Bruce Irvin doesn’t have the time or the temperament for trips down memory lane. But this one, the Raiders’ outside linebacker admits, is too good to pass up.
Oakland signed inside linebacker Perry Riley Jr. two weeks ago. He and Irvin had met before.
“Fourth grade,” Irvin says, without a hint of a smile. “We were enemies. We were both the biggest and the fastest in the school. Both trying to be the biggest guy on campus.…
“We were enemies for a good little minute.”
The Friday before he signed with the Raiders, Riley was talking to his mom about what team he wanted to play for.