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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 […]

The Oakland Raiders are longing for one of their guys in the secondary to help make plays for the defense. Jon Gruden said that Keisean Nixon has ‘made more plays than any of our corners‘. The Raiders signed Nixon as undrafted rookie earlier this offseason. In his last year at South Carolina in 2018, Nixon […]

Since the news dropped that Antonio Brown wasn’t at practice with the Oakland Raiders due to being unable to wear his helmet, there were laughs throughout the media. Jon Gruden hasn’t found any of the situation to be humorous and says that Brown’s helmet grievance is “no laughing matter”. Last word on Antonio Brown being […]

The saga surrounding Antonio Brown and his helmet disputes continue, but the Oakland Raiders receiver was recently at the latest training camp practice with the team, and in a brand new helmet. Speaking to the media following the team’s latest practice, Raiders coach Jon Gruden confirmed that Brown was at practice, and in a new, […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden is known for having a tough coaching style, but one thing is common for the players under him, they all love him. This is Tyrell Williams’ first year with the Raiders and said the thing he didn’t know about Gruden is just how good he is with the one-liners and […]

Antonio Brown always makes for interesting theater in addition to being a tremendous football player, and Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has already experienced that first hand. Speaking about Brown on Friday, Gruden said he was pumped to have his wide receiver back on the field, but also acknowledged how odd the past couple […]

The Oakland Raiders’ most realistic hopes of competing in the AFC West this season lie with Derek Carr regaining the level of play that him a breakout star in 2016. Fortunately, Oakland’s franchise signal-caller seems very confident his additional experience and comfort in Jon Gruden’s system will prove beneficial. “Year 2, we’re having different level […]

If there was any doubt that Antonio Brown would not be ready for Week 1, the Oakland Raiders have put it to rest. Both quarterback Derek Carr and head coach Jon Gruden have confirmed that Brown will be playing in the season opener, according to Vic Tafur of The Athletic and Field Yates of ESPN. […]

Oakland Raiders second-year head coach Jon Gruden signaled on Sunday that punter Johnny Townsend is not secure as the starter. This is due to a strong training camp from rookie AJ Cole. Cole, 23, is an undrafted free agent out of N.C. State signed by the Raiders. Townsend, meanwhile, is entering his second season in […]

The Oakland Raiders are going to be one of the most exciting teams to watch in 2019—win or lose. There’s a reason why the silver and black were selected to star in this year’s series of HBO’s Hard Knocks. Jon Gruden returns in his second season with the Raiders since returning to the coaching ranks […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown shocked everybody who follows the NFL with his reportedly and seemingly outrageous request to wear the “old” helmets on Friday, thus threatening to retire if he doesn’t get his wish. Nevertheless, head coach Jon Gruden has since defended his veteran wideout, who was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers in […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been in the forefront of the NFL media storm for the entirety of the offseason. So, when he misses training camp due to frostbitten feet, one could expect he’d stay there. It’s a genuinely odd injury with unknown severity and time to recover. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden doesn’t sound too optimistic about the injury to guard Gabe Jackson. Jackson, Oakland’s starting right guard, went down during team drills at Thursday’s practice. “We’re concerned, obviously,” Gruden said after practice, via Scott Bair of NBC Sports. “We’re really concerned. We’ll get more information that will allow us to be […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow was a fifth-round draft pick in April and he has already opened up a ton of peoples eyes with his play in training camp, including Coach Jon Gruden. On the team’s first depth chart, he was listed as the team’s starting slot receiver, but Gruden has been most impressed […]

It is no secret that the Oakland Raiders have been selected to appear on this year’s installment of the hit HBO television series, ” Hard Knocks.” With the latest season of the ever-popular program set to debut on Tuesday evening, it doesn’t seem as though Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will be waiting around for […]

Oakland Raiders mercurial wide receiver Antonio Brown has missed a chunk of training camp due to a previously undisclosed injury. In the past 24 hours, light has shed onto his situation; Brown has suffered a foot injury, specifically frostbite. The severity of the damage is unknown; frostbite is more likely to occur on one trekking […]

The Washington Redskins could have been picked for HBO’s Hard Knocks this season, and head coach Jay Gruden knows how much would have been on his plate if that would have been the case. While Gruden was a coordinator the Cincinnati Bengals, he was apart of Hard Knocks, and he knows how much extra work […]

The Oakland Raiders lost a legend on Saturday with Cliff Branch passing away, and on Sunday Jon Gruden paid tribute to the former wide receiver. During Sunday’s practice Derek Carr, Tyrell Williams, Vontaze Burfict and Lamarcus Joyner all wore number 21 to honor him, and Gruden said that he remembers him as a great ambassador […]

The absence of wide receiver Antonio Brown from Oakland Raiders training camp is disappointing. Though he’s shown up and played from time-to-time, he hasn’t been on the field consistently, missing the last two days. Reportedly, Brown is dealing with an undisclosed injury; though not appearing to be major, the Raiders are probably taking a cautious […]

The Oakland Raiders put the future of the franchise in the hands of Jon Gruden last year when they signed the head coach to an eye-popping 10-year deal worth $100-million. His first season of this tenure didn’t go too well though. It all started with the Khalil Mack situation. Oakland ended up trading the superstar […]

The Oakland Raiders made a bunch of free-agent signings and trades to bolster their roster on both sides of the ball this offseason, but one area in which the Raiders will be relying on homegrown talent is at safety. Oakland boasts a pair of first-round talents at safety, with 2016 first-round pick Karl Joseph manning […]

Over the past couple of seasons, Nathan Peterman has become a spectacle … but not in a good way. The Oakland Raiders signed Peterman this offseason and Jon Gruden has actually taken a liking to him. While speaking about the team, Jon Gruden said Nathan Peterman is “growing” on him. Peterman is expected to compete […]

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 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: […]