When the Las Vegas Raiders used the 17th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to select Alabama OL Alex Leatherwood, I physically left the draft gathering I attended. No, this is not hyperbole. The idea of choosing a prospect with the holes in his game that Leatherwood had-and still has today-with the names that […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders originally signed DE/OLB Jordan Jenkins to help provide depth behind established pass rushers Maxx Crosby and Chandler Jones. Unfortunately, Jenkins would be hurt shortly after entering the team’s preseason matchup with the Miami Dolphins, ending his season. This puts Las Vegas back where they were a week ago, in search of
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Las Vegas Raiders fans woke up to some interesting NFL news today. General manager Dave Ziegler is sending quarterback Nick Mullens to the Minnesota Vikings. NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero broke the news earlier this morning, sharing the development via Twitter. All training camp and preseason, Mullens was entrenched in the battle to be Derek
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels noted that his run defense is making progress following his team’s victory yesterday. The defense as a whole has ambitious expectations for this season. For so long, they’ve been the Raiders’ Achilles heel, but that’s expected to change. The old adage is that it begins in the trenches,
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One player that has turned heads during the Las Vegas Raiders’ training camp has been Sam Webb. He’s also made the most of his playing time during the preseason. Currently vying for playing time, can Webb crack the final roster? Will Raiders CB Sam Webb make the roster over Amik Robertson? Right now, the Raiders
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The Las Vegas Raiders and Ndamukong Suh have been linked throughout this past offseason and well into the preseason. His name resurfaced as the Raiders’ interior defensive line struggled early on in the first two games. However, Johnathan Hankins and Bilal Nichols have returned. In turn, this begs the question of whether Las Vegas should
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The first two preseason games for the Las Vegas Raiders have been solid, but yesterday’s matchup was far from it. The flaws were seen in the previous games, but against the Miami Dolphins, they were front and center. There were three groups and individuals in particular that laid some duds, and questions remain going forward.
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Did former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden nix a deal that would’ve brought Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Silver and Black? Most Raiders fans despise Brady. Obviously, this goes back to the Tuck Rule controversy, which Brady defends to this day. Or perhaps it’s the controversy surrounding the New England Patriots
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The battle for the backup quarterback job between Nick Mullens and Jarrett Stidham has been one of the many battles during the Las Vegas Raiders’ preseason. Is Stidham beginning to separate himself from the pack? Will he be the Raiders’ QB2 once it’s all said and done? Jarrett Stidham has been impressive against the Miami
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Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood has had a rough preseason. For most of the offseason prior to training camp, many assumed that Leatherwood would be a starter on the right side of the O-line. So far, that seems to be dubious at best. Leatherwood’s selection last year came under heavy criticism from the
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