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After putting up an impressive 24 points against a tough Chicago Bears defense, the most the Bears have given up all season long, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden felt his team still needed to add a couple pieces. One was Zay Jones. Late Monday afternoon, it was reported that the Oakland had traded a […]

The Oakland Raiders are giving their support to Vontaze Burfict, who made his appeal for his 12-game suspension on Tuesday. Both the Raiders and the linebacker are seeking a reduction of his record-breaking suspension. “We want Burfict back,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said, via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “He has already been punished. We hope […]

The Washington Redskins fired Jay Gruden on Monday following an 0-5 start to the season. His brother, Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden, reacted to the firing on Tuesday, essentially saying that it’s something most people go through in the NFL: “It was a long night, last couple of nights,” said Jon, according to Paul Gutierrez […]

While watching the Oakland Raiders on HBO’s Hard Knocks, no one believed the roster we were seeing on our televisions was going to be a successful team. Contrary to belief, the Raiders are 3-2 on the season as they head into their bye week in Week 6. On Sunday, Oakland traveled overseas to square off […]

All of a sudden, the Oakland Raiders are 3-2 entering their bye week. The season — after a drama induced offseason — has yielded excellent results to a Raiders squad that went 4-14 in 2018; coach Jon Gruden can’t help but feel good about that. In London, Gruden’s Raiders prevailed to beat the Bears, despite […]

The Oakland Raiders are playing a “home” game in Week 5. Not on a baseball field, nor in Oakland. Instead, the Raiders are “hosting” the Chicago Bears in London. To combat time differences, the Raiders flew to England immediately after their Week 4 win over the Indianapolis Colts. They are staying at a golf resort, […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden says that wide receivers Tyrell Williams and J.J. Nelson are questionable for the Raiders’ Week 5 matchup with the Chicago Bears on Sunday, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Williams is nursing a foot injury and has been held out of practice this week. Should Williams not […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden had no interest in telling his exact feelings to ESPN on how he feels about the Vontaze Burfict suspension but it’s clear he isn’t very happy. “I’m not really going to say anything. I’ve talked to (Jon) Runyan (NFL Vice President of Football Operations) in the league office, he knows […]

O.J. Simpson has a Twitter. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is a conversation for another day. Today, he’s ripping the Oakland Raiders, specifically Jon Gruden, because he can’t “handle” linebacker Vontaze Burfict and wide receiver Antonio Brown. Simpson’s latest Twitter video labeled, “Jon Gruden, Not!” Jon Gruden, Not! pic.twitter.com/qbMSLzMo0s — O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) […]

The Oakland Raiders are on a long road trip that will see them traverse the pond and play in front of English fans. Fortunately, they are doing just fine after pulling off an impressive victory against the Indianapolis Colts. Head coach Jon Gruden, for one, could not hide his delight at how his team performed. […]

With Jacoby Brissett and the Indianapolis Colts surprising people with their impressive play through their first three games, the Oakland Raiders were on the other side of that spectrum. Coming into Indianapolis as a six-point underdog, the Raiders were able to put up points quickly in the first quarter and led 21-10 at halftime. The […]

The Oakland Raiders thought they would be going into the season with Antonio Brown leading their receiving corps. Instead, Brown didn’t even play a single preseason game before eventually requesting his release after a series of events. As one would expect, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden says that the team’s offensive gameplan changed after Brown’s […]

The Indianapolis Colts were supposed to be Super Bowl contenders this season. Fresh off a 10-6 campaign where they reached the AFC Divisional Round, the Colts had an extremely bright future given significant improvements made to the offensive line and a defensive unit that proved to be extremely staunch against the run last year. At […]

Before the season began, Jon Gruden raved about how the Oakland Raiders expected Josh Jacobs to win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. To get him more touches, Gruden said that he wants to get Jacobs more involved in Oakland’s passing attack. Gruden says he wants to get Josh Jacobs the ball most, […]

The Oakland Raiders have a tough schedule coming up as they will spend time away from their home stadium in an extended road trip. The Raiders’ 10-28 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at the Ring Central Coliseum will be the last they will see of their home grounds for a good while. They will […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders both come into Week 2 as undefeated teams. Only one team will remain undefeated after Sunday with both teams taking part in an AFC West bout for superiority in the division. The Chiefs began their season against the Jacksonville Jaguars who were expected to be improved with Nick […]

The Oakland Raiders were able to come away with a 24-16 win over the Denver Broncos in their season opener. After an offseason full of drama, especially surrounding Antonio Brown, it was a great change of pace. Tight end Darren Waller may not be a hyped up talent around the NFL, but he showed out […]

The Oakland Raiders looked just fine without Antonio Brown on Monday night with Darren Waller flashing his upside in the offense. To no one’s surprise, Jon Gruden plans to continue giving the ball to Waller as long as he produces. TE Darren Waller was #Raiders one skill position player to play 100 percent of offensive […]

The Oakland Raiders made a statement Week 1 win against their AFC West division rivals Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football yesterday—the last Monday night game at the Coliseum. Head coach Jon Gruden was especially impressed with running back Josh Jacobs’ performance. The 21-year-old Jacobs was the Raiders’ first-round selection from the 2019 NFL Draft […]

The Oakland Raiders cut ties with Antonio Brown earlier in the week only for him to sign with the New England Patriots. Following Oakland’s victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night, Jon Gruden wishes the best for Brown and the Patriots. “You know, we gave it a shot. Now New England gets their turn. […]

