Transcript of a conference call with Kansas linebacker Ben Heeney, the first of two picks in the fifth round (No. 140 overall), as furnished by the club:
Q: When did you get the idea the Raiders were interested in you?
Heeney: “Not even, man. That caught me so off guard. I had no idea, but I couldn’t be happier. So happy. No one has really been in contact with me from the Raiders, so it’s kind of caught me off guard. I guess that’s when the best things happen, when you don’t expect them.”
Q: What do you know about this team and this defense?