Las Vegas Raiders’ Antonio Pierce sees valuable opportunity to train in Costa Mesa

“I think it’s really crucial for our team to become the most cohesive unit that we can. It’s all sunshine and roses right now, right? The sun is shining. There’s going to be some dark moments and dark days, and we’re going to have to be ready to go through some adversity together.”

Although he lives far from his current home, Costa Mesa is not far from where it all began for Pierce.

“I’m excited,” the Compton native said. “30 miles from where I grew up. When the plane touched down, I smiled. It felt good to be home. I’m excited. I’m excited that our players are here and have a great opportunity to enjoy the nice weather and get away for 17 days before we go back to Vegas.”

While training camp is a long and grueling process, the gist of what Pierce and the Raiders hope to get out of it is pretty simple.

“Cohesion, competition, physicality, creating the Raiders identity and then really putting our own stamp on how we want to represent our style of play, both on offense, defense and special teams,” Pierce said.

The Raiders’ last day in Costa Mesa is August 7, with their first exhibition game just three days later.

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