The NFL is a copycat league, as they say, and the Las Vegas Raiders admitted as much after making their first picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
General manager Mike Mayock addressed reporters questions about the team’s first overall pick in the draft, which was used on Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III. The draft’s fastest wide receiver was a premiere addition to the Raiders offense but he was also the first pass catcher off the board—over other heralded wideouts like CeeDee Lamb and ‘Bama teammate Jerry Jeudy. When asked about Ruggs over other options, Mayock said he was influenced by the Kansas City Chiefs ability to move the chains.