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At this point of the offseason, it’s sunshine and rainbows for the Las Vegas Raiders. The team landed a much-hyped young offensive mind in Klint Kubiak to helm the team. Alongside general manager John Spytek, the head coach and chief personnel man rolled up their collective sleeves to build a roster via free agency and […]
The Las Vegas Raiders had the number one pick in the draft and used it on a potential franchise quarterback. Fernando Mendoza was the pick and has raised Raider Nation’s hopes for the future. It was the first time the franchise had taken a quarterback in the first round since 2007. John Spytek and his […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are deploying a brand-new offense for the third season in a row. This time, it is new head coach Klint Kubiak who will be leading the way, with his last offense helping the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl. With Kubiak helping Jaxson Smith-Njigba lead the league in receiving, the question […]
The 2011 and 2018 seasons. That’s the last time the Silver & Black had a kick return and punt return touchdowns, respectively. Jacoby Ford’s 101-yard house call against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 11, 2011 and Dwyane Harris’ heads-up 99-yard end zone visit against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 24, 2018 were the said scoring […]
We’re in the hurry up and wait period of the offseason, with the Las Vegas Raiders on a summer break before training camp. But we still have this week’s mailbag to get to, touching on camp, Maxx Crosby trade rumors and a bunch of season preview questions. Let’s get to it! Q: With the talk […]
It’s no secret that the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster lacks a true No. 1 wide receiver heading into training camp, even after a full offseason, including free agency and the 2026 NFL draft. But there are a handful of veteran receiver options still available who could fill the need and give rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza […]
Much of the attention is on Brock Bowers. And for good reason. Dubbed as a “football robot from heaven” by head coach Klint Kubiak, the Las Vegas Raiders tight end reached elite status after a stellar initial season in the NFL where Bowers set a rookie record with 112 receptions (for 1,194 yards and five […]
We’re onto Week 5 in Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series, providing film breakdowns on every game from the Las Vegas Raiders’ No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, Fernando Mendoza’s last season at Indiana. The theme of this matchup against Iowa was pressure. The stakes were high for the Hoosiers, as they […]
The Las Vegas Raiders don’t break for training camp for another 6 weeks, but their has already been positional battles to start, and to be talked about. The Raiders coming off a 3-14 season are not going to pencil in their starters, there’s a lot of youth, and with that a lot of unproven talent. […]
It’s June and it’s truly one of the few (relatively) quiet periods of the NFL year. Thus, for our Tuesday Community Question this week, we simply asked our community members how they are feeling about the team right now. Expectations are high for the team after a big offseason of change. Here are some of […]
Welcome to Summer Scouting, a personal favorite time of the year for me. Over the course of the next 1-2 months, I will be breaking down the draft classes, prospects to watch, breakout candidates, and much more on a week to week basis to better help prepare for the actual 2027 draft cycle. The 2027 […]
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Aidan O’Connell has bounced up and down the Las Vegas Raiders’ depth chart pretty much from the moment he was drafted. When the 2023 fourth-round pick was first added to the Raiders’ roster, he was the third-string quarterback behind Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer. But after a strong preseason, while the other two quarterbacks struggled […]
Now here’s a name for old-school Raider Nation: Lance Johnstone. A second-round selection (57th overall) by the Oakland Raiders back in the 1996 NFL Draft, the Temple product transitioned from collegiate linebacker to a pure pass-rushing defensive end. And the 6-foot-4 and 250-pound Philadelphia native parlayed his role as a situational/rotational quarterback hunter into 72 […]
An underrated standout of the Raiders OTA’s & minicamp thus far has been former Auburn standout, and Bo Jackson’s nephew, Shedrick Jackson. Jackson, who will turn 27 in October, is a former UDFA out of Auburn in 2023. Jackson would sign with the Bengals where he spent two seasons bouncing back and forth between the […]
I’ve been talking about it for several weeks now; with the Las Vegas Raiders wrapping up mandatory minicamp last Thursday, we’re officially in the dog days of summer, sitting around and waiting around for training camp to begin at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center in Henderson, Nevada. So, we’ve certainly hit the “slow news” portion […]
The Las Vegas Raiders signed wide receiver Chase Roberts as an undrafted free agent. Let’s take a closer look at Roberts: Size: 6-3, 209 pounds. College: BYU. College highlights: He had 54 catches for 802 yards (14.9 per catch average) and six touchdown catches in 2025. He was a third-team All Big-12 selection in 2025. […]
The Las Vegas Raiders’ defense has a new beginning going into the 2026 NFL season as they have hired Rob Leonard as their new defensive coordinator and they have added several new starters. So, it’s time for the Las Vegas defense to end a long drought. It’s time for the Silver and Black’s defense to […]
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We’re diving into Fernando Mendoza’s first Big Ten conference game in Part IV of Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania, breaking down the film on every game from the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL draft’s/new Las Vegas Raiders franchise quarterback’s final season at Indiana. This Week 4 matchup was supposed to pit two […]
This roster isn’t build off who would give the Raiders the best possible roster on the field, but specifically on a year to year basis. For example, while Davante Adams isn’t the best Raiders receiver of all time, his 2022 season certainly is among the best, if not the best, in Raiders history. Additionally, no […]
The Las Vegas Raiders signed defensive tackle Benito Jones as a free agent this offseason. Let’s take a closer look at Jones: Size: 6-1, 335 pounds. NFL experience: He was signed by the Miami Dolphins in 2020 as an undrafted free agent. He played six games as a rookie and spent most of the season […]
Indeed, the biggest question surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 season is and will continue to be when will rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza take over as the starting quarterback. That query will hover over the franchise until the time its announced Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick, takes over the offense. There, of course, […]
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 are deploying a brand-new offense for the third season in a row. […]
We all know why Klint Kubiak was hired as the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach after the events of the 2025 NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl last season in large part because of the work Kubiak did as their offensive coordinator. Meanwhile, the las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll and most […]