Gardner Minshew agreed to a two-year deal Monday with $15 million guaranteed, giving the Raiders an insurance policy if they can’t draft a top quarterback.
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Nobody is better at hosting such events than Las Vegas. Nobody knows how to put on a show like it. Nobody is better at handling the enormous responsibility.
Some high-profile coaches became available in the last 48 hours, but Raiders owner Mark Davis should focus his search on just two names.
Derek Carr, nine-year starting quarterback for the Raiders, is expected to be released this week after refusing to be traded to any team.
While the Rams might be creating a new, younger fan base across this City of Angels, the Raiders remain its most popular NFL team.
The Raiders have walked off on six occasions for victories this season. They have the fourth-worst point differential (minus-65) to make the postseason in NFL history.
Third-year wide receiver Hunter Renfrow offered some semblance of competence for the Raiders in their loss to the Chiefs.
In a game Kansas City led 35-0 and won 48-9, thoughts of blowing up the entire Raiders mess and starting over took center stage.
The Raiders were awful, abysmal, abominable, atrocious. So much for Rich Bisaccia’s process this week. The Raiders were unprepared and overmatched.
In searching for a head coach to replace the now-resigned Jon Gruden, the Raiders need to seek out a new-age leader.
How the Raiders performed on and off the field under Jon Gruden as head coach.
How the Raiders look as a team against Baltimore on Monday might be just as important as to what the scoreboard reads at game’s end.
Injuries limited cornerback Damon Arnette to nine games last season, when the former first-round pick struggled to produce much of anything.
Allegiant Stadium, home to the Raiders, never becomes reality without the vision of Sheldon Adelson, who died Monday at the age of 87.
Daniel Carlson is 24-of-26 on field goals this season, but none so far have decided the outcome.