With Darren McFadden’s retirement and Sebastian Janikowski’s career possibly drawing to a close, it will be the end of an era for the Raiders. Yesterday, former Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden officially retired from playing in the NFL. The former fourth-round pick of the 2008 NFL draft played for seven years with the Silver […]
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Sebastian Janikowski will not play again for the Oakland Raiders this year and possibly won’t take the field again. For Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2017 was a contract year. The long-time superstar leg of the Raiders renegotiated his contract in the offseason in preparation for free agency next year. The kicker took a pay
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The Oakland Raiders are looking more and more likely to be without their pair of 1,000-yard receivers for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. With what appears to be only three active wide receivers on the roster, Isaac Whitney, is getting a call-up from the practice squad. Isaac Whitney, a product of Riverside Community
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The Raiders find themselves right in the middle of a divisional and wild card race despite only five wins. The Oakland Raiders control their own destiny thanks to the ineptitude of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills deciding to start “walking turnover” Nathan Peterman in Week 11. The two paths at hand, win
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Both Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib are suspended in the fallout from yesterday’s ugly incident. Yesterday’s fight between Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree and Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib has resulted in suspensions for both. The Hammer Drops As Raiders’ Crabtree Is Suspended Earlier via his Twitter account, Ian Rapoport shared the news of the suspension.
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There’s one team in the NFL that has a reputation that precedes them and it’s been that way since the very beginning. The Oakland Raiders were established in controversy and have remained that way practically since Day 1. Every team with Oakland on their schedule has the storied “Raiders Week” when they plan to face a
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NaVorro Bowman is so good in coverage, he can pick a pass off lying down. Yes, that’s said in jest. But that’s exactly how the Oakland Raiders’ first interception occurred this past Sunday against the Denver Broncos. It was the most Raider-like pick — ever. With Denver a mere yard from paydirt, Bowman diagnosed a
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Punchless, lifeless, and apathetically going through the motions describes the Raiders season, until Sunday that is. In a sport as brutal as football sometimes the best thing for a struggling team is a morale-boosting melee. When as players, as they put it, have had enough of getting their butts kicked and getting embarrassed, they usually
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Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. was finally shown the door after 11 disappointing weeks. Raider Nation is now asking, was Norton the scapegoat? Who was actually running the defense? And is head coach Jack Del Rio the real issue? But before we try to find answers to some of these questions, let’s take a
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If Oakland’s going to make a push for the playoffs it must start Sunday for the Raiders against the Denver Broncos. Crunch Time! The Oakland Raiders currently sit at third in the division behind the L.A. Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs, and while Oakland holds the tie-breaker with the top-ranked Chiefs, it won’t make much
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