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Former Raiders special teams captain dies

Derrick Jensen, a two-time Super Bowl winner as a player with the Raiders and longtime Seattle Seahawks scout, has died after a five-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. He was 60.

Jensen retired as a scout in 2012 as the illness began to take a toll on his ability to work.

Jensen spent his entire playing career with the Raiders, winning Super Bowl titles after
the 1980 and 1983 seasons.

A third-round draft pick in 1978, Jensen played running back, fullback and tight end as well as serving as the Raiders’ special teams captain for most of his career.