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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo missed the team’s Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion. Rookie Aidan O’Connell started in his place and took seven sacks — including six from Khalil Mack — on the way to another Las Vegas loss. On Monday, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniel said Jimmy […]

It’s been tough to totally focus on the start of the Las Vegas Raiders 2023 season with all of the Chandler Jones drama taking place off the field for the team currently. Nobody really knows what’s going on with Jones, but he has continued to go on strange social media rants, almost always taking shots […]

Maxx Crosby is making his presence known for the Raiders amid the team’s poor start. The Raiders have begun the season with a 1-2 record but fans have grown restless with some of the unsavory aspects of what has been happening on the field thus far. Las Vegas agreed to a contract with a former […]

Josh McDaniels is the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. He started as a wide receiver at John Carroll University, but his playing career quickly ended. He joined Michigan State as a graduate assistant under the watchful eye of Nick Saban. McDaniels then became an assistant coach on Bill Belichick‘s staff in New England […]

In a season that started with so much promise after a gritty win over the Denver Broncos, the Las Vegas Raiders are now 1-2 and struggling. Sunday night’s winnable home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers felt like a road contest in an Allegiant Stadium packed with black and yellow. The Raiders moved the ball effectively […]

It’s better for Josh McDaniel to stay away from social media for now. After the Las Vegas Raiders’ 23-18 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, McDaniels has been catching plenty of heat from irate fans on X (formerly Twitter). The hate mostly comes from a head-scratching decision McDaniel made late in the game. With Las […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had the chance to win over the Pittsburgh Steelers during NFL Week 3. But, fans were shocked when Coach Josh McDaniels opted to kick for a field goal on the 10-yard line while they were behind by eight points. He outlined why they made this call in his latest statement, via […]

Las Vegas Raiders fans have a reputation as a bit of a rough-and-tumble group. Makes for a great home atmosphere, intimidates opponents. It’s attitude with purpose. Apparently, none of that rubbed off on New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr during his nine seasons with the franchise. “I’m gonna be the kind of guy I want […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were faced with a tough task traveling to Buffalo to take on the Bills, and despite hanging around early, ended up getting blown out by Josh Allen and company, 38-10. Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels gave his explanation for the big loss, via Vic Tafur of The Athletic. McDaniels: “We never […]

The Las Vegas Raiders managed to earn a victory in Week 1 even without Chandler Jones. As head coach Josh McDaniels looks towards Week 2, he is seemingly expecting the same outcome. Jones is currently away from the Raiders after posting messages on social media that he doesn’t want to play for the team anymore. […]

Jimmy Garoppolo and the Las Vegas Raiders came back from a 16-10 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Broncos in Week 1. After the game, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and star running back Josh Jacobs couldn’t say enough good things about their new quarterback. “He’s a good leader. He’s won a […]

Disgruntled defensive end Chandler Jones will not play in the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 1 game against the Denver Broncos. After the player’s blowup on social media this week, where he leaked text messages from his head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, and said he doesn’t want to play for the team […]

The best test of an NFL young core is beating a team that is aging. This is exactly what lies ahead of the Maxx Crosby-led Las Vegas Raiders’ secondary ahead of their matchup against Russell Wilson’s Denver Broncos. The team is full of new talent with Marcus Peters, Marcus Epps, Tyree Wilson, and Robert Spillane. […]

There is major drama right now between Chandler Jones, the Las Vegas Raiders, and head coach Josh McDaniels, and the defensive end is taking to Instagram to leak alleged texts and air their dirty laundry. In response, Jones claims the organization sent the Las Vegas Crisis Response Team to his home to do a wellness […]

Las Vegas Raiders star Chandler Jones isn’t with the team after he posted frustrated messages on his Instagram, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. “#Raiders coach Josh McDaniels says Chandler Jones is not with the team today and called it a ‘private’ and ‘personal’ manner,” Rapoport reported. Jones, a talented defender, was frustrated after not being […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are likely hoping that Chandler Jones will have a much more productive 2023 campaign for them after he struggled during his initial season with them in 2022. Week 1 hasn’t even rolled around yet, but it looks like Jones already has problems with head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are heading into the season with three quarterbacks on the roster and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is sharing his reasoning behind keeping all three. For McDaniels, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer, and Aidan O’Connell were all worthy of roster spots and did not deserve to be left off the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders did a lot in the NFL Draft to get star tight end Michael Mayer. Josh McDaniel’s squad traded all the way up to the 35th overall pick to acquire the rookie out of Notre Dame football. But, as most rookies would have it, he would get his welcome-to-the-league moment. It all […]

It appears that Las Vegas Raiders fans are going to have to wait to see their starters play, as head coach Josh McDaniels leaned toward saying that the first-teamers won’t play in the preseason finale. “I don’t know that we are going to put some guys out there again,” McDaniels said, via Myles Simmons. “We’ll […]

