ALAMEDA – Raiders edge rusher Bruce Irvin remains active with his alma mater. He returns to West Virginia regularly to check in on his Mountaineers and, a year after his graduation, a powerful defensive back stood out from the pack.
I saw him as a freshman. I saw what type of player he wanted to be and I saw that he wanted to fulfill his dream of being an NFL player. When I would go back, I would talk to him. You could just see the hunger in his eyes.”
As someone extremely motivated, Irvin respects that drive.