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Raider Nation has low confidence that the Raiders will have a winning record

The Las Vegas Raiders have improved their roster throughout free agency and the NFL draft. With the Maxx Crosby trade not going through as well, it leaves open the chance that the Raiders could see an improvement in their overall record. Of course, with the seventh-toughest schedule in the league, the three AFC West teams […]

Continuing upward trend vital for Jonah Laulu and Raiders’ defense

More snaps equals more production tends to the tale of the NFL tape. Such was the case for Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu. Logging 764 snaps over the course of 17 games (15 starts) in 2025, the Sin City-native had a productive Year 2 totaling 51 tackles (eight behind the line of scrimmage), […]

Las Vegas Raiders pushing for All-Pro honors in 2026

The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t have an All-Pro selected for the 2025 season, the first time in nearly half a decade the team didn’t have a player selected with the award. In 2025, TE Brock Bowers was named as a first team All-Pro by the AP, NFLPA, PFF, & PFW while AJ Cole was named […]

Raiders fans talk their experiences at training camp

The Las Vegas Raider’s full squad will be beginning training camp next week. So celebrate we asked our readers in our Tuesday Community Question topic this week if they’ve ever attended a Raiders’ training camp practice. Here are some of your responses: krkster I went to some of the ones in Napa. One time it […]

Raiders training camp 2026 preview

The Las Vegas Raiders’ first training camp practice will be held Wednesday. Here are three storylines to look for: The injuries: The big early training camp questions will be about star defensive end Maxx Crosby, free-agent addition, linebacker Nakobe Dean and rookie cornerback Jermod McCoy. They missed all or most of the offseason sessions. The […]

Raiders news: Maxx Crosby is such a monster against the run

Maxx Crosby is widely known as one of the premier pass-rushes sin the NFL. But the Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end doesn’t get enough love for his ability to affect the game in the run game as well. And that’s what makes his so special. A recent X post by NFL analyst Ryan Paganetti […]

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ESPN’s NFL top ten list shows the Raiders’ growth in talent

The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off a disappointing 3-14 season that gave them the number one pick in the draft. John Spytek had a chance to change the franchise quickly by grabbing a quarterback and spending money in free agency. Starting with free agency, the Raiders went to work to upgrade the roster. They […]

Fernando Mendoza versus Purdue, Part XII of Las Vegas Raiders’ Mendoza Mania

We’re wrapping up the regular season in Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series, diving into film breakdowns for each of Fernando Mendoza’s games during his last College Football season, and looking at Indiana’s dominant 56-3 win over in-state rival Purdue. However, this was the Las Vegas Raiders’ new quarterback’s worst performance of a passer […]

Raiders news: Fernando Mendoza signing rookie contract

The wait is over. The Las Vegas Raiders have now secured its entire rookie draft class by signing No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza. It was a long process since the Raiders drafted the Heisman Trophy winner from Indiana on April 23. There was media speculation that he remained unsigned because of details with secondary […]

Submit your Las Vegas Raiders training camp mailbag questions!

Las Vegas Raiders training camp is finally here! Rookies report to camp today (Thursday, July 23), and we already have some positive news with fourth-round pick Jermod McCoy reportedly set to sign his contract. Granted, the biggest draft pick of them all, Fernando Mendoza, hasn’t put ink to paper yet at the time of writing. […]

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Raiders fans believe Brock Bowers is No. 1

ESPN recently polled NFL coaches and executives to rank the top 10 tight ends going into the 2026 season. Las Vegas Raiders third-year star Brock Bowers was voted as the top player at the position in the league. We ran a FEED post asking our community members if they agree that Bowers is the top […]

Raiders news: Will Fernando Mendoza be a Netflix star next summer?

While this summer’s version of Netflix is streaming and getting strong reviews as the series usually does, there is already speculation on who will be the featured NFL played of ‘Quarterback’ in 2027, in a review of the 2026 season. There is already speculation there would be a major Las Vegas Raiders flavor to the […]

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Jermod McCoy signs rookie contract

The day began with six unsigned rookie draft picks with two of them belonging to the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, though, on the eve of he team’s rookie reporting date for training camp, the team is down to one unsigned rookie as ESPN has reported cornerback Jermod McCoy plans to sign his rookie deal Wednesday. […]

Las Vegas Raiders Summer Scouting: QB Rankings

I broke down the 2027 scouting classes in my early summer scouting series, and the room has a ton of potential with a long list of potential standout players. I broke down the offense and defense in articles and I suggest reading those for a broad aspect of the room. These rankings are extremely early, […]

Will the Raiders have a winning record in 2026?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Raiders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Las Vegas Raiders have improved their roster throughout free agency and the NFL draft. With […]

Raiders undrafted free agents 2026: Meet Xavian Sorey

The Las Vegas Raiders signed linebacker Xavian Sorey as an undrafted free agent. Let’s take a closer look at Sorey: Size: 6-2, 228 pounds. College: Arkansas (2024-25), Georgia (2021-23). College highlights: He played 27 games in three seasons at Georgia with two starts. He started all 25 games in two seasons at Arkansas. He led […]

Are you in favor of Raiders signing Von Miller?

Recently, future Pro Football Hall of Fame pass-rusher Von Miller mentioned signing with the Las Vegas Raiders as a potential reality while discussing potential fits for him on a podcast that included his friend, Raiders’ pass-rush star Maxx Crosby. Miller mentioned multiple teams and the sense of his tone was that he is open to […]

Raider news: Don’t sleep on Ashton Jeanty’s impact in this area

Ashton Jeanty has an up-and-down rookie season as a rusher for various reasons after the Las Vegas Raiders made the running back the No 6 overall pick in the 2025 draft. However, the Boise State product did make a major impact as a receiver out of the backfield. A recent X post by NFL Researcher […]

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