Josh Jacobs is still sticking to his plan of sitting out the first few games of the NFL season. This does not at all worry Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels. The contract saga seems to be slowly unfolding a new role for backup Zamir White and his NFL Preseason stint has been proving just […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are heading into the 2023 season without confident knowledge of whether one of their best players will join them. Josh Jacobs still does not want to play on the franchise tag and the team has yet to strike a deal with him for a different contract. When asked if there was […]

The Las Vegas Raiders traveled to Southern California for joint practices ahead of their week 2 preseason contest with the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night, and a fight broke out between the squads to the dismay of head coach Josh McDaniels. Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby chased down Rams RB Cam Akers and punched […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had their first preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, and they won in blowout fashion by the score of 34-7. Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels spoke about how the standard that is expected in practice led to the performance in the game. “I think the understand the way […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will lean on Davante Adams in 2023 as the team attempts to rebound from their forgettable 2022 campaign. However, they were forced to hold their breath after Adams suffered an injury scare on Friday during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers. Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels provided an injury […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have not had their top rookie on the field at all this offseason, but that could be changing soon after Josh McDaniels provided a positive update on Tyree Wilson on Thursday. “Not going to put a timeline on it but…if we keep headed in the right direction, it shouldn’t be too […]

Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels has a long history with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo dating back to their time together in New England, and it seems he knows what he has in the veteran quarterback. With Garoppolo coming off a foot injury and apparently struggling a bit with interceptions in training camp, McDaniels shot down […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have developed a way of dealing with behavior deemed inappropriate that has NFL fans talking. This time, Raiders defensive lineman Maxx Crosby was forced to remind the team of the rules after getting into an altercation with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. It has been revealed that star defensive had to do a […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels was already familiar with new quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo thanks to their days together with the New England Patriots. However, McDaniels is downplaying that this has much impact on their connection, reports ProFootballTalk’s Myles Simmons. “I think the familiarity is probably a little bit overblown. I think the reality […]

Jimmy Garoppolo has been dealing with injury concerns. Fortunately, it appears that he will be ready to roll for Las Vegas Raiders training camp after passing his physical. Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels recently revealed that Garoppolo will have no restrictions during training camp, per Myles Simmons of NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk. “No, there […]

Two of the Las Vegas Raiders’ first three draft picks aren’t ready for the start of training camp. Raiders coach Josh McDaniels gave injury updates for Tyree Wilson and Byron Young on Tuesday, though it’s not exactly clear when either player will be ready to make his NFL debut. No. 7 overall draft pick Tyree […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are preparing for the 2023 season without Josh Jacobs right now. The 25-year-old is the only player absent from the team’s mandatory minicamp but there is a reason why. In speaking with reporters, McDaniels spoke nicely of Jacobs and explained why he is not at the Raiders minicamp, according to Omar […]

New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo underwent foot surgery back in March to repair an injury that he reportedly sustained back in December with the San Francisco 49ers. While some have started to consider pressing the panic button with his health issues, head coach Josh McDaniels is in full belief Jimmy G will be […]

Legendary quarterback Tom Brady has agreed to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and head coach Josh McDaniels jokingly said that Brady should have to admit that the famous “tuck rule” play was a fumble in the 2001 postseason, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “One hundred percent. No question,” […]

Las Vegas Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams vented his frustrations with the front office last week, saying he’s not exactly happy with the direction the franchise is heading in regard to the offense. While the Raiders did say he’s open to having more input with the moves they make, Adams knows he’ll never have […]

Further adjustments are likely to be made by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2023 offseason. This is especially true considering the number of roster spots still available. Additionally, the Raiders wish to return to the NFL playoffs. They can, of course, do so through the draft. Here we’ll look at which rookie prospects the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have added former New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola to their coaching staff. Josh McDaniels will have Amendola coaching the Raiders’ returners and assisting with the receivers, per NFL reporter Albert Breer. Danny Amendola had a 13-year career in the NFL as a wide receiver and returner, with his longest […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been busy during free agency. It began with Jimmy Garoppolo coming on board as well as Jakobi Meyers. Then Darren Waller left town via a trade with the New York Giants, and head coach Josh McDaniels has a lot of work to do after a disappointing 2022 campaign. However, the […]

Just because the Las Vegas Raiders have a shiny new quarterback to run their offense, it doesn’t mean that they are closing the door on the possibility of adding another signal-caller by using their first-round pick in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. The Raiders have moved on completely from Derek Carr by signing Jimmy Garoppolo […]

Holding the seventh overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders have an important decision to make. One option could see former Georgia standout Jalen Carter falling into Las Vegas’ lap. If the opportunity were to come to fruition, head coach Josh McDaniels and the Raiders have already thought about a plan. […]