Raiders' Zamir White Learning From the Veterans

Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White has a big year ahead of him.

Entering his second season in the league, the young running back from Georgia will be looking to make a leap from his rookie campaign, one where he didn't have much of an impact to display his talents.

Fortunately for White, he has the tools around him to help move him in the right direction.

"Shoot man, from Year 1 [I learned] a lot," White told reporters on Saturday, "because of guys like Josh Jacobs, Brandon [Bolden] and Ameer [Abdullah] just coaching me up and being here extra, just going through extra film and extra meetings, and just locking in on stuff like that. So, a lot."

One of the best ways for White to utilize those aforementioned veterans is to simply ask questions.

"There's no question, no dumb questions, no little questions," he said. "I just talk to them and just ask them. Because Ameer [Abdullah] and B [Brandon Bolden] are going to help you regardless but that's just them. They're here to help you. So yeah, just ask them and they'll say: 'Yeah bro, do this and do that. With this front and this read, you do this.' We just break it down."

White had the benefit of learning from arguably the best running back of last season, Jacobs, an advantage he can take with him into Year 2.

"Honestly [I learned to] really just grind, because Josh worked so hard at pass protection, running the ball, everything," White said. "Josh is a grinder, and he does it off the field too. So just learning that type of stuff from him."

The Silver and Black open the preseason by hosting the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. PDT.

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