ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders have forever been a haven for players who needed a change of scenery to thrive, from the likes of John Matuszak to Lyle Alzado to Jim Plunkett to Rich Gannon to... David Amerson.
Don’t laugh. At least, not yet.
To see how far Amerson has come in Oakland, you first have to see how far the cornerback fell with the organization that made him its first draft pick in 2013.
And why Amerson’s return game at Washington on Sunday night may not be as rife with talk of payback, or showing up his former organization, as you might think.