It’s been a hot minute since the Las Vegas Raiders deployed a true all-purpose running back. The last Silver & Black tailback to be equal parts productive runner and receiver was Charlie Garner over 20 seasons ago.
Ruminate on that for a minute.
Garner’s three-year stint as a Raider was from 2001 to 2003 and it was his 2022 campaign that saw him nearly become a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver with 962 yards on the ground and 941 yards through the air. He scored seven touchdowns rushing and 10 receiving all at the age of 30 for an Oakland Raiders squad that was walloped 48-21 by the Jon Gruden-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.