With the first half of training camp over, let’s take a look at the leaderboard of the Raiders deepest position. Amari Cooper: It’s been a quiet off-season thus far for Amari Cooper, which isn’t a bad thing at all. Coop has come in even heavier than before, and the added strength could be for injury prevention. […]
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With the very beginnings of the season kicking off, and the Oakland Raiders landing an NFL Network spot, there are a few things at stake for the first preseason game. Here are a few items that Raider Nation should be keeping an eye on during Friday’s exhibition: The Gruden Offense Week 1 in the preseason is
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We are officially one week into training camp and now just hours away from the first preseason game against the Detroit Lions. Raider Nation is extremely excited to see the team take the field after what was a very eventful and enlightening first week of camp. Training camp practices are certainly important, but in the
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When the Oakland Raiders take the field in September the usual suspect will be the flag bearers. Jon Gruden, Derek Carr, and eventually Khalil Mack will get the lion’s share of credit or blame and rightfully so. However, the season will likely hinge on the performance of a few other, less heralded roster features and potential
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Raiders training camp is well underway and this brings excitement and the usual cynics. Along with Khalil Mack’s holdout, Gareon Conley has dominated conversations across the NFL spectrum. Conley entered this offseason with the training wheels off and appeared ready to move past his injury-plagued rookie season. One practice in, however, and the injury bug
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Oakland Raiders fans should be buzzing at the moment. Even though Khalil Mack hasn’t yet signed a new long-term deal, there’s plenty to be optimistic about. The offseason acquisitions have settled in nicely, earning rave reviews, especially one of my personal favorites, Arden Key, the recruit from LSU in this year’s 2018 NFL Draft. Key
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The content of this article comes from the ridiculous mind of A.J. DeMello and is for entertainment and comedy purposes. Let’s analyze this Raiders draft class. 2018 Raiders Draft Class Reports With Real-ish Insights Raiders Round 1 No. 15: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA Strengths: •Exceptional balance and lateral ability •Started all 13 games at left
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That was the mantra of Pro Football Hall of Fame members Ron Wolf and Raiders owner Al Davis for years when it came to describing their defensive philosophy. With today’s rules allowing receivers to prance across the middle and quarterbacks to be near untouchable, those words are as powerful as ever. For the most part,
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On May 14, The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting. Sure, places like the future home state (Nevada) of the Raiders have had this for decades, but now you don’t have to make that trip or bet with some offshore betting site. Many states have already begun to take advantage of this billion dollar industry.
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When the Raiders poached Derek Ansley away from the Alabama coaching staff, it was viewed as a great hire.
Ansley has come up from the vaunted Nick Saban coaching tree and helped develop some high-level defensive back prospects. Being a former college DB himself, Ansley joined the Alabama staff initially with experience as a coordinator. However, what maybe wasn’t clear before, but certainly is now, is that he is the most important position coach. After a secondary unit that took 13 weeks to produce an interception (the first of the year was snagged by a linebacker), Ansley is expected to improve the group significantly.
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