Oakland's Antonio Brown Nightmare Becomes Dream Come True For Alameda Native Keelan Doss
ALAMEDA (CBS SF) -- Former Alameda High and UC Davis star Keelan Doss, who was a major Raiders training camp storyline on HBO's 'Hard Knocks', has signed a one-year deal with Oakland in the wake of Antonio Brown's sudden departure.
Brown's short-lived, tumultuous run with the Raiders came to an end on Saturday when the team released him after voiding his three-year, $50 million contract following a bizarre preseason.
The gifted wide receiver reeled between wanting to play with Oakland and demanding his release after a series of fines for not showing up for practice and using a racial slur during a practice field altercation with GM Mike Mayock.
After Oakland released him, Brown quickly signed a one-year, $15 million contract with defending champion New England Patriots.
Doss originally signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent this past May and spent the entire offseason program and preseason with the club.
In four preseason contests, he led the team in receptions (17) and receiving yards (162) and added one touchdown. Doss was previously on the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.
It appeared that he may have earned a roster spot only to be included among Oakland's final roster cuts.
"He's a big story on the TV show, but that's not the reality that we saw on tape," coach Jon Gruden said in answering reporters questions about Doss' release.
His new deal is reportedly worth $495,000 contract with a $300,000 bonus. But more importantly it was a dream come true Doss who grew up a Raiders fan in the shadows of the team headquarters in Alameda.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder played collegiately at UC Davis, setting program records for career receptions (312), receiving yards (4,069) and 100-yard games (19).
He also logged 28 receiving touchdowns, the most in the program's Division I history. As a senior, he appeared in all 13 contests and totaled 118 receptions for 1,334 yards and nine scores, earning consensus All-American honors for the second consecutive season.