Remember the pigeon that flew in formation with the Raiders as players covered a kickoff during Sunday's game vs. the Eagles? Well, Oakland running back Justin Fargas thinks he might have seen it before, kind of. Fargas told Sacramento’s KHTK radio that some on the team think the bird was perhaps the spirit of former Raider Marquis Cooper, who drowned in March during a fishing trip in the Golf of Mexico, which also claimed the life of former Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley. “It kind of gives you a different perspective on things,†Fargas said. “Yeah it was definitely a strange event seeing that bird flying out there. It seemed comfortable on the football field and comfortable lying down there literally on special teams. It very well could have been Marquis.†Justin Fargas: Pigeon Could Have Been Marquis Cooper - The Trenches - The Trenches - Sporting News
