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Oakland Raiders: Ranking the team’s top 5 offseason moves

By Sayre Bedinger

KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders walks through the tunnel to the field prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jason Hanna/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders walks through the tunnel to the field prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jason Hanna/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 06: Johnathan Abram #38 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates during the second half against the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 06: Johnathan Abram #38 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates during the second half against the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

5. Drafting Johnathan Abram

Why did the Oakland Raiders draft Johnathan Abram? You can see it in this long video of him mic’d up at a practice.

His passion for the game of football is basically unmatched.

There’s no doubt the Raiders drafted Abram because he’s a great player but Mike Mayock hand-picked this kid — who plays the same position Mayock played — to be a leader in the defensive backfield and in the locker room.

Abram is the type of player who can galvanize a unit when things are going poorly, and he’s the type of player other teams will hate to play against when things are going well for the Raiders.

He wins mentally and if you’re not paying attention, he’s going to clean your clock, too.

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