Raiders: after a 10-6 campaign a season ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars seem to be spinning out of control. One player at the center of the drama is star running back Leonard Fournette. Joining Fournette in the chaos in Jacksonville is fellow running back TJ Yeldon where the two were allegedly “disengaged from coaches and teammates” […]
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Time has mercifully run out on the Oakland Raiders memorable 2018 season. It was a highly anticipated year to begin with but failed even before the opening kickoff of the first game against the Rams. The Khalil Mack trade will go down as arguably one of the worst deals in NFL history at least for
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174 wins in this Coliseum but this was one of the most satisfying. Might be the last game in Oakland, so it’s supposed to be emotional & full of questions about which team will show up, right? I was going to start this article off in terrible field position, then Dwayne Harris just picked it
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The Week 15 matchup in Cincinnati was a little chilly, 45°F to be exact. By now Raider Nation is used to the Raiders offense coming out hot in their first drive but this week, we looked frozen. Ramble Reaction: Raiders Week 15 vs Bengals This game included a milestone, Derek Carr became the franchise leader
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2018 hasn’t been kind to the Silver and Black. And at this point, there isn’t much more to talk about in terms of the 2018 season, expect what went wrong. Jon Gruden and *insert new GM name here* have aligned the Raiders quite well for the future, in terms of draft picks and cap space.
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The Raiders new executive needs to be a supreme pain in the ass. So much so, that head coach Jon Gruden constantly thinks, “Why in the hell did I hire you in the first place?” This is a prerequisite for a job that won’t have final say on personnel. Mark Davis forced Reggie McKenzie upon
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First the Raiders waxed general manager Reggie McKenzie on Monday then pull a reported $7.5 million one-year lease at the Coliseum for 2019 from the city of Oakland after an antitrust lawsuit was filed by the Town. Who would have thought after landing a haymaker right onto the chin (or Big Ben’s ribs) of the
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Derek Carr continues to prove that he is the Oakland Raiders’ best chance at redemption. This may seem quite obvious now, but entering the trade deadline it wasn’t so clear. While there have been fans and pundits “stanning” for #4 all season, a significant portion of the Raider fanbase was swinging the other way. Many
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The rivalry between the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers is one of the greatest in all of sports history. This Sunday the two will meet for the twenty-ninth time as the Raiders lead the overall series 15-13. No matter the circumstances surrounding either team going into this matchup, these games are always a fun
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Week 14 of the 2018 NFL season pits the Oakland Raiders against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With only two wins, the Raiders look like a team who have little chance to beat the seven win Steelers. However, week 13 saw the Raiders put up an admirable fight at home against the division leading Chiefs. As of
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