Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy wrapped up his time at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday after meetings with the numerous teams who could draft him next month. In that group of teams is the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Raiders currently have the third-best odds of being the team drafting the former Wolverine in the first round. They have the No. 13 overall pick. McCarthy opened up on that meeting with the Raiders to reporters this week.
“It went really well,” McCarthy said. “I loved all the coaches; great energy, great questions, great interaction. It would mean a lot to play with those guys, but it would mean a lot to play with any one of the great players in the NFL, but it was awesome.”
McCarthy also had a good first impression of new Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce. Pierce took over the team after they decided to move on from Josh McDaniels in early November.
“Amazing dude,” McCarthy said. “He asked so many great questions, definitely somebody I could see myself playing for.”
NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported after the combine that McCarthy was among the group of prospects who boosted their stock in Indianapolis.
