Dave Ziegler: Raiders Won’t Pigeonhole Alex Leatherwood

One of the biggest things on the to-do list for the Las Vegas Raiders is to figure out where to place second-year offensive linemen Alex Leatherwood.

The process won’t be rushed either. There’s really no deadline to figure out where Leatherwood should play.

“I don’t think you have to have it established for free agency or the draft,” Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “We are always going to be focused on drafting good players regardless of the position.”

Ziegler mentioned that the playing time Leatherwood had during his rookie season is advantageous.

“I think the one good thing about Alex is that not all rookies are afforded the opportunity to do is play a lot of games,” Ziegler said. “When you get a lot of playtime as a rookie, just like any of us on the first year of the job, you learn things that you’re good at. You learn things that you need to improve on.

“You kind of get exposed to things you never even thought about. So, I think it’s exciting to have a guy like Alex who has played a lot of football and ultimately, we’ll see, there’s an evaluation, we’ll see where he fits.”

Ziegler noted that the Raiders won’t place him in a position but rather have him earn it.

“We’re not going to pigeonhole him and say he’s this or he’s that, we’re going to let him create an opportunity for himself and we’ll be excited to be able to work with him,” Ziegler said.

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