Found June 09, 2012 on Silver and Black Daily: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Miles Burris
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders
Reggie Mckenzie continued his aggressive push to lock up and close the book on the Oakland Raider’s 2012 draft class. The team announced the signing of 4th round draft pick Miles Burris. He is the 4th of 6 draftee’s on the Raider’s roster to be signed in just the last two days. As I mentioned [...]
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