Clelin Ferrell, Johnathan Abram and Trayvon Mullen signed four-year rookie contracts Tuesday.
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Several Las Vegas sportsbooks posted lines on Week 1 games when the NFL released its schedule in April, and the Westgate also has posted lines on 80 “Games of the Year.”
Dwayne Harris ignited a spark last Christmas Eve during a game that possibly was the Raiders’ last in Oakland and perhaps the final home game of Harris’ team tenure. Turns out, it was neither.
Home favorites in the -3 to -6½ range have a record of 12-1 straight up and 11-2 against the spread since 2005. And home teams are 10-0 straight up and 8-2 ATS in conference championship play in the past five years.
The Raiders say “correction notices” issued to some fans for the personal seat licenses they bought are price adjustments and don’t constitute an overall reduction in PSL prices at the Las Vegas stadium.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has been getting lots of support from fans after dropping a critical pass in the playoff game, including from a second grader who wrote him a supportive letter.
Neither Rodney Hudson nor Jared Cook was voted to the Pro Bowl as the Raiders were shut out of the All-Star game for the first time since 2003.
This weekend’s NFL games scheduled to be broadcast in the Las Vegas market.
Khalil Mack had a sack and fumble recovery, Eddie Jackson returned an interception for a touchdown and the Chicago Bears tightened their grip on the NFC North with a 25-20 victory over the second-place Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.
It was that type of NFL Sunday for the betting public, which saw underdogs go 6-3-2 ATS with four outright upsets.
Wide receiver Brandon LaFell suffered Sunday what the Raiders believe is a season-ending rupture to his left Achilles’ tendon. He is expected to be placed on injured reserve this week.
How the Raiders performed in a 23-21 win against the Cardinals.
Raiders rookie wide receiver Marcell Ateman caught a 32-yard pass in his NFL debut, helping to set up Daniel Carlson’s 35-yard field goal as time expired in a 23-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Raiders radio reporter Chris Townsend said on the air Lee Smith grabbed coach Jon Gruden by the neck to calm the coach down.
Exactly 33 years to the day after Theismann’s gruesome injury during a nationally televised game , Smith went down with breaks to his right fibia and tibia midway through the third quarter of Washington’s 23-21 loss to the visiting Houston Texans on Sunday and was replaced at QB by