ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Being a first-round pick carries its share of expectations. Being the first, first-round pick of Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie’s tenure?
Yeah, the pressure can be palpable.
Which is why so many eyes will be on cornerback DJ Hayden as he enters his fourth NFL season, perhaps the first when he has been fully healthy and without physical setbacks.
Count Raiders defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson among the intrigued.
“He’s grown leaps and bounds,” Robertson said of Hayden. “I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that DJ loves football.