, either.
Looking back at 2020 season
The 2020 season will absolutely be remembered for being one of the strangest and most disappointing in franchise history.
Gruden feeling the heat?
âI know there is a big bullâs-eye on my chest, certainly. If the people want to use that as an incentive, then so be it. I worked for Al Davis in 1998. That was pressure. I was 34 years old. Iâve dealt with pressure before. I donât really feel pressure. I love the excitement and thrill of competing, and I canât worry about things I canât control in that regard. I know people will want to step on me and beat me, and that is just the way this league is.â
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Checklist for 2021
Now that the 2020 season has been put to rest for Las Vegas, the Raiders have shifted their focus to what figures to be a busy offseason as they prepare for 2021.
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