NAPA – Raiders right tackle Menelik Watson can be an intimidating presence. He stands 6-foot-5, 315 pounds and, when he rocks a neck roll, a reflective visor, an intensely caged facemask and a beard leaking out of his chinstrap, Watson doesn’t seem like someone to mess with. The look matches his on-field persona, which feeds on competition and just the right amount of channeled rage.
Take Watson away from the field and you’ll meet a drastically different person, someone in a very good place. Watson recently got engaged. The Englishman spent quality portions of his offseason with his young daughter in his native Manchester.