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Vontaze Burfict’s ejection adds to NFL’s double-standard

In recent history, the NFL has attempted to do its part to ensure player safety by handing out harsh fines and suspensions for plays that include helmet-to-helmet contact. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see the season-long suspension Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been given. Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict’s ejection adds to

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Dog ‘Taze: NFL shelves Raiders’ Burfict for the year

You can’t accuse the Oakland Raiders of not having each other’s backs — that’s for sure.   “This is straight bullshit,” linebacker Tahir Whitehead tweeted reacting to teammate Vontaze Burfict getting suspended for the rest of the season after a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday. “No way that hit calls for that.

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“Spooked” Raiders Can’t Get Any Worse, Right?

Dissecting the Raiders’ Jon Gruden-Derek Carr “dilemma” is the hot topic among Raider Nation – and for good reason. The relationship between the head coach and quarterback, unlike any other bond, is a special one and can be the difference between success and failure in the NFL.  Yet, in the Oakland Raiders loss to the

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Winning Cures Everything and the Oakland Raiders Need to Win

One of the few rallying points for the Raiders has been its disdain for former receiver Antonio Brown. The harmonious “disparaging remarks” picked up through ESPN live television microphones were sung by a sold out Coliseum full of strangers like a chorus at the Opera House. Monday Night Football against the Denver Broncos almost seems

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