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Running back watched Oakland pick McFadden fourth in draft

David White, Chronicle Staff Writer

No one can blame Michael Bush if he tunes out the NFL draft in its
entirety next year.

As a college prospect last year, he watched his stock plummet into Day 2
before the Raiders chose him in the fourth round.

As a returning player this year, he saw his depth-chart status
potentially skydive when the Raiders picked Arkansas running back Darren
McFadden with the fourth overall selection.

For a moment, it looked like Bush's career in Oakland was done before it
really started.

"Yeah, I watched it," Bush said during the Raiders' rookie minicamp,
which ended Sunday. "At first, I was like, Why do we need another back?
It kind of bothered me, but it didn't because he can help us.

"Anytime you can bring in a new weapon on the team, that can help us."

Go ahead and add Bush on that list. He isn't exactly new; he simply
feels that way. Bush spent the past three days showing his surgically
repaired right leg is dandy as can be expected, as well it should be by now.