ALAMEDA — Lee Smith was settling in to watch tape of the Raiders win over the New York Giants when a play caught his eye.
It was a deep middle pass from Derek Carr to Clive Walford, who broke into the clear, effortlessly snagged a bullet pass and gained 26 yards and a first down.
Rather than wait for the next time he would see Walford during a meeting of the Raiders’ tight ends, he got out his phone immediately.
“I texted him immediately and I said, `That’s Miami Clive right there,’ ” Smith said Tuesday following a Raiders walkthrough practice.