There was a moment in the Las Vegas Raiders Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints where color commentator Brian Griese speculated that Damon Arnette had been benched. It was a series where Nevin Lawson stepped in at corner opposite Trayvon Mullen, but much to the chagrin of his doubters, Arnette was just getting a brief rest as his broken thumb was acting up.
Even with that supposed “benching”, Arnette has played in in at least 72% of the Raiders snaps on defense, and that number should likely increase as his role grows as well.