In this latest edition of Raiders Notes, we take notice of the joint practices with the New England Patriots. Apparently, the Las Vegas Raiders have been dominating in Henderson. Meanwhile, Josh McDaniels trimmed his roster with a series of moves this week. The date for getting the Raiders’ roster to 53 is quickly approaching. By […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ starting quarterback has found his name getting dragged through the mud recently. Almost all of it can be pointed to a story that made headway involving Derek Carr, Tom Brady, and former Raiders’ tsar Jon Gruden. Thanks to all the conjecture being revived by UFC president Dana White, ESPN’s Stephen A.
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The Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots are sharing the practice field today in Henderson. As expected, the Raiders’ loaded offense is dominating the practice field so far. It’s been quite an eventful week for the Silver and Black. More struggles for the O-line have dominated headlines as well as the news surrounding Kenyan
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Many are ready to slap the ‘bust’ label on the former first-round pick. Heading into Alex Leatherwood’s second year, he’s still struggling to earn a starting role. However, it’s not that simple for the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive lineman. The better question is if it all falls on the shoulders of the Alabama product. The
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The Las Vegas Raiders have parted ways with Kenyan Drake today. The team signed Drake last season to a lucrative contract, but after failing to live up to expectations, the Raiders have moved on. However, it should be noted that not all of it falls on Drake’s shoulders. New head coach Josh McDaniels and general
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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
Some Retrospect, Who Was Available Instead of Alex Leatherwood? Read More »
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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