Dave Ziegler on Zamir White's Growth Going into Year 2

Las Vegas Raiders General Manager has seen second-year running back Zamir White take a big leap this training camp.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White had to take the reins as the team's primary running back through training camp and the preseason.

With All-Pro running back Josh Jacobs' absence from practice, it's been White's time to show what he can bring to the Raiders in his second year, and he certainly proved his value.

Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler told reporters on Thursday that he has seen "a lot of growth and maturity" from the former fourth-round pick in this year's training camp.

"I think if I was going to pinpoint a specific area where we've seen a lot of growth in him, it is in the passing game as a route runner, in pass protection and his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield," Ziegler said. "And that's because he puts a lot of extra work in. His position coach KP [Kennedy Polamalu] demands a lot from those guys, and you'll see Zamir [White] after practice, he's on the JUGS Machine or KP is throwing him balls. He's put a lot of extra time in, and I think that's one thing with young players that maybe is the biggest hurdle for a lot of guys to figure out, is what does it take for me personally. What do I have to do extra? How much time do I have to spend individually to show growth in the areas that I want to improve in? 

"And that might be different than the guy next to him. And finding your own style, what it takes for you. And I think is Zamir has done that both on the field and then when it comes to the playbook and things like that. He's poured into it and he's starting to see the results. And that's the fun part of football is when you see young players grow in those areas. I mean you guys have talked to him, he's a great young man, very humble, very hard working. And so, we've been excited to see that growth from him."

The Silver and Black open the regular season at the Denver Broncos on Sunday, September 10, at 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT.

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