HENDERSON, Nev. -- In his first real NFL action, Nate Hobbs' blindside sack of Geno Smith shook not only the Seattle Seahawks quarterback to his core, but woke up the entire Las Vegas Raiders sideline.
A week later, Hobbs was simply a football player making a play, breaking off his coverage on the right side to track a deep ball mid-flight down the middle and come up with a highlight-reel interception against the Los Angeles Rams. Earlier, he diagnosed a screen play and blew it up for a 4-yard loss.