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Darrius Heyward-Bey: The Spark the Oakland Raiders Need

Published by on May 8, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NFL

Like many Raider fans, I was immediately skeptical of the selection of Darius Heyward-Bey with the seventh overall pick. I wasn't as surprised by the pick as some, as I had read Mike Lombardi's article written the day before the draft. In that article, Lombardi claimed that DHB was a lock to go to Oakland at number seven. 

Surprise, surprise.

Mike Lombardi is hated by any knowledgeable Raider fans. This was the guy that Art Shell had excommunicated from the church of Silver and Black in his first (or should I say last?) Training Camp during the second reign of Shell. But he wasn't wrong.

Heyward-Bey had all the measurables at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. This is undeniable. But I predict it will ...

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