Third round: Depth for the defensive line
Could Shaughnessy become Burgess insurance?
By Eric "Ace" Strauss, S&B Report Staff Columnist
NEW YORK — The Raiders need linemen — there was no doubt before the draft offensive and defensive tackle were identified as positions of need.
But when Oakland drafted a lineman early in the third round, it wasn’t a stout run-stuffer or massive pass-blocker. It was a hybrid rush end/linebacker from Wisconsin: Matt Shaughnessy.
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