Welcome to the team - Jermod McCoy

Matt Holder
@MHolder95
Watched this rep and Googled if Jermod McCoy has a baseball background because this is an all-time "stay with it" INT

Spoiler, he was All-State in baseball, in Texas...
#RaiderNation

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Watched this rep and Googled if Jermod McCoy has a baseball background because this is an all-time "stay with it" INT Spoiler, he was All-State in baseball, in Texas... #RaiderNation
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Crow said:
Matt Holder
@MHolder95
Watched this rep and Googled if Jermod McCoy has a baseball background because this is an all-time "stay with it" INT

Spoiler, he was All-State in baseball, in Texas...
#RaiderNation

x.com

Matt Holder (@MHolder95) on X

Watched this rep and Googled if Jermod McCoy has a baseball background because this is an all-time "stay with it" INT Spoiler, he was All-State in baseball, in Texas... #RaiderNation
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Sounds like he could be the real McCoy.
 
Solve4X said:
Sounds like he could be the real McCoy.
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Crossbones said:
Yeah upon further new I guess McCoy is probably toast…

The issue with Jermod McCoy’s knee is more complicated than a typical ACL injury—and that’s why NFL teams were worried.


Here’s the breakdown:


1) Torn ACL (initial injury)
  • He tore his ACL in early 2025 and missed the entire season.
  • By itself, this isn’t unusual—many players recover fully from ACL surgery.

2) Cartilage damage + “bone plug” repair (main concern)
  • The bigger issue is a cartilage defect in his knee that required a procedure using a “bone plug” (a graft of bone and cartilage).
  • This type of repair is less predictable than an ACL reconstruction.

3) Risk of another surgery
  • Doctors believe the bone plug may need to be replaced in the future, which would mean another major surgery and long recovery.
  • That potential surgery could sideline him for a full season—and in worst cases, threaten his career if it fails.

In simple terms


  • ACL tear: mostly healed and manageable
  • Real problem: underlying cartilage damage and the durability of the surgical repair
  • Big risk: future surgery + long-term knee stability

That combination—especially the uncertainty around the cartilage repair—is what caused his draft stock to drop despite top-tier talent.
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None of this is news. Certainly was not to the Raiders before they drafted him.
 
Birdwell said:
None of this is news. Certainly was not to the Raiders before they drafted him.
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My guess, they are working on/figuring out how much work he needs this year to set him up best for ‘27 while maximizing his recovery before playing and minimizing risk while and after playing this year.
 
apparently a bunch of other teams were about to pull the trigger on him in the 4th. They are comparing his knee situation to Gurley's. If we get 4 Gurley type years from him at corner we'll have done well. Gurley had 4 good years and a 6 year total career.
 
DonkeyKilla said:
apparently a bunch of other teams were about to pull the trigger on him in the 4th. They are comparing his knee situation to Gurley's. If we get 4 Gurley type years from him at corner we'll have done well. Gurley had 4 good years and a 6 year total career.
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I'd say we knew teams were going to be fine taking him in the 4th, which is why we went up one spot to secure him. If you can get 3-4 good years out of him then it's worth a 4th rounder.
 
I guess Chris Bell was one bad knee too many in the fourth, but I haven't heard the same kind of talk about his situation as McCoy's.
I don't expect anything out of McCoy so I for sure won't be disappointed.
 
raiderfreak7 said:
I'd say we knew teams were going to be fine taking him in the 4th, which is why we went up one spot to secure him. If you can get 3-4 good years out of him then it's worth a 4th rounder.
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We got lucky that Buff really wanted and did not want to risk losing OT Bowry.
 
Desert Rat said:
I guess Chris Bell was one bad knee too many in the fourth, but I haven't heard the same kind of talk about his situation as McCoy's.
I don't expect anything out of McCoy so I for sure won't be disappointed.
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C. Bell went in the 3rd, no?
 
I'm cracking up at all this hand wringing and panty bunching.

He's a full go at mini camp.

Nothing to see here....
 
RF34 said:
I'm cracking up at all this hand wringing and panty bunching.

He's a full go at mini camp.

Nothing to see here....
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Full go… on some sort of pitch count.
 
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