ALAMEDA, Calif. -- New Oakland Raiders cornerback Demetrius McCray said he was often confused for Richard Sherman when he was with the Seattle Seahawks.
“All the coaches would get me and him mixed up,” McCray said on Tuesday. “And all the players would get me and him mixed up, a lot.”
The Raiders are hoping the physical resemblance between McCray, who was waived/injured after training camp by Seattle, and Sherman, a three-time first-team All-Pro, translates to on-the field skill.
Especially with Oakland so woefully thin at cornerback with a spate of injuries to David Amerson (concussion), Gareon Conley (shin) and Antonio Hamilton (knee) and Sean Smith giving up deep balls with regularity.