Raiders training camp: Big day for defense

Trayvon Mullen Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images One of the biggest needs for the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders will be for their defense to come up with many more turnovers than in the recent past.

The Raiders had the third fewest forced turnovers in 2020. They had just 10 interceptions, tied for the fourth fewest in the league.

That was one of the biggest asks of new defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. His unit needs to get to the ball.

Tuesday, at least, forcing turnovers wasn’t an issue as Bradley’s defense had a big day. It had three interceptions (one off starter Derek Carr and two off of backup Marcus Mariota) and had forced a fumble. The Raiders’ offense pounced on another fumble that…