Las Vegas Raiders WR Cody White hilariously embraces a mistake CBS made when he scored a touchdown vs. the Chargers
The Las Vegas Raiders got a huge game from wide receiver Cody White, and CBS disrespected him in return.
The Las Vegas Raiders look like a good football team right now. That sentence alone feels foreign after the last few years, but through two games, this team has given every reason to believe it might be legitimate.
The evidence keeps piling up, and the latest piece came from the most unlikely source on the roster: a practice squad wide receiver named Cody White. White was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. By Sunday, he had scored two touchdowns. The first was a beautifully contested catch at an angle that almost defied logic. The second saw him wide open, a product of scheme and execution working in tandem. A practice squad player doing that in a real game says everything about this roster’s depth and preparation.
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CBS wasn’t ready for a Cody White touchdown
The funniest part of the whole thing? CBS wasn’t ready for it either. When White scored, the broadcast graphic displayed the name “Corey Rucker,” a former UDFA from Arkansas State who was on the Raiders’ roster. Cody White is not Corey Rucker. White responded to the mix-up on social media with laughing faces and later posted “shout out Corey Rucker.” The whole thing captured this team’s mood perfectly.
This Raiders squad is having fun right now. That has not been the case in a long time. When practice squad players come in and dominate, and then go on social media after the game laughing and joking about it, that tells you something about the culture in place. Players are playing for each other. They’re playing for their coach. The vibe around this organization feels completely different.
What this means for the Raiders going forward
Nobody should rush to crown Las Vegas a playoff team. The schedule ahead is extremely hard, and there is still a real chance they fall short of the postseason. But these first two games have shown that this is a competent football team that plays good, disciplined football. For a franchise that has spent years searching for that baseline, this is meaningful progress.
General manager John Spytek and the coaching staff deserve credit for building a roster deep enough that a practice squad elevation can walk in and score two touchdowns on a Sunday. That kind of depth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when scouting, development, and culture all align.
The Raiders don’t have to win every game to prove they’re on the right track. They just have to keep playing like this. And if Cody White’s Sunday is any indication, Las Vegas might just be a team worth watching all season long. CBS might want to update its graphics, though.
