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The Las Vegas Raiders faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in their first preseason game, and there were some familiar faces returning to old stomping grounds. It was a reunion for Geno Smith and Pete Carroll, as both were a part of the team in years past, with Smith being traded from the team earlier […]

Things didn’t quite go to plan for the Las Vegas Raiders during their preseason opener Thursday night. The Raiders visited the Seattle Seahawks, head coach Pete Carroll’s former team. Although the game ended in a 23-23 tie, there was still a lot of areas that Las Vegas need to work on moving forward. Backup quarterback […]

Pete Carroll was not pleased with the Las Vegas Raiders’ performance in their preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll’s return to Seattle and the organization he coached for 14 years was the game’s main storyline. The game ended up being a 23-23 tie, something Carroll was not happy about due to his team’s slow […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were busy this offseason. The team hired Pete Carroll as its head coach and landed quarterback Geno Smith in a trade. On Thursday, the Raiders kicked off the preseason with Carroll and Smith returning to Seattle to face the Seahawks. Smith, of course, has the starting job locked up. So his […]

Pete Carroll knows firsthand the value of having a tremendous running back. The acclaimed head coach won a couple of national championships with Reggie Bush (the first was decided by AP poll not BCS and the second was vacated due to NCAA violations) and trusted Marshawn Lynch to pace the offense during the Seattle Seahawks’ […]

When the Seattle Seahawks and Las Vegas Raiders kicked off their 2025 NFL preseason at Lumen Field on Thursday night, it wasn’t just the action on the field that had fans buzzing. Legendary Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, a fan favorite in both Seattle and Las Vegas, caught everyone’s eye with an unexpected new gig—serving […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made headlines Thursday night as quarterback Geno Smith experienced an emotional return to face the Seattle Seahawks in a highly anticipated NFL preseason matchup. All eyes were on the veteran NFL quarterback as he stepped back onto Lumen Field—this preseason marked the start of a new era in Las Vegas under […]

Tom Brady helping run the show for the Las Vegas Raiders can only benefit the franchise in the long term. According to Albert Breer, who covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated, said that Brady secretly made a trip to Las Vegas to discuss the future of the Raiders’ quarterbacks, RaidersBeat wrote. Brady is on record […]

Seattle Seahawks fans might be intrigued by Pete Carroll’s return in their Thursday night preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but it is just another exhibition for the veteran head coach. While acknowledging the significance of the matchup, Carroll shrugged off the importance of his return. Carroll is more focused on his inaugural game […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will soon roll out a deep rotation of players Thursday. Pete Carroll and his coaching staff will gain a feel of who’ll remain on the 2025 roster ahead of the Seattle Seahawks preseason game. But the team released their unofficial depth chart during the week of Aug. 4. That list of […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have not had much success over the years, but it resulted in them getting running back Ashton Jeanty from Boise State in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. NFL teams go through many highs and lows during the course of a season. How you finish results in how you […]

Davante Adams is moving forward but not without looking back. Now a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, Adams is opening up about his messy split with the Las Vegas Raiders, offering rare insight into what ultimately pushed him to force a departure from a team that never quite met his expectations. “I see […]

Drafting rookies in fantasy football is always a risk. After all, there is no way to truly know how prospects will translate to the NFL game until they actually play at the professional level. Any young player can become a star, but becoming a draft bust is just as likely. The 2025 NFL Draft saw […]

Head coach Pete Carroll and his on-field counterpart Geno Smith are gearing up for a highly emotional return as the Las Vegas Raiders kick off their preseason Thursday night against the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll, who led the Seahawks for 14 seasons and guided them to their only Super Bowl title, will be on the opposing […]

Geno Smith is already high on his new group of receivers with the Las Vegas Raiders. Although no longer throwing to DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, Smith believes he gets to work with the second coming of Santana Moss in the form of third-year wideout Tre Tucker. Tucker, who was third on the team with […]

Pete Carroll is ready to kick off his preseason campaign Thursday night, and the Las Vegas Raiders don’t plan on taking things lightly. Carroll announced this week that his starters will see action in the preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, a decision that immediately caught the attention of fans and analysts alike. “Everybody is […]

As NFL training camps get underway, optimism typically runs high. But for the Las Vegas Raiders, early excitement has been tempered by a move that could have serious implications for the team’s secondary: the trade of promising young cornerback Jakorian Bennett to the Philadelphia Eagles. This single roster decision has left the Raiders dangerously thin […]

The Las Vegas Raiders could look a lot different when the 2025 NFL season kicks off next month. Las Vegas made plenty of big changes this offseason, including adding Pete Carroll at head coach and trading for Geno Smith. Now the Raiders are as confident as ever headed into the new season. Raiders QB Geno […]

Micah Parsons trade watch stretched to Monday. The Las Vegas Raiders look like one potential suitor. Featuring this trade proposal for the Dallas Cowboys that involves significant draft capital. But one insider has doused any Parsons-to-Raiders rumor in cold water. With Tyree Wilson involved in helping this reporter squash the rumor. The Raiders and Philadelphia […]

Though the preseason is still technically a few days away, two teams just hit the war rooms to execute a good old-fashioned training camp trade, with the Philadelphia Eagles sending defensive linemen Thomas Booker IV to the Las Vegas Raiders for former fourth-round pick Jakorian Bennett, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. For the Eagles, this […]

