Lamarcus Joyner is from Miami and went to Florida State. The veteran defensive back was set on playing closer to home after spending five years with the Rams in St. Louis and Los Angeles, and focused primarily on teams the East Coast during free agency.
“In my mind, I thought nothing was going to change that until I heard (Raiders head coach Jon Gruden) called and I did a 180,” Joyner said Thursday . “After getting to talk to him and some of the guys in the building, I was very excited about the way they were going to use me and how people were happy to have me here.