When Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler traded Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller to the New York Giants mid-March, the tight end position suddenly became an urgent need in Las Vegas. Ziegler helped patch the group in free agency by welcoming both Austin Hooper and O.J. Howard to Sin City, then put the cherry on […]
Per ‘reports’, it’s only a matter of time. Not only did the Silver and Black add Jakobi Meyers to their ranks via free agency, but the team also selected aforementioned Tre Tucker in the 2023 NFL Draft. Do these moves signal the end of Renfrow in Sin City? According to these ‘reports’, the answer is yes.
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It’s not all bad in Sin City—throughout these last two years, the Raiders stand alone as the only team to house more than one player who earned an “elite” grade in each of the last two NFL seasons.
Veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was the first player who Las Vegas Raiders’ general manager Dave Ziegler agreed to terms with once the ‘legal tampering’ period began this offseason. Of all the players who verbally agreed to terms with the Raiders during this period, he was the very last to officially sign his deal. First to agree, last to sign the dotted line; what’s going on? According to most reporters at the time, there was nothing to worry about. Everything was just fine – a minor detail in the contract-language was being worked on, that’s all.
Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in round two of the 2021 NFL Draft, safety Trevon Moehrig has been a day-one starter in Las Vegas’ secondary. During his rookie campaign, Moehrig played the same coverage-safety role that led him to win the Jim Thorpe Award in 2020. This past season, now in year-two of his NFL career, Moehrig swapped to a utility role. Instead of playing the free safety position he was accustomed to, the former TCU defensive back spent his ’22 season at strong safety. Teammate Nate Hobbs shares a similar story.
When Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler were officially hired to take control of the Las Vegas Raiders, it was clear the “Patriot Way” was how the Silver and Black were conducting business. Although Derek Carr was signed to an extension upon the duo’s arrival, quarterback Jarrett Stidham was acquired in a trade to be the
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Good news, Raider Nation – the Las Vegas Raiders have announced their schedule for the 2023 NFL season. From Week 1 to Week 18, fans now know what to expect from September to December, and beyond. In case you missed it, here’s the full schedule for the upcoming season: Coming soon this fall ? pic.twitter.com/pMfZLpfxvz
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before – the Las Vegas Raiders struggled in coverage last season. During the team’s 2022 campaign, they surrendered the fourth-most passing yards league-wide. In 2020, the Silver and Black were responsible for the seventh-most passing yards against them. For the 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2013 seasons, the
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The 2023 NFL Draft came and went, and a pair of cornerbacks from Maryland found themselves on an NFL roster. At the 24th-overall pick in the draft, Deonte Banks heard his name called as the New York Giants selected him. Much later, at pick 104, Dave Ziegler and the Las Vegas Raiders took Banks’ counterpart
Heading into this year’s offseason, Raider Nation wanted nothing more than to see the Silver and Black revamp their defense – and for good reason. During the team’s ’22 season, the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense surrendered the fifth-most yards, seventh-most points and sixth-most first-downs. The lack of playmakers was evident as Patrick Graham‘s defense totaled
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