The Las Vegas Raiders have a long history of rostering players who have a bit of a screw loose and the late Lyle Alzado might take the cake as the craziest of them all.
There are plenty of stories about Alzado losing his temper and legendary Raider Howie Long recently joined current Raider Maxx Crosby on Crosby’s “The Rush” podcast to reminisce about his former teammate.
“Lyle would kick you, throw you, rip your helmet off, chuck it 20 yards downfield,” Long said. “I used to walk in and say, I say good morning and base the rest of my day on how he responded.