As for how we got this historic play in Week 5 of the 2013 season, let’s rewind a few years more to late Owner Al Davis’ last draft.

If there’s one thing Al Davis loved, it was speed.

It’s a physical attribute he relished when acquiring players such as Art Powell, Cliff Branch, James Jett and Bo Jackson. Speed was the name of the game for Mr. Davis, with the quarterback position not being exempt.

Pryor entered the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft after three dominant seasons at Ohio State. In his collegiate tenure, he recorded 6,177 passing yards and 2,164 rushing yards with an impressive 76 total touchdowns – passing, rushing and receiving.

After leading to Buckeyes to two Big Ten Championships, he marveled scouts and coaches at his Pro Day, as the 6-foot-4, 240-pound athlete ran a 4.38 40-yard dash.

“There’s like 30 head coaches there at my Pro Day for the supplemental draft and the Raiders weren’t there,” Pryor said. “There were a couple of teams there interested. The supplemental [draft] is a little different, they’ll sit you down and ask you for the opportunity.

“Pittsburgh wanted to draft me. Mike Tomlin and their GM at the time, they sat me down and said, ‘Hey, we want to take you in the second round.’ But I just didn’t want to be close to home.”

In the third round of the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Pryor – Al Davis’ last draft pick in his lifetime. While Pryor was shocked considering how his pre-draft process went, he wasn’t surprised considering what he knew about Davis.

“When he picked me, I knew he liked mobility and I knew he liked the athletic quarterbacks,” Pryor said. “There was a lot of receiver talk at the time and I said, ‘Maybe I come here and have a few good games or something like that’ and I knew Mr. Davis would give me an opportunity. And he did. We had some really good conversations before he passed and I knew he believed in me. That’s all that matters.”

As Pryor alluded, there was a discussion about him moving to wide receiver full-time. While the Raiders were invested on developing him as a quarterback, it took some time to get him adjusted within the Raiders offense. In his first two seasons as a Raider, he sat behind Jason Campbell and former Heisman winner Carson Palmer.