The Raiders' fourth-round pick played with the first-string offense in minicamp. "This dude could be something serious," said Maxx Crosby.

Few, if any, NFL owners and executives valued speed as much as Al Davis when he was running the Raiders. When the team selected Tennessee wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the fourth round of the ...

GM John Spytek talked about Thornton Jr. in a recent interview and called the young wide receiver “the Al Davis pick of the draft.” Las Vegas Raiders WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.

Las Vegas Raiders rookie receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. is already receiving wild comparisons. Just months after being drafted, he's been called the "Al Davis pick of this draft," a label that ...

Las Vegas Raiders rookie wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. has garnered a ton of attention this offseason, and for all the right reasons.

"Mark [Davis] joked that was the Al Davis pick of this draft," General Manager John Spytek said after drafting Thornton.

Davis is right as outside of sheer dominating force on the line of scrimmage, nothing manipulates defenses more than speed and the Raiders have a fast pass catcher in rookie Dont'e Thornton Jr.

The Las Vegas Raiders offense is looking much improved this offseason so far. As they get ready for training camp, which starts next month, the Raiders will hav ...

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The Raiders have a long history of valuing physical attributes like size and speed, and General Manager John Spytek said Raiders owner Mark Davis knows his father, Al Davis, would have loved Thornton.