We’ve reached 55 days until the Raiders season opener at Foxboro against the Patriots, With our countdown at 55 days we take a look at who currently dons the number in Silver & Black and who has brought it the most distinction.
No. 55Who’s wearing it now: LB Cody Lindenberg
Lindenberg was the Raiders selection in the seventh round of this year’s draft out of Minnesota. He is a middle linebacker by trade and during minicamp he was lining up with the second team behind projected starter Elandon Roberts.
Dec 27, 1987; Los Angeles, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Raiders linebacker Matt Millen (55) in action against the Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports
Who wore it best: LB Matt Millen
Millen was a second round pick by the Raiders in the 1980 NFL Draft. He instantly became their starting middle linebacker as a rookie and the Raiders won their second Super Bowl. Three years later, Millen was again the man in the middle for the Raiders Super Bowl winning squad. In total, he spent nine seasons with the Raiders, making his only Pro Bowl in his final season with the team.
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In his final three seasons in San Francisco and Washington, he would get two more rings, earning four rings with three different teams.
Honorable Mention: LB Dan Conners
The first great middle linebacker for the Raiders. Full disclosure, I had a tough time choosing between him and Millen here. Conners was a round two pick by the Raiders in the 1964 AFL Draft. He spent his entire 11-year career in Oakland. By year three he made the first of three trips to the Pro Bowl. Year four the Raiders were in the Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders countdown to kickoff No. 55: Who wore it best, wearing it now