Jon Gruden won a Super Bowl. He got the ring, the parade, the validation every coach chases. However, looking back at how he was shipped to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he didn’t want the opportunity at first glance. “That was an emotional time for me,” Jon Gruden said on the Not Just Football podcast. “I […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders have an intriguing core of offensive players in Brock Bowers, Ashton Jeanty, and Fernando Mendoza. However, on defense, there’s Maxx Crosby, but the veteran turns 29 in August and doesn’t fit with this young core.As a result, the Silver and Black will have to identify players down the road who they […]
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Ashton Jeanty enjoyed a stellar collegiate career which led the Las Vegas Raiders in selecting him at No. 6 in the 2025 NFL Draft. He repaid their trust during his rookie year. The former Heisman Trophy runner-up had a solid…
Fernando Mendoza is college football royalty. But in the NFL, as of now, he’s just like any other newbie who will have to go through a tough grind. The Las Vegas Raiders are treating him no differently. “I love Fernando, but Fernando’s like every other young rookie,” Tom Brady told Liz Claman on FOX Business. […]
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The Philadelphia Eagles may not want to trade Jalen Carter, but these three trade packages could make them seriously think about it.
The Las Vegas Raiders 2025 campaign was a factory of sadness. But that doesn’t mean the team was without it’s bright spots despite a 3-14 campaign. One of the shining lights: Fourth-round rookie Tonka Hemingway. The 6-foot-2 and 284-pound defensive tackle from South Carolina made the most of his limited snaps racking up four sacks […]
It looks like the Las Vegas Raiders have moved on from linebacker Jamal Adams after just one season, making two big-time free-agent signings with linebackers Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker this offseason.Adams, 30, is still a free agent midway through July, and he’s made it clear what team he wants to sign with: the New […]
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Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden likely has many regrets from his coaching career, but this one has to really sting.
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The Los Angeles Chargers will have to deal with the Raiders as a semi-competitive squad in 2026, but a Maxx Crosby disaster could derail the whole thing.
Many fans have been baffled by EA Sports' latest Madden rating for Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.
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The Las Vegas Raiders signed 21 undrafted rookies this past off-season, though none have flashed as much as Raiders pass rusher Cian Slone. The undrafted rookie from NC State is coming off his lone season with the Wolfpack logging 61 tackles, 7 TFL, and just 1.5 sacks with an interception, fumble recovery, 14% pass rush […]
We are a week away from the Las Vegas Raiders’ rookies reporting to training camp on July 23, making this the last mailbag before the position battles are up and running. Of course, veterans won’t be there until the 28th, the following Tuesday, but this is one of your last chances to get any questions […]
NFL player comparisons for rookie wide reciever Malik Benson indicate that the Las Vegas Raiders may have found a diamond in the rough.
The Las Vegas Raiders have been connected to free-agent wide receivers all offseason and apparently will continue all the way to the start of the season unless they add one. It’s debatable if the team needs to add a player at the position. They do have several young receivers. Plus, team officials have said they […]
A trade idea offers the Las Vegas Raiders Cincinnati Bengals DT Kris Jenkins Jr., an easy flyer for a key spot on the defensive interior in their new scheme.
Bleacher Report predicts Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby will request a trade to the San Francisco 49ers in 2026.
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There is hope for improvement for the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense in the 2026 season and a big reason is the offensive line. The Raider’s offensive line was dreadful last season. It was caused by a combination of poor play, injuries and bad coaching. This year, the Raiders’ added free-agent prize, center Tyler Linderbaum and […]
The Las Vegas Raiders drafted their hopeful franchise cornerstone in quarterback Fernando Mendoza. You don’t spend the No. 1 overall on a player that you just hope to succeed. Yet, the team signed veteran Kirk Cousins to push Mendoza, not to act as a mentor but competition, a veritable ” iron sharpens iron” situation.Yet, NFL […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders just got a brutal reminder of Davante Adams' departure and their WR situation after he was slotted in at No. 10 in the NFL WR rankings.
Antonio Brown‘s time with the Oakland Raiders wasn’t much more than a blink. After demanding the Pittsburgh Steelers trade him […]
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Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby won't be traded for a 2027 1st-round pick and safety Julian Love, as one Seattle Seahawks expert outlined.
Hey Maxx Crosby, if Baker Mayfield gives you such a problem, pretty sure if you squeeze John Spytek and Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager enough, they might swing a deal so you can avoid a headache the rest of your career. […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive line struggled last season, prompting a new coaching staff to take over the group. Rick Dennison was brought in to help turn around the corps, hopefully elevate their performance, and allow Ashton Jeanty room to run and keep the quarterbacks upright. One of the players added in free agency was […]
The Raiders don’t have a clear no. 1 wide receiver on the roster and...
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What was supposed to be one of the NFL’s most exciting acquisitions quickly unraveled into one of its most infamous disasters. Antonio Brown, who started his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, grew disappointed with the franchise after nine seasons and requested a trade. That is when the Oakland Raiders’ then-coach Jon Gruden came into […]
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