One of the biggest battles happening this off-season is for the kicker position between Georgio Tavecchio and Eddy Pineiro. Though Tavecchio held down the job well last season in lieu of long time Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski who was lost to injury, Pineiro seemed to have a leg up in the competition so far. The rookie was one of college football’s best kickers last season at Florida before signing with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent.
Pineiro handled the kicking duties in Day 1 of mandatory mini camps and the reports coming back show he had an impressive day.