The Raiders did their research on Gareon Conley and felt comfortable in what they found. Conley, who was accused of rape earlier this month, was selected by the Raiders Thursday with the 24th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Ohio State cornerback was not arrested and has yet not been charged with a crime in the active police investigation. He passed a polygraph conducted by at least one anonymous NFL team, according to NFL Network. That team was not the Raiders, but clearly word got around Conley seems to be being honest about the incident. He strongly denied any wrongdoing when the accusations became public earlier this week. What the Raiders are getting in Conley on the field is a 6-foot, 195-pound cornerback with tremendous athleticism. Conley started every game for the Buckeyes over the last two seasons and was an all-Big Ten selection each year. Conley’s strength is as a…
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