Cam Atkinson tied it with 6.5 seconds left, from corse178's blog
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Despite a productive training camp and lots of positive feedback, Oakland Raiders running back Jalen Richard spent cut-down day nervously looking at the time as he hoped to avoid a bad news phone call from general manager Reggie McKenzie or coach Jack Del Rio.I was looking at the clock like, `Man, its not 1 oclock yet and Jack and Reggie havent told me, Richard said Tuesday I was like, `No, no, no. I still got to get to 1 oclock. I was still nervous.The deadline passed Saturday and Richard received the good news. Despite being overlooked in the draft back in the spring when 253 other players were drafted, Richard overcame the odds and made the NFL as an undrafted free agent.He had some company on the Raiders, who kept four undrafted rookies in all on their 53-man roster with receiver Johnny Holton, cornerback Antonio Hamilton and defensive lineman Darius Latham also making the team. Oakland has 13 players in all on its 53-man roster who werent drafted by any team.I called mom and teared up, mom and dad, Richard said. I had to call them. Everybody has a story. I come from Alexandria, (Louisiana), small town, not a lot of people make it out of the city.Making it even sweeter is that Richards first game as a pro will come in his home state of Louisiana when the Raiders visit the New Orleans Saints. Richard said he has been overwhelmed already by ticket requests and will plan to get as many as he can for his closest family members.This will mark the first time Richard has been in the Superdome or at a regular-season NFL game.While Richard had a good inkling he would make the team after performing well in the final two preseason games and drawing frequent praise from coaches for his practice play, the news came as a bit of a shock to Hamilton.He was hoping just to make the practice squad when director of player development Lamonte Winston delivered the good news after the deadline passed Saturday.I was overwhelmed, he said. I just broke down in tears. Me coming from the place I came from, South Carolina State, small school. ... A lot of us we dont come in and actually make the 53 right away. Im very humble, very grateful to have made it.Holton also overcame long odds to make the roster. Holton got his chance to play in junior college after being spotted by a coach playing flag football in a park.After two seasons at College of DuPage in Illinois, Holton played his final two years of college at Cincinnati. When he had a couple of options on where to sign as an undrafted free agent, Holton picked the Raiders because he grew up as friends with star Oakland receiver Amari Cooper.Its not where you start, its how you finish, Holton said. Im thankful for all of that and ready to move forward.Latham, a defensive tackle out of Indiana, made an immediate impression on the Raiders and is expected to be part of the rotation at a defensive line position that is missing injured starter Mario Edwards Jr. for at least the first half of the season.Game notes QB Derek Carr, C Rodney Hudson, LB Khalil Mack and S Reggie Nelson were named captains for the team. ... S Nate Allen is listed as the starter at safety ahead of first-round pick Karl Joseph on the teams depth chart.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Stitched Jerseys . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Cheap NFL Jerseys . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. PITTSBURGH -- J.T. Miller scored short-handed to cap a second-period rally, helping the New York Rangers overcome an early two-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Monday night.The teams play again Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden to complete a pivotal, early season home-and-home between Metropolitan Division contenders. The Penguins have lost four of six and trail the first-place Rangers by four points.Pittsburghs Jake Guentzel scored twice in the first period of his first NHL game, but Rick Nash and Michael Grabner made it 2-2 before Miller, a Pittsburgh native, got his eighth of the season.Kevin Hayes added his ninth goal midway through the third, and Derek Stepan also scored into an empty net.Antti Raanta, starting the second game of a back-to-back for New York, rebounded after the first period and made 29 saves for his fifth win in six games.Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots for Pittsburgh.PREDATORS 3, LIGHTING 1NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- P.K. Subban scored twice in the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 saves, helping Nashville to a win over Tampa Bay.Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Ryan Ellis added three assists for the Predators, winners of two of three.Rinne continued his hot November, improving to 6-1-2 on the month.Tyler Johnson scored and Ben Bishop made 27 saves for Tampa Bay, which got its only defeat in the final game of a five-game trip.AVALANCHE 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, OTCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Matt Duchene scored 1:49 into overtime in his first game back from a concussion, helping Colorado snap Columbus seven-game home winning streak.ddddddddddddThe victory improved Colorados record to 9-9-0, while Columbus, playing its second game in two days, fell to 10-5-2.Colorado led 2-1 before Columbus Cam Atkinson tied it with 6.5 seconds left, assisted by Sam Gagne and Zach Werenski.It was Atkinsons second goal of the night and seventh of the season. His first score came at 9:00 of the first period.Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 of 42 shots, while Curtis McElhinney, starting in relief of Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 24 attempts.SABRES 4, FLAMES 2BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist, helping Buffalo bust an offensive slump with three power-play goals in a victory over Calgary.Johan Larsson, Matt Moulson and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Sabres, who reached three goals in a game for the first time in 11 chances, since a 3-1 win at Winnipeg on Oct. 30. Buffalo has won consecutive games for just the second time this season.Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, which is coming off a 3-2 win at Detroit on Sunday night. Buffalo got two assists each from Sam Reinhart and Taylor Fedun, who now has four assists in three games since being called up from the AHL.Robin Lehner had 29 saves for the Sabres, and Brian Elliott turned away 28 shots for Calgary. ' ' '
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