HENDERSON, Nev. -- Antonio Pierce saw plenty of different matchups and alignments as an NFL linebacker from 2001 through 2009. But few formations flummoxed the Las Vegas Raiders' coach as much as looking across the line of scrimmage and seeing two tight ends on the field at the same time.
Pierce, who spent the first four seasons of his career with Washington before winning a Super Bowl and being named to a Pro Bowl with the New York Giants, already had to deal with the likes of Jeremy Shockey, Jason Witten and Chris Cooley within his own division.