The Raiders selected Arnette with the 19th overall pick in this year’s selection process. Even with that supposed “benching”, Arnette has played in in at least 72% of the Raiders snaps on defense, and that number should likely increase as his role grows as well. In fact, Pro Football Focus ranks him ninth out of 17th for rookie corners, or somewhere around the middle of the pack.
There was a moment in the Las Vegas Raiders Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints where color commentator Brian Griese speculated that Damon Arnette had been benched. In two games so far, Arnette’s numbers per Football Reference do not look great, as he has given up eight completions on ten targets for 83 yards and a touchdown. Loose screws fit in with each other,” Arnette said of Abram. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I used a royalty free song I had access to. Damon Arnette (born September 2, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Although some questioned the choice, the team’s brass was happy with their choice.
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All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. The Raiders went with what they thought was the best for them. [15] The Raiders previously obtained the 19th selection as part of the trade that sent Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in 2018.
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