The 2015 season began early for 45 members of the Oakland Raiders.
While veterans such as Charles Woodson and Justin Tuck check in to the Napa Valley Marriott Thursday, rookies, quarterbacks and players returning from injury arrived to the team’s training facility Sunday morning to go through several days of pre-camp workouts.
“It really starts [Thursday] when the veterans get here, but it was good for us to get in here, get a little bit of extra work,” said rookie linebacker Ben Heeney. “Just to be able to get these couple of days to refocus and get my mind back to football is good for me.