It’s been a long wait for Marcell Ateman, the Raiders’ seventh-round selection who fell so far down on draft weekend. But he came up huge in a much-needed win for his team on Sunday.
After being cut prior to the start of his rookie season, the former All-Big 12 wideout bided his time on Oakland’s practice squad until the trade of Amari Cooper to Dallas prompted his promotion to the active roster last month.
Coming into Week 11, with the Raiders’ depth chart (especially at wide receiver) decimated due to injury, Ateman finally saw his first regular season NFL action.