He was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played for the team for six seasons.

Eugene attended Louisiana Tech University for two years and was a student and a letterman in football.

In 2007, Eugene was named the starter at safety after Stuart Schweigert played ahead.

In 2008, after Michael Huff was benched for poor tackling, Eugene was named the starter.

[3][4] As a result, he was then placed on injured reserve and missed the entire 2011 season With another three years on his contract, the Raiders released Eugene on March 9, 2012.