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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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.
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.
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.
When the Raiders open their season Sunday against the Panthers, the two players who grew up 15 miles apart will each start at wide receiver spots.
Suffering from plantar fasciitis, wide receiver Tyrell Williams suffered through a painful and disappointing first season with the Raiders.
How can a guy like the Pro Bowl wide receiver, who works so hard on his craft — more committed and diligent and driven than anyone, says head coach Jon Gruden and quarterback Derek Carr — also be so contentious about something like which helmet he wears?
The Raiders easily could challenge to be included among the most memorable clips of the HBO show “Hard Knocks” with a roster that includes Antonio Brown, Richie Incognito and Vontaze Burfict.
