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NFL teams challenged to hire strong mentor for players

By: Jerry McDonald
Bay Area News Group

ALAMEDA -- In their renegade days, the Raiders once hired former running back Arthur Whittington to keep track of what players were doing in the offseason.

Tim Brown, a star wide receiver from 1988 through 2003, said then-owner Al Davis wasn't too concerned with character. Whittington's job was "literally chasing guys around, making sure they were OK ... the guys could play, but they had a few issues and sometimes they needed to make sure their driveway was blocked in the middle of the night so they couldn't get out," Brown said.

Now, the Raiders' director of player engagement is Lamonte Winston, one of the leaders in a growing movement to help NFL players avoid legal trouble. 

 

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