Maxx Crosby has shined as a defensive star for the Las Vegas Raiders. He also garnered acclaim from one of his teammates. Malcolm Koonce took part in an interview with NFL insider Ian Rapoport on Monday during the Raiders’ training camp. He and the team are preparing for the 2025 season, having aspirations for playoff […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are in the middle of training camp, and one of the biggest stories out of camp has been how seamlessly Ashton Jeanty has fit into the roster and the Raiders’ overall offensive plan after getting drafted with the sixth pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Jeanty has a lot of expectations […]

The Las Vegas Raiders watched one rookie wide receiver grab the praise Monday. And this time it wasn’t Dont’e Thornton, who’s impressing with his speed during NFL Training Camp. The other highly anticipated receiver newcomer Jack Bech turned heads. Nick Walters of KNTV captured this moment: New Vegas quarterback Geno Smith feeding the ball to […]

The tight end landscape has quickly changed in fantasy football. For years, Travis Kelce was the best player at his position, and fantasy football managers had to draft him quickly or risk being stuck with a tight end that likely wouldn’t rack up many fantasy points. A number of tight ends emerged as stars in […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are looking for leaders in the secondary at training camp this summer. Las Vegas got dealt a very tough blow Saturday when safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. suffered a broken fibula. “The six-year vet is getting an MRI to determine if additional damage. Johnson was in the mix for a rotational role […]

Micah Parsons sent massive ripple effects across the NFL Friday. One likely bound to attract the attention of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Dallas Cowboys star pass rusher requested a trade. The perennial Pro Bowler Parsons himself sent out a lengthy social media post indicating his desire to leave. Thank you Dallas 🦁👑 🙏🏾! I […]

There is a lot of buzz around the Las Vegas Raiders due to some shake-up behind the scenes. Tom Brady became an owner and has a minority stake in the Raiders. The team itself is undergoing a massive makeover after the hiring of Pete Carroll to come in as head coach. There is excitement due […]

The first week of Las Vegas Raiders training camp under new head coach Pete Carroll has been as fascinating as it has been frustrating. With a mix of high expectations, roster turnover, and fresh energy, Carroll has brought a sense of urgency to a franchise desperate for relevance. Yet, even as optimism swirls in Henderson, […]

After retiring from a historic playing career that included seven Super Bowl titles, Tom Brady has found a new way to stay connected to football. In 2024, Brady became a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, acquiring a 5% stake in the franchise. While many expected the move to be mostly symbolic, Brady recently […]

After seven strong seasons split between Oakland and Las Vegas, the Raiders are rewarding starting left tackle Kolton Miller with a new three-year extension. Originally slated to play out the final year of the three-year, $54 million deal he signed with the team in 2021, Miller has now earned a pay bump moving forward to […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ Davante Adams endured a rough season in 2023 that certainly took its toll on the star receiver. Now, with the Rams, Adams was reminiscing about that chapter, specifically his relationship with former Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. In the Netflix documentary Receiver, Adams admitted to signing off on the decision to bench […]

Longtime football coach Jon Gruden hasn’t coached in the NFL since retiring in 2021 following a scandal involving his emails to former Washington Football Team, now Commanders, general manager Bruce Allen. While the issue will forever hound Gruden, he is still keen on returning to the NFL. Now working for Barstool Sports, the 61-year-old Gruden […]

One of the weirder stories in the NFL this offseason is what happened with Christian Wilkins and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders decided to part ways with Wilkins, and he was released after it was reported that he “kissed” a teammate on the head, which made the teammate and some other people uncomfortable. The […]

Since his shocking release for allegedly kissing a teammate on the head, Christian Wilkins has been the subject of several odd conversations on social media. The situation has undoubtedly caused awkwardness within the Las Vegas Raiders’ locker room, forcing defensive tackle Adam Butler to advise his former teammate to seek help. The kissing incident was […]

The Las Vegas Raiders already swiftly moved on from Christian Wilkins ahead of 2025 preseason. Three more players, however, are on the roster bubble for the first Pete Carroll led Raiders. Wilkins certainly won’t be the last member of the Raiders to part ways ahead of the season. All teams must decide their 53-man regular […]

Josina Anderson reported over the weekend that now-former Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins had an incident with a teammate that some believe contributed to his shocking release. It appears we now know what that alleged incident was, thanks to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “From speaking to people inside the Raiders locker room… they say […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been busy resculpting their team so far this offseason, including acquiring Geno Smith to be their next quarterback as well as hiring Pete Carroll as head coach. The team also drafted running back Ashton Jeanty out of Boise State this past April, hoping to give themselves a boost in the […]

With Las Vegas Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty already impressing his new teammates in training camp, one player who has come out and complimented the running back is star Maxx Crosby. As the Raiders are using training to fix their flaws for the upcoming season, Crosby would appear on NFL Network to talk about what he […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have high expectations for rookie running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty was the team’s first NFL Draft pick at the 2025 draft. The talented rookie rusher is getting an endorsement from former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew. “He’s ready. They are excited about what he is bringing to the table,” Jones-Drew said […]