The past few weeks colleges across the country have held their graduation ceremonies. Among them were several Raiders players who, well into their NFL careers, finished their college educations. In particular Amari Cooper, Bruce Irvin, Gabe Jackson, and Jylan Ware all completed their degrees.
Naturally the Raiders organization is very proud of their players accomplishments; “Well, we’ve been celebrating that internally for the last couple of weeks,” said head coach Jon Gruden.
There is an overarching message here, that speaks to the character, work ethic, and drive of these players.