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Neiron Ball relishes time with a kindred spirit

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  • Bill Williamson, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Covered AFC West for five seasons for ESPN.com
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    • Also covered Vikings, Packers, Seahawks

NAPA, Calif. -- Neiron Ball resurfaced from the Oakland Raiders' locker room with a football covered in signatures from teammates that he collected himself.

Ball, a linebacker who was a fifth-round pick, had a disappointed look on his face, almost one of failure.