o'neal was drafted by the raiders in the sixth round of the 2007 nfl draft. he was named the rookie of the year by then raider's coach lane kiffin. he worked his way up the roster both on offense and special teams and played 14 games in 2007, recording one rushing attempt for one yard. o'neal suffered a knee injury, which was initially thought to be possibly career-threatening, and was placed on injured reserve for the 2008 season on august 25. he was cut by the raiders in april 2010.