The Oakland Raiders had little to celebrate Friday night, but the debut of their first-round draft pick, DJ Hayden, goes beyond the ghastly box score. The rookie cornerback started in a 34-26 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears, marking his first game action since suffering a near-fatal heart injury last season at a University of Houston practice. The results were mixed. Hayden whiffed trying to tackle Alshon Jeffery on third-and-1, allowing the Bears wide receiver to plow for 22 yards on Chicago's opening drive. The rookie made up for it three plays later, breaking up a pass to Brandon Marshall that popped into the air and nearly was hauled in by defensive end Jason Hunter. Source: NFL.com
Wouldn't call it mixed. I thought the kid did good for his 1st time out. That Jeffery catch & run was on the infield dirt & gave Jeffery an edge when he spun back after the catch.
