When the Las Vegas Raiders drafted Lynn Bowden Jr. out of Kentucky, there were many questions.
Did the Raiders have a plan of making Bowden a wide receiver like he was mostly with the Wildcats? Were the Raiders intrigued by his emergency work as a quarterback for last year?
It soon was realized that Bowden would primarily be a running back for the Raiders. However, coach Jon Gruden made it clear he would move around the offense and that Bowden would play the Joker role, meaning he’d play several positions and the best way to describe him would be as a “weapon.