NAPA, Calif. -- Former All-Pro safety Brian Dawkins was asked this week in a national interview if there were any current players who reminded him of, well, himself.
Dawkins’ answer? The Oakland Raiders' first-round draft pick.
“That means a lot,” rookie strong safety Karl Joseph said following the Raiders’ first training camp practice Friday. “That’s one of the guys I looked up to. When I first started playing the game, I used to watch his YouTube highlights all the time. I’d sit in front of the computer for hours just watching his highlights.