Andre Carter News

Menelik Watson has enjoyed his first weeks as a professional NFL player, but the Manchester-born offensive tackle knows the hard work has just begun ahead of the Oakland Raiders' season opener.

Dec 30, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA;Oakland Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston lays on top of San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers after he got a pass off during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium.

Jun 11, 2013; Alameda, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie , former players George Atkinson and Willie Brown and owner Mark Davis at minicamp at the Raiders Practice Facility.

There are a few reasons not to read into that too much: For one, the Patriots have almost completely turned over the wide receiver position, while the starting secondary remains intact; the top two tight ends have been absent from practice, as well.

Nick Roach lined up at middle linebacker, barked out a coverage adjustment, then quickly shifted behind the left side of the defensive line before bursting through to pressure Oakland rookie quarterback Tyler Wilson .

Carter: Many times. Many times. 13 years in this business just comes to fine line where the average coach's career is two years within an organization.

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