{"id":99680,"date":"2025-06-03T03:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/99680\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:29:15","slug":"raiders-jackson-powers-johnson-eyeing-revenge-on-cam-heyward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/99680\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders\u2019 Jackson Powers-Johnson eyeing revenge on Cam Heyward"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Raiders\u2019 Jackson Powers-Johnson eyeing revenge on Cam Heyward<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> are building something fierce in the trenches\u2014and Jackson Powers-Johnson is leading the charge. The second-year standout on the Raiders offensive line has quickly emerged as a core protector, but one play from his rookie year still haunts him.<\/p>\n

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That moment came against Cam Heyward<\/a>, the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>\u2019 All-Pro defensive lineman, during a blowout loss in Week 6 of the 2024 season. The Steelers vs. Raiders clash marked the first time Powers-Johnson had ever surrendered a sack<\/a> at any level of football.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on Maxx Crosby\u2019s The Rush podcast, the Oregon product didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say playing against Cam Heyward and giving up my first sack\u2014ever, in my entire life,\u201d Powers-Johnson said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t beat me, I beat myself. I overset. And he got me, and said some choice words after, and I really hope he comes back for another year. That\u2019s all I\u2019m gonna say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powers-Johnson also reflected on what was said after the play.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy choice words were a couple of words, and then he said some things about some things, and I wasn\u2019t too fond of it,\u201d he added. \u201cSo I hope he comes back another year, has another great season, and we get to play him. Good for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident wasn\u2019t just a learning experience\u2014it was personal. Powers-Johnson, a former Oregon star, suspects the post-sack exchange may have been fueled by college pride, as the Ducks had beaten Heyward\u2019s alma mater, Ohio State, earlier that year.<\/p>\n

Despite that tough moment, Powers-Johnson had a strong rookie campaign. He allowed just two sacks over 633 pass-blocking snaps and proved valuable while rotating between center and left guard. With Geno Smith under center and rookie back Ashton Jeanty in the backfield, the Raiders offensive line will rely on him more than ever.<\/p>\n

Heyward, now 36, remains a dominant force in the NFL. But with no scheduled Steelers vs. Raiders clash until 2027, a rematch may only come if both teams collide in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Until then, Powers-Johnson is channeling that moment into fire and focus.<\/p>\n

The Raiders are moving forward<\/a>\u2014but one lineman still has unfinished business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The post Raiders\u2019 Jackson Powers-Johnson eyeing revenge on Cam Heyward appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Las Vegas Raiders…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[1303,344,7,1507,10370,1744,393,2455,2454,6563,6,57,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-99680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-ashton-jeanty","9":"tag-cam-heyward","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-geno-smith","12":"tag-jackson-powers-johnson","13":"tag-las-vegas","14":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","15":"tag-lasvegas","16":"tag-lasvegasraiders","17":"tag-maxx-crosby","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","20":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114617317265953206","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}