Raiders owner Mark Davis invited coach Jon Gruden, general manager Mike Mayock and both their wives to a Las Vegas function last weekend when it was learned Antonio Brown could be had.
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The start of the 2019 NFL season is now underway, and the Raiders’ trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Antonio Brown is official.
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have agreed to acquire Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco for a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden usually doesn’t single out a player’s toughness in team meetings. He made an exception Wednesday.
Two hospitals — one in Las Vegas and one in Oakland, California — had NFL visitors Tuesday.
While there is unquestionably a growing appetite for the NFL in parts of the United Kingdom, the idea of placing one’s hard earned pounds on the outcome of a Sunday game still seems more rubbish than anything to many making bets.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview NFL Week 2.
The Raiders opened their season Monday. Martavis Bryant wasn’t watching.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr continues to struggle with the deep ball.
The Raiders have yet to conduct a full training-camp practice with their top three cornerbacks. Monday represented the best chance in weeks. A freak collision spoiled it.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Arizona Cardinals’ season in the eighth of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
Eddy Pineiro is competing with incumbent Giorgio Tavecchio for the Raiders’ kicking job. He laughed Wednesday at a reporter’s suggestion that he might ask Johnny Townsend to manipulate their competition.
Free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins is predictably the top priority on Minnesota’s offseason shopping list.
A person familiar with the contract says Drew Brees has agreed to a two-year, $50 million extension with the New Orleans Saints.
Case Keenum plans to sign with Denver when free agency opens Wednesday, ESPN reported early Tuesday.