NFL Note - Oakland Raiders Luani, Shalom

Aug 18, 2017 - 8:07 AM S Shalom Luani, a seventh-round draft pick out of Washington State, appears to be a core special teams player and could figure in the defensive secondary plans before long given his nose for the ball.

"I think there is something called instinct," Luani said. "Preparation is something, but add instincts to it and you become a better player ... just got to find the ball. See ball, get ball, that's all it is."

Assistant head coach John Pagano, who does most of his work with communication on the back end, is coaching Luani up as much as he can without taking away his natural ability.

"You never, ever want to over-coach a guy that has great instincts," Pagano said. "You want to let him see ball, go get ball and have the ability to do that. He has a great knack right now for getting around the football and it's been going on since OTAs and rookie camp."