As the Las Vegas Raiders selected Ashton Jeanty in the NFL Draft, Pete Carroll’s phone began lighting up.
A running back, with the sixth overall selection?
Fellow running back Marshawn Lynch wanted to celebrate with the head coach who oversaw four of his five Pro Bowl seasons. So he called. And called.
“He’s been calling all evening here about it, he’s pretty fired up,” Carroll said late Thursday as the first round wound down. “Throughout his career, [Lynch] found a physical way to bank off people and bounce and just keep alive. [Jeanty]’s a player who shows that kind of style — that’s one aspect of his style, the burst and other things he does as well.