Published: Jul 27, 2021 at 10:24 PM Grant Gordon Copied!
From the Bay Area to the Nevada desert, Jon Gruden and the Raiders' odyssey to find a formidable pass rush has carried on.
One of the Raiders' latest attempts at fortifying the rush came with the offseason signing of Yannick Ngakoue. With Ngakoue and Maxx Crosby likely to man the starting spots on the edge, that leaves two notable names vying for reps in the rotation: former first-round pick Clelin Ferrell and Carl Nassib.
Thus, there will be some competition off the edge as Raiders camp gets underway.
"Ferrell, he's a good player," Gruden told reporters in his Tuesday news conference. "He's unique because he can play right end, he can play left end, he's a good run defender. I think his best pass rush might be inside -- and you saw that against the Jets when we allowed him to do that last year. But certainly, he's going to be competing, he and Carl Nassib, who had a really good spring. They're going to have to earn their snaps, and if you know Cle, you know he will compete. And you probably should count on him being a big part of this."