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Tyree Wilson's growth key for Raiders in second half of season

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Yeah, you could say Tyree Wilson exhaled a bit when the defensive playcall came in with about eight minutes to play Sunday against the New York Giants.

Because with the Giants in the no-huddle and quarterback Tommy DeVito in the shotgun, the Las Vegas Raiders' first-round draft pick, the No. 7 overall selection of this past spring's draft, didn't have to overthink the situation.

"I knew on the call, I could actually speed rush," Wilson said with a shrug. "I'd been powering the dude [Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas] so I just took it up field.