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The Oakland Raiders’ backfield will look a bit different in 2019 after the team drafted Josh Jacobs in the first round. Jacobs will immediately become the starting running back but that could take some touches away from Jalen Richard. In an article by Vic Tafur of The Athletic, Tafur says that Richard is expected to […]

NFL training camps open across the league in less than two weeks. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five burning NFL questions, as we get one step closer to the 2019 season. Can Daniel Jones challenge Eli Manning for the Giants’ starting QB job? Eli Manning’s play has been trending downward for […]

The Oakland Raiders are coming off of yet another disastrous season in what has been a decade-and-a-half full of them, as they won just four games in 2018. However, the Raiders have had quite the makeover this offseason, adding the likes of Antonio Brown, Trent Brown, Tyrell Williams, and Lamarcus Joyner, among others, to their […]

In an official statement released on Monday afternoon, the Oakland Raiders announced that the team has signed veteran offensive lineman Jonathan Cooper. He will give the AFC West franchise some additional depth up the middle as fellow guard Richie Incognito prepares to serve a two-game suspension to begin the 2019 regular season. Incognito was given […]

Randy Gregory recently made the news cycle by sharing his desire to apply for reinstatement into the NFL. Now, Gregory may be joined by Martavis Bryant among players who hope to get back into the NFL. According to both Dan Graziano and Ian Rapoport, Bryant has formally applied to the NFL for reinstatement. Bryant has […]

The Oakland Raiders have been named in a lawsuit claiming a company wasn’t paid for their work building the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas. According to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, ADP International has named multiple different partners in the suit that is looking for a payout of $2.8 million. Included in […]

The Oakland Raiders days using the Oakland Coliseum as their home field have been numbered for quite some time now. In fact, there was a pretty long time where they were uncertain if they’d even be playing there this year. Now, however, the final days are finally coming. 2019 will be the last year at […]

Madden 20 has been rolling out ratings recently. It all started with the dropping of all the rookie ratings. Then they started to reveal the members of their 99-overall club. This year, Madden is starting with just four 99-overalls. It all started with Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Next up was Seattle Seahawks […]

ESPN had a panel discuss which players at each position are fantasy football sleepers and which are fantasy football busts. In that panel, Field Yates claimed Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr as a sleeper. Yates definitely has a strong argument for this as well: With Derek Carr having another year in Jon Gruden’s system, Carr […]

The Oakland Raiders are planning on moving to Las Vegas in 2020. Former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher had some words for the Raiders as they plan to relocate. Fisher appeared on NFL Total Access and gave Oakland and Jon Gruden some advice for moving. After all, Fisher was with the Rams when they made […]

Oakland Raiders guard Richie Incognito has been suspended two games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Raiders G Richie Incognito suspended two games for violating NFL’s personal conduct policy. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 12, 2019 The veteran’s suspension stems from an incident at a Scottsdale, AZ funeral home […]

The Oakland Raiders are now going into their second year with Jon Gruden at the helm, and while many have criticized Gruden’s decision-making process thus far, Raiders linebacker Tahir Whitehead has confidence in his head coach: “I think Gruden understands what needs to be done,” Whitehead said, via the Raiders’ official Twitter account. “He’s taken […]

The NFL’s two Bay Area teams have garnered plenty of hype going into the 2019 NFL season. Regardless, it appears Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS analyst Tony Romo is still skeptical about the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders moving forward. Each team has high hopes for a potential resurgence moving forward. According to […]

This offseason, the Oakland Raiders were able to land Antonio Brown via trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brown has continued to post his offseason workout with his latest one being highly unusual. The Raiders receiver posted another epic workout video recently of the receiving catching footballs. The only thing is, he is wearing strobe glasses […]

The Oakland Raiders have signed first-round draft pick Josh Jacobs, the club announced Tuesday. The signing was confirmed on Twitter by Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Journal-Review. Per Gehlken, the deal will be worth $11.9 million. Jacobs, a 5-foot-10, 219-pound running back, was selected 24th overall by the Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft. […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders are hoping to bounce back from a rough 2018 season. Mike Mayock has come in as the new GM and has made some moves to improve the roster. One of the first moves that Mayock made was acquiring Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers via trade. Then, Oakland also […]

New Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown took to Twitter to apologize for an incident where the star receiver threw furniture over a balcony. In a post that was later deleted, Brown said the following.  “The legal dispute between Ophir Sternberg and me has been resolved, with a confidential sum of funds being donated to […]

Since being drafted by the Oakland Raiders, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding Josh Jacobs, and the latest former player to give him some praise is Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson. On NFL Total Access on Monday, Tomlinson said he sees a big rookie season for Jacobs and thinks because of how many […]

The Oakland Raiders could still be without their first-round pick when a national audience tunes in to watch Jon Gruden put his team through the ringer of training camp in preparation for the 2019 season. According to Vic Tafur of The Athletic, running back Josh Jacobs, the No. 24 overall pick in this year’s draft, […]

