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Vontaze Burfict? A mentor? You wouldn’t think a guy who has had countless suspensions for questionable (and sometimes flat out dirty) behavior throughout his NFL career would take on that role, but it seems like that is exactly what he is doing with his new Oakland Raiders club. Several Raiders defensive players have raved about […]

The Oakland Raiders and coach Jon Gruden have a new-look offense after they added some weapons to help Derek Carr and the offense. Among the new additions is Josh Jacobs, who figures to be the featured running back in Oakland. Coming into this season, Jon Gruden expects Josh Jacobs to win Rookie of the Year. […]

The Oakland Raiders had a very busy offseason, adding big names like Antonio Brown, Trent Brown, Tyrell Williams, Lamarcus Joyner, and Vontaze Burfict to shore up both sides of the ball. While not many are considering the Raiders a true contender in the deep AFC in spite of their improvements, running back Doug Martin thinks […]

The Oakland Raiders have activated wide receiver Antonio Brown from the non-football injury list, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Brown was dealing with a minor issue on the first day of training camp late last week, but now, he has been cleared to practice with the team. The 31-year-old arrived to Napa […]

The Oakland Raiders are trying to change their culture in the second season with Jon Gruden as head coach by adding players they want. Among the new additions, Richie Incognito has the most to gain. In an article by Scott Blair of NBC Sports, Richie Incognito spoke about how he is looking for “redemption” in […]

The Oakland Raiders added a ton of offensive weapons to surround Derek Carr in 2019. Jon Gruden has some ideas when it comes to Carr in the Raiders offense in the upcoming season. In 2019, Jon Gruden wants to get Derek Carr to scramble more in the offense. Carr also realizes that if he scrambles […]

The Oakland Raiders have been chosen to grace the big screen by appearing on HBO’s Hard Knocks series. Jon Gruden has gotten people even more hyped with his recent quote that will appear on the show. In a recent post by the NFL Films Twitter account, Jon Gruden gave an epic preview of Hard Knocks […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown added another chapter to his neverending book of eccentricity on Friday, arriving to training camp via hot air balloon. No; seriously. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden could only laugh at Brown’s choice of vehicle, saying that he expects more of the same from the seven-time Pro Bowler moving forward: […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown made waves when he arrived at training camp in Napa Valley via hot air balloon on Friday, but those waves quickly turned to angst when it was announced that Brown would be hitting the non-football injury list. But apparently, whatever injury Brown has isn’t that big of a deal, […]

This is the second-to-last top 10 list before the final 10 players are revealed. If you haven’t checked out the previous players, here they are. NFL’s Top 100 Players: 100-91 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 90-81 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 80-71 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 70-61 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 60-51 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 50-41 […]

There’s no greater joy for some league followers than the unfiltered access to an NFL training camp provided by HBO’s Hard Knocks.  It always went without saying that team management, and coaches in particular, were far less thrilled to allow cameras into official preparations for the regular season than fans were to watch the action unfold. […]

The vast majority of NFL rookies are entitled to a grace period of acclimating to the size, speed, and intellect of professional football, riding the bench or playing most only on special teams during their debut campaigns. Running backs stand apart from other first-year players, though, and especially ones selected in the first round of […]

As many people know, the Oakland Raiders were able to acquire Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Along with Brown, the Raiders also signed Tyrell Williams to improve their receiving corps. Jon Gruden knows people are speaking about Brown but Gruden is excited about Williams’ potential in the offense. Brown dominated headlines by arriving at […]

Oakland Raiders veterans have officially reported to Napa Valley for training camp on Friday, and wide receiver Antonio Brown is “ready to get to work” for his new club as he arrived in a hot air balloon, of all things: Float like a butterfly sting like 🆎 pic.twitter.com/L3hBdoSi8n — AB (@AB84) July 26, 2019 Brown […]

Official preparations for Antonio Brown’s debut season with the Oakland Raiders didn’t exactly get off to the best start. Fortunately for both he and his new team, though, the six-time Pro Bowler likely won’t have to wait long to be back on the field. The Raiders placed Brown on the non-football injury list to open […]

The Oakland Raiders’ first training camp practice will be held Saturday as the team prepares for its final season before a move to Las Vegas. More than sentimentally, this is an important season in Oakland. This is Year 2 of Jon Gruden’s celebrated return to the Silver and Black. Year 1, of course, was a […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders are hoping to improve their rushing attack in 2019. Although, they’ll start training camp without their fullback in Keith Smith. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Smith will be out several weeks with a knee issue. Thus, making it a possibility that Smith misses all of training camp. […]

The Oakland Raiders have had a busy offseason, adding big names such as Antonio Brown, Trent Brown, and Lamarcus Joyner to bolster what was an overall anemic roster that won just four games this past year. With training camp opening up for the Raiders this week, quarterback Derek Carr is thrilled to finally get back […]

The Oakland Raiders had their rookies report to training camp Tuesday. This is the most important rookie classes in several years for the franchise. Not only is the group expected to be the foundation of a complete rebuild in the second year of the Jon Gruden 2.0 tour with the team. But it also features […]

The time is almost here for the Oakland Raiders to take to the big screen for HBO’s Hard Knocks. The Raiders have a ton of additions to the team that will make them must-watch television. Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted out that the first promos for Oakland’s appearance on HBO”s Hard Knocks surfaced. In the […]

Previously, Terron Armstead and Chris Harris Jr. rounded out numbers 70-61 on my NFL’s Top 100 Players list. If you haven’t checked out the previous players, here they are: NFL’s Top 100 Players: 100-91 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 90-81 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 80-71 NFL’s Top 100 Players: 70-61 60. Carson Wentz Carson Wentz has […]

Another NFL great appears ready to hang up his cleats. Former NFL linebacker NaVorro Bowman will become an active player for one last go-round as a member of the 49ers, though this time it will simply be for the longtime tackling machine to retire with San Francisco. In addition to the 49ers, Bowman suited up […]

Oakland Raiders wideout Antonio Brown shared a video of himself on social media training in an odd manner and practicing his grip. Posting a video captioned “All day baby” on Twitter on Saturday, the 31-year-old wide receiver is seen alternating clutching onto a brick and releasing it, only to catch it with his other hand […]

By this time next year, the Oakland Raiders will have made their move to Las Vegas. The Raiders’ stadium is continuing to be built, in order to be ready for the 2020 NFL season. According to Don Webb, the chief operating officer for the stadium development project, the stadium in Las Vegas is almost done. […]

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. […]