The Oakland Raiders were able to fight out a win in their season opener against the Denver Broncos by a final score of 24-16. It was a game that helped alleviate the pressure of the Antonio Brown drama and a big start for a team that struggled mightily last season. Unfortunately, Gareon Conley suffered an […]

Antonio Brown was released by the Oakland Raiders after a drama-filled offseason on Saturday. It didn’t take long for him to latch on with the New England Patriots, which has upset many fans and media members. Either way, things were not going to work out for Brown in Oakland. One of his last acts as […]

This is not how Raiders coach Jon Gruden planned things to work out when they burned two draft picks for Antonio Brown. All of the noise that Brown and the team made over social media was not something they needed. However, they had to do what had to be done. They released the outspoken wideout […]

The news that everyone was dreading has become a reality. Following his release from the Oakland Raiders, Antonio Brown has signed with the New England Patriots. That isn’t a typo. As always, the Patriots continue to find ways to benefit from other team’s misfortunes. The Patriots adding an All-Pro receiver who has character concerns sounds […]

On Friday night, Antonio Brown shared a video to his followers on Instagram and Youtube of him speaking to Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. The conversation was about Brown’s absence from practice, and he ended it by saying “ain’t no more games” after Gruden implored him to return to the Raiders. Less than 24 […]

As the Oakland Raiders’ saga with Antonio Brown and unfolded with a release on Saturday, the team’s brass took roles. Head coach Jon Gruden took the “good cop” one while general manager Mike Mayock took “bad cop,” according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.  “Two different factions inside the building trying to figure out what […]

Over the span of a year, the Oakland Raiders have parted ways with some of the league’s best: edge-rusher Khalil Mack and wide receiver Antonio Brown. In doing so, Jon Gruden cracked jokes on Saturday in the aftermath of Brown’s stunning release. “At least I got to meet Antonio,” he said, per Matt Schneidman of […]

The Antonio Brown era with the Oakland Raiders has officially come to an end less than six months after the team traded for him. Brown has had quite the series of events unfold during his short stay with the Raiders. In less than six months in Oakland, Antonio Brown:• Refused to play over helmet, filed […]

It has been quite the spectacle watching the relationship between the Oakland Raiders and Antonio Brown unravel right before our eyes. Who would’ve thought that getting frostbitten feet would be one of the least-craziest things that involved Brown this offseason? Earlier this week, the Raiders front office boldly sent a fine to Brown for missing […]

Antonio Brown has yet to play a single snap in an official game for the Oakland Raiders. However, he has given the team more than a year’s worth of drama in their final year on Californian soil. The Raiders situation has become a soap opera that keeps on giving as both camps aren’t relenting with […]

Antonio Brown is taking the narrative into his own hands. Mere hours after the Oakland Raiders announced that he would indeed play in his team’s regular-season opener on Monday night, the six-time Pro Bowler posted a video on Instagram that includes a recent phone conversation he shared with Jon Gruden. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2F39nzBthS/ Did you catch that? […]

The Oakland Raiders and Antonio Brown have been involved in a whirlwind of events in the past 24 hours. Despite previous reports refuting the claim, Brown denies that he got into a scuffle with general manager Mike Mayock. The Raiders receiver gave ESPN’s Dianna Russini his side of the story. I asked him how he’s […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said the plan is for star wide receiver Antonio Brown to play Monday night against the Denver Broncos: "That's the plan. That's the plan." #Raiders coach Jon Gruden on if Antonio Brown will play MNF. Wow. — Lakisha Wesseling (@LakishaJackson) September 6, 2019 Brown got into an altercation with […]

The Antonio Brown saga in Oakland has been a bizarre one to put it lightly. From shady social media activity to the issues with helmets, the Raiders organization has been through a lot with the All-Pro receiver. And after an altercation between Brown and general manager Mike Mayock, the team might be ready to pull […]

Following the Oakland Raiders practice on Thursday, Jon Gruden spoke to the media but declined to comment on Antonio Brown. However, the passionate head coach said there will be ‘an announcement later’. Jon Gruden declined to answer questions on Antonio Brown and said the team will have “an announcement” later. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September […]

On Sunday, the Oakland Raiders added DeShone Kizer to their room of quarterbacks also featuring Derek Carr, Mike Glennon, and Nathan Peterman. Why? Peterman was later placed on the injured reserve list. Jon Gruden loves his quarterbacks, and Kizer has upside, according to Gruden. Per The Athletic’s Vic Tafur: “I am a big believer in […]

Antonio Brown has had quite an entrance with the Oakland Raiders after being traded to the team earlier this offseason. Despite all of the drama, the expectations for the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver remain nearly the same. The disgruntled wideout forced his way out of Pittsburgh after having a dispute with Ben Roethlisberger before […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden thinks with the guys surrounding Derek Carr he needs to go deeper more often this year. The Raiders improved their wide receivers corps adding Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams and the offensive line also improved. Gruden thinks with those improvements; it means that Carr can have more success more often […]

Derek Carr is the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback. That is not even debatable. But that doesn’t mean the Raiders can’t be impressed with their backup. Head coach Jon Gruden likes what he has seen from second-string quarterback Nathan Peterman, who has been playing very well in the preseason: “I’m afraid to bring up Peterman’s name […]