Packers fans have seen this story play out, and Raiders fans may want to brace themselves.
Green Bay Packers fans know all about getting excited about Eric Stokes and then getting disappointed. And now, Las Vegas Raiders fans are getting a taste of what that experience is like.
Signed by the Raiders to a one-year, $3.5 million "prove it" deal, Stokes, who's currently projected to start for Pete Carroll's crew at right cornerback, had a solid outing in the Raiders' preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, earning a respectable enough 68.