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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper, who has been dinged up for awhile, will play in the team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. For some context, Amari Cooper actually hasn’t played since suffering a concussion and injuring his ankle in a Week 12 outing against the Denver Broncos. Even though I haven’t seen him […]

When the Oakland Raiders fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton, it took many players by surprise. One of the most shocked players happened to be linebacker Bruce Irvin, who recently open up about how the move sent a message to the entire defense. “Guys saw the Norton situation, and that kind of got guys fired up, […]

Heading into Sunday’s critical matchup against the Kansas Chiefs, the Oakland Raiders appear that they will be without star wide receiver Amari Cooper. According to Dan Graziano of ESPN, Cooper is expected to miss Week 14 action due to a left ankle injury despite clearing the concussion protocol. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper is expected to miss […]

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who some figured would be washed during his return to football, can realistically reach 10,000 career rushing yards this season. Well, maybe, if we are being honest. For a reference point, when Marshawn Lynch originally called it quits after his stay with the Seattle Seahawks, he had 9,118 careers yards […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper took a step closer to a return to action after clearing concussion protocol, Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk has reported. That being said, Cooper is still uncertain to play this coming Sunday in an all-important matchup on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs, as he’s still dealing […]

The Oakland Raiders are set for a huge AFC West divisional matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon with many implications involved. The Raiders may have to take the field once again without star wide receiver Amari Cooper as Michael Gelken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that he is still working […]

Several weeks of tinkering with rosters, combing for waiver wire pickups, and concocting trades finally paid off for all of you who’ve clinched a fantasy football playoff spot. Still, there’s plenty of work left for playoff-bound team owners before taking home the title. The waiver wire can be your friend. For those who’ve been officially […]

It has been a tumultuous 2017 NFL season for the Oakland Raiders yet, somehow, they find themselves in position to win the AFC West division. The Raiders took another step towards that goal on Sunday with a 24-17 win over the lowly New York Giants. During the first half of the year, it looked as […]

The Oakland Raiders grabbed a crucial 24-17 win on Sunday afternoon against the New York Giants that has thrust them into a three-way tie atop of the AFC West. Raiders were able to accomplish that despite not having the services of their top two wide receivers in Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper available for the […]

The Oakland Raiders have worked their way back in the playoff picture in a three-way tie atop of the AFC West standings after a 24-17 win over the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. Former Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch led the way with his first 100 rushing yard performance of the season with […]

The New York Giants steady descent to Nowheresville continued Sunday, as they lost a road game to the Oakland Raiders, 24-17. The setback worsened their record to 2-10, but the game will mostly be remembered as the first in the franchise’s last 211 regular season games in which a quarterback not named Eli Manning started […]

The Oakland Raiders continue to fluctuate throughout the 2017 NFL season. Fortunately, they were able to get back into the win column with a 21-14 victory over the division rival Denver Broncos. Unfortunately, Oakland may have suffered a key casualty for next week in the process. According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, […]

Wide receiver Amari Cooper won’t be on the field for the Oakland Raiders this coming Sunday, no thanks to a concussion and ankle injury he sustained back in Week 12’s 21-14 win over the Denver Broncos. Cooper left the Broncos game in the first half and didn’t return, and he would need more than a […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper’s status for this coming Sunday’s game against the New York Giants remains cloudy. According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Cooper wasn’t able to join his teammates in practice Wednesday, suggesting that the Alabama product is still recovering from a concussion and an ankle injury he sustained […]

Everyone has an opinion about Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib snatching Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree’s chain. This isn’t limited to fans only, as Raiders defensive back David Amerson has some thoughts on the matter. For what it is worth, with a large portion of people having no idea what level of disrespect chain […]

Tom Coughlin is no longer with the New York Giants, but Eli Manning is still on his mind. After all, he and Manning have partnered in propelling the Giants to two Super Bowl wins in 2007 and in 2011. So when news broke out that the Giants are benching Manning in favor of backup Geno […]

Earlier, it was reported that both Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree and Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib were handed a two-game suspension each by the NFL as penalties for their involvement in an on-field fight that broke out during a game last Sunday. The two players appealed for their suspensions to be reduced and […]

Week 12 featured several interesting matchups, but the Los Angeles Rams hosting the New Orleans Saints topped everyone’s must-watch list, while the Dallas Cowboys getting crushed by the Los Angeles Chargers produced the highest ratings. The battle of the first-place Rams and Saints didn’t quite live up to the billing. However, it showed that L.A. […]

The Michael Crabtree chain snatching incident is the gift that keeps giving. Well, at least in terms relative to making us entertained. Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, however, isn’t as pumped as the rest of us about the entire ordeal. Jack Del Rio turned to the mean streets of Twitter to voice his […]

