ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The first sign?
"I could tell by his approach he wasn't trying to kick the ball," said Oakland Raiders rookie Shalom Luani as he recalled Tennessee Titans kicker Ryan Succop making his approach for the season-opening kickoff.
Sure enough, Succop took aim at Luani on the right side of the Raiders' front line on its kickoff team. Then came the onsides kick, bouncing end over end on the orders of Titans coach Mike Mularkey.
"I didn't expect it, to be honest," Luani said. "I was just reacting to the ball.