ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Who is Rico Gafford?
Depends upon that week's opponent.
Officially, Gafford is a rookie receiver from Wyoming on the Oakland Raiders' practice squad. Unofficially, he is the Raiders' Man of a Thousand Faces, the Master Mimic of Silver and Blackdom, who gives Oakland's defense a glimpse of what it will face that week as the featured player on the Raiders' "show" team offense.
In the lead-up to the game with the Los Angeles Chargers, Gafford played the role of receiver Keenan Allen.
Before the Indianapolis Colts came to town, Gafford pretended to be T.