Former Oklahoma State receiver and seventh-round pick of the Oakland Raiders, Marcell Ateman, got some good news on Monday night.
According to a report by Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Raiders plan to promote Ateman to their active roster following a trade of wideout Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys.
After trading Amari Cooper, Raiders plan to promote WR Marcell Ateman this week from practice squad, source said. Ateman a rookie seventh-round pick. Set to make his NFL debut.
Ateman finished his career at No. 6 in all-time receiving yards at Oklahoma State with 2,466 and grabbed 13 TDs over his five years in Stillwater.