A potential draft pick for the Las Vegas Raiders claims he was told the team held a coin flip to decide between drafting him or Brock Bowers. Raiders GM Tom Telesco refuted that story.
Heading into the NFL Draft, many believed the Las Vegas Raiders would use the 13th overall draft pick to select an offensive lineman or a cornerback.
As draft day approached, many mock drafts had the Raiders selecting cornerback Terrion Arnold from Alabama. However, the Raiders would select tight end Brock Bowers from Georgia. Arnold would later claim he received a call from a Raiders coach telling him they had a"Typically, I use a magic 8-ball and not a coin," Telesco jokingly said when he joined "NFL Total Access" on Thursday.
“When you're picking 13, there aren't that many scenarios to go through," Telesco said. "So, obviously, we had gone through the scenario of players being gone and Brock Bowers is there, and we discussed in a small group -- if that happened like, hey, we're gonna take Brock. So, we had gone through the process.
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