The multiple earthquakes that hit California last week saw places as far out as Las Vegas feeling the shake. Fortunately for them, however, no damage was felt, and according to reports, the Las Vegas football stadium also received no damage from the earthquakes. In a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal via Pro Football Talk, […]

The Oakland Raiders have a new and refurbished wide receiving corp heading into the 2019 season. Antonio Brown wasn’t the only addition for the Raiders as they also drafted Hunter Renfrow in this year’s draft. In an article by Scott Bair of NBC Sports, Renfrow is talked about having a shot to be Oakland’s starting […]

For the past few months, Antonio Brown has made headlines for his off the field antics rather than on the field. The All-Pro wide receiver was traded to the Oakland Raiders from the Pittsburgh Steelers after a fallout with the organization. Recently, ESPN ran an article where they asked a bunch of NFL players who […]

The Oakland Raiders selected running back Josh Jacobs in the first round of the NFL Draft back in April with the hope that he would be a significant contributor heading into 2019, but it looks like we have to put all of that on hold for now. Jacobs remains the only unsigned Raiders draft pick, […]

Antonio Brown’s offseason has definitely been eventful. After getting traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders, he’s faced a lot of scrutiny. Something no one can deny is his talent on the field and his work ethic off of it. Brown is known for his next-level skills on the field. Therefore, it should […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been training hard all off-season and the latest place he has been showing off his skills is in Hawaii. In a video tweeted out by Bleacher Report, Brown is getting in some work on a jugs machine, using only one hand, while another player pulls on his other […]

Could the Oakland Raiders actually make the playoffs in 2019? After a busy spending spree this offseason, that is obviously what the Raiders are hoping for. Still, in an AFC West where they look like the third-best team and in a loaded conference overall, it’s going to be difficult for Oakland to go from winning […]

The Oakland Raiders drafted safety Johnathan Abram with the 27th overall pick in the first-round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Now that he has his rookie contract, Abram’s ready to spend some of that money. The rookie went with a classic move that will always guarantee to shed a tear or two. Abram bought a […]

The Oakland Raiders continue to hire NFL media with the team bringing in draft guru Nolan Nawrocki who used to work for Pro Football Weekly. It’s unclear what role he will take on the team, but it is expected that he will take on some sort of scouting job. The media-to-#NFL-scouting trend continues as the […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has given people a lot of reasons to believe he isn’t the best teammate, but he appears to be hard at work in changing that notion. Raiders linebacker Tahir Whitehead says that Brown’s influence in the locker room is palpable, saying that Brown is taking everyone under his wing, […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr did not have his finest hour in 2018, throwing for 4,049 yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while the Raiders won just four games. In Carr’s defense, the entire Oakland team was awful this past season, and Carr getting sacked 51 times while sitting behind a horrific offensive line did […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden has plenty of confidence in Derek Carr. Gruden’s first season back on the sidelines didn’t go as planned, and the Raiders finished 4-12. They came in last place in the AFC West in an extremely disappointing campaign. This is the team’s last season in Oakland before they move to Las […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is working out with first-round draft pick Trayvon Mullen in South Florida according to an Instagram post by Brown. Who’s that keeping up with Antonio Brown during a workout tonight? Raiders rookie second-round CB Trayvon Mullen. pic.twitter.com/TKcRslMiEM — Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) July 3, 2019 This is only one route, […]

There were a lot of questions last season about Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and the relationship with his coach Jon Gruden. There were rumblings that the two didn’t get along very well and many believed the team would actually move on from him this off-season. After not drafting a quarterback it’s Carr’s job for […]

There are a number of reasons why a player may have bettors favoring them in an MVP race. Sometimes it is because that player is on a championship-contending team. Other times that player is coming off a great statistical season and is set to carry the team during the coming season. None of those reasons […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is using some of the money earned in his new contract to honor one of the greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali. According to TMZ Sports Brown wanted to honor Ali in a flashy way so he ordered a piece of custom jewelry that comes in the shape of […]

Mark Davis is happy Pat Bowlen’s family is getting what they deserve from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yet, Davis – the owner of the Oakland Raiders – wishes other deserving families received the same courtesy. The Hall of Fame decided Tuesday that the family of Denver owner Pat Bowlen will receive his gold […]

Jon Gruden’s first season back with the Oakland Raiders didn’t go as planned. The team struggled all year long and finished just 4-12 and in last place in the AFC West. After the season was over, the Raiders still weren’t sure where they were going to play in 2019. The team is set to move […]

The Oakland Raiders and Mike Mayock are continuing to find ways to improve their roster. One way they can do that is possibly adding a player through the NFL’s supplemental draft. According to Tony Pauline of draftanalyst.com, Mayock was among a group of representatives from other teams to attend the workout of Marcus Simms. Simms […]

Most around the NFL have high hopes this upcoming season for Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs. His Madden 20 rating reflects that. Usually, rookie running backs are rated a little lower in the game than other skill positions and that is no different this year with Jacobs being the highest rated rookie back […]