US EditionJeanty practices for the first time as Raiders hope he's the answer to their rushing problems
- The Las Vegas Raiders drafted Ashton Jeanty sixth overall last month to improve their NFL-worst rushing offense from the previous season.
- The Raiders chose Jeanty despite the common reluctance to use high draft picks on running backs, reflecting high internal expectations for him.
- Jeanty, the 2024 Heisman Trophy runner-up from Boise State, signed a four-year, $35.9 million contract with a $22.7 million signing bonus.
- General manager John Spytek called Jeanty a "perfect player for us this year" and said the pick met both team needs and talent availability.
- The Raiders placed significant faith in Jeanty to address their rushing problems, but it remains to be seen if he will meet the high expectations set for him.
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Tom Krasovic: Chargers, Raiders will battle after drafting running backs
In the recent NFL draft, the only running backs taken in the first round joined a rivalry that dates to 1960 and the American Football Conference. Chargers and Raiders. So who will have the better rookie season – Ashton Jeanty, the former Boise State star drafted sixth overall by the Raiders, or Omarion Hampton, the North Carolina alum who went 22nd to the Chargers? Look for Jeanty to break more tackles. Even as a rookie, he’ll show more power, …
Jeanty practices for the first time as Raiders hope he's the answer to their rushing problems
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty won’t be able to do what he does best for quite some time — make tacklers wish they never even thought of putting a hand on him. So not much can be read into Jeanty breaking free into the open field at the Raiders’ rookies camp Friday, but Las Vegas hopes it’s at least a preview of what’s to come. The Raiders placed a lot of faith in Jeanty, the Heisman Trophy runner-up out of Boise State, by drafting him six…
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