8 de maio de 2019 23:25:00 ART
In all the discussions surrounding the Raiders’ trade for wide receiver Antonio Brown
https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-antonio-brown-jersey��, one name has been largely absent: Jordy Nelson.Nelson was largely overlooked last season as well, but after a slow start in Oakland, he actually came on strong at the end of last season. He had 38 catches over the last five weeks of 2018, third most in the NFL over that time.Now Nelson will be paired with Brown, at least assuming the Raiders keep him. It would be easy contractually for the Raiders to move on from the 33-year-old Nelson
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