Jon Rhattigan has a degree in geospatial information science and will one day be an officer in the Army.

He also happens to be a good football player.

The Raiders signed the linebacker off the Steelers’ practice squad this month. Rhattigan, who went undrafted out of Army in 2021, has since been a steadying force on a shaky special teams unit.

The 26-year-old sat down with the Review-Journal this week to discuss changing teams midseason, his decision to go to West Point and what geospatial information science is:

RJ : You seem to have found a home with the Raiders under Pete Carroll, your first NFL coach with the Seahawks. But what were the last couple of weeks like on and off the field?

Rhattigan : For both, I mean, just a lot of adjusting, honestly. I would say more than anything, my

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