Undrafted ex-Owl is coming up big
Raiders wide receiver Rod Streater fights a Cowboys tackler. The Temple grad caught…
Rod Streater showed the rest of the NFL in his exhibition debut Monday what the Oakland Raiders have been seeing ever since they signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Temple in May.
Streater caught six passes for 66 yards against the Dallas Cowboys and was one of the few offensive standouts in a 3-0 loss for the Raiders in the first game under new coach Dennis Allen.
It was an impressive performance from a player who had only 19 catches as a senior and was passed over by all 32 teams in the NFL draft.
"That's the big thing to make plays under the lights," Streater said. "I just wanted to go out there and perform and show these coaches that I can play."
Streater caught six passes for 66 yards against the Dallas Cowboys and was one of the few offensive standouts in a 3-0 loss for the Raiders in the first game under new coach Dennis Allen.
It was an impressive performance from a player who had only 19 catches as a senior and was passed over by all 32 teams in the NFL draft.
"That's the big thing to make plays under the lights," Streater said. "I just wanted to go out there and perform and show these coaches that I can play."
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Streater never got much of a chance to show what he could do in college. After graduating from Burlington Township High, he played defensive back and receiver for two years in junior college at Alfred State before transferring to Temple.
The Owls weren't much of a throwing team and Streater had just 49 catches in two seasons there, including only 19 his senior season.
- Associated Press
The Owls weren't much of a throwing team and Streater had just 49 catches in two seasons there, including only 19 his senior season.
- Associated Press
