One of the surprises of the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 1 victory at the Denver Broncos is how the team used veteran defensive lineman Jerry Tillery.
Tillery, who was signed late last season. had been a defensive tackle. But with starting defensive end Chandler Jones away from the team because of a personal issue, the Raiders started Tillery at defensive end.
Tillery moved around in the game, but it did give the coaching staff some flexibility, knowing they can use him at defensive end if needed and with Jones’ situation unsettled, we may see Tillery, who had one of the Raiders’ two sacks and finished the game with three tackles, being used at defensive end again Sunday at the Buffalo Bills.