Lamarcus Joyner has not played a snap for the Oakland Raiders, but he already holds a special place in Jon Gruden’s mind.
When Gruden won his only Super Bowl defeating the Raiders in 2003, his defense boasted a small yet talented defensive back in Ronde Barber. Gruden sees a resemblance between Joyner and Barber.
“When I was in Tampa, I coached a guy named Rondé Barber,” Gruden said at the league meeting in Arizona this week. “He might have been perhaps my favorite player I’ve ever coached.