 His 58'1" heave in 1964 is still a Louisiana collegiate record.After college, Rich went Undrafted and signed with the AFL Oakland Raiders as a Free Agent in 1965 and he played five games at Linebacker in 1966 for Oakland.The Broncos acquired Rich at the beginning of training camp in 1967 when Lou Saban sent Wide Receiver Lionel Taylor and another player to the Raiders in exchange for Jackson and two other players.