Pigeon Plays Special Teams for Raiders

Al Davis has gotten a pretty bad rap when it comes to personnel acumen over the last few years thanks to ill-advised trades and free agent signings. The video below may change your mind about the Raiders owner, however.

Many players have been described as being so fast that they fly downfield, none of them have literally done it. Until now, that is.



That pigeon can play. He stays onside, avoids blockers and keeps contain like a seasoned veteran on the play. That's the kind of discipline that's missing far too often in Oakland.

That said, it was probably a bit premature for Davis to sign the pigeon to a six-year, $30 million contract. Sure, the bird's got speed to burn, but does he have the wings to hold onto JaMarcus Russell's heaves downfield? Darrius Heyward-Bey's got all the tools in the world and he hasn't done all that much to help the Raiders offense. Let the pigeon prove himself before he gets the big bucks, I say.

(Tip of the wing to Goal Line Stand and Shutdown Corner)