I’m not sure what Taiwan Jones‘ reaction was when he found out the Oakland Raiders had traded T Bruce Campbell to the Panthers in exchange for RB Mike Goodson. It’s probably safe to assume that it didn’t exactly boost his confidence. That’s understandable. It was no secret that the Raiders were in the market for [...]
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