Some fantasy football leagues will commence with the playoffs starting next week while others are in the twilight of their regular season. Either way, many teams are still competing for the last available spots in the postseason. Whatever the case is for your league, here are some of the names who could potentially spell the […]

The AFC West showdown featuring the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos was expected to be intense given the animosity between these two teams. Needless to say, it did not take long for the tensions to boil over between wide receiver Michael Crabtree and cornerback Aqib Talib. The two engaged in a series of fisticuffs which […]

If you have paid even the slightest bit of attention to the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders over the past year or so, it’s fairly obvious that Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib and Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree do not like each other. On Sunday afternoon during the first quarter of the Raiders 21-14 victory over […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper is in danger of missing at least their next game against the New York Giants due to a concussion and an ankle injury. This is according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who also tweeted that both injuries happened on the same play during the Raiders’ 21-14 win over the Denver […]

This story isn’t going to go away anytime soon. Get used to it. That story? The one involving the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Aqib Talib, Michael Crabtree and now cornerback Chris Harris. In what has been well documented by now, Talib once again attempted to snatch the chain hanging from Crabtree’s neck. This, naturally, led […]

The fireworks came early during Sunday’s matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders, though we’re not talking about offense here. During the Oakland’s second possession of the contest, Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree and Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib renewed their on-field animosity by engaging in an altercation that resulted into the two getting […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio insists that Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin‘s absence from practice this week had nothing to do with Ken Norton Jr.’s firing. There had been some rumblings that there was a bit of turmoil over Norton being fired. Basically, that a bunch of defensive players were not only caught off […]

After an impressive run with ended the franchise long playoff drought last season, the seemingly promising Oakland Raiders squad has struggled during the 2017 NFL season. Things have gotten so bad for the Raiders this season that they recently fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. to make a statement to turn things around. Head coach […]

The Oakland Raiders recently fired its defensive coordinator. John Pagano has been tasked to fill that role for the rest of the season. Those are the facts as we know them. For John Pagano, though, he has to turn the idea of a currently iffy Raiders defensive into something far more competent. “I talked to these […]

The Oakland Raiders entered the 2017 NFL season with the expectations of a legitimate run at Super Bowl LII. However, it was evident early in the year that this team still has a way to go before setting the bar that high again. The Raiders have decided to switch things up again following their embarrassing 33-8 defeat at […]

Donald Trump is not really letting people stick to sports. While he’s most famously in the sports-related news for calling LaVar Ball ungrateful for not being thankful enough, he’s also had time to chime in on Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch. On Sunday, Marshawn Lynch sat during the national anthem prior to the Raiders […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said something interesting. Yes. It is wild that a gunslinger in the NFL saying something interesting is news, but this one can provide some fighting words. Derek Carr believes that Mexico belongs to the Raiders. For those unaware, Oakland is set to face the New England Patriots on Sunday in […]

The New England Patriots are jumping across the border as they prepare for Sunday’s matchup with the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City, but they’re currently without wide receiver Chris Hogan and right tackle Marcus Cannon, Mike Reiss of ESPN has reported. WR Chris Hogan (shoulder) and OT Marcus Cannon (ankle) remain back in Massachusetts to […]

It has been a roller coaster type season for the Oakland Raiders with eyes toward making a strong playoff push in the second half of the season. This will have to be done with a thinner secondary with rookie cornerback Gareon Conley being placed on season-ending IR on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL […]

The Oakland Raiders are on pace to officially the make a move to Las Vegas when their $1.9 billion stadium opens up at some point in 2020. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Raiders will finally break ground for their new arena on Monday afternoon. Big day in Las Vegas: Crews will break […]

For those somehow unaware, Marcus Peters of the Kansas City Chiefs is related to Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch. The latter of the two men actually has a show that streams in which America can see what Lynch is up to on a near daily basis. This is good because we all need more […]

What started off as only whispers quickly began as reported rumors, as people began to publicly state that there was a possibility Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was being hurled under the bus by his own teammates. According to the rumors, it was said that the Oakland offensive line, as retribution for Derek Carr not […]

In the weeks that have followed Derek Carr’s injury in the Week 4 loss to the Denver Broncos, there has been a building narrative that the Raiders offensive line allowed for that happen because of his unwillingness to kneel during the national anthem. This all hit a head on Tuesday after Miko Grimes, who is the […]

Zaza Pachulia is the gift that just keeps on giving for the Golden State Warriors. We’re not referring to his limited offensive skill set but rather to his unintentionally loony ways on and off the court. And we were again treated to a dose of Pachulia Saturday night when the usually flat-footed center turned on […]

The Oakland Raiders have been one of the most disappointing teams during the first half of the season. After going 12-4 last season, which saw them make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years, they are just 3-5 after losing five of their last six games. According to NBC Bay Area, safety Reggie […]