We keep chugging along in our countdown. Now we’re at 97 days until the season opener. Wearing the number 97 for the past three seasons is former second round pick Mario Edwards Jr.
Edwards heads into the final year of his rookie deal looking to finally show he is worthy of a second contract. He earned a starting job midway through his rookie season, taking over for the injured Justin Tuck who was in the last throes of his NFL career. In those few games, he gave Raiders fans a level of hope he has not lived up to in the two seasons that followed.