Charles Davis used to run the streets of Stockton at 3:30 a.m. at the behest of his roommate Jon Gruden when both were assistant coaches at University of Pacific in 1989. The idea was to beat everyone else to work and get a head start.
For the last 10 years, Davis has been a fixture on the NFL Network’s coverage of the draft and the Senior Bowl with analyst and new Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, watching his co-worker lap the field.
So Davis is biased, and admits it. But having been a colleague and friend of both Mayock and Gruden gives Davis a unique perspective on an out-of-the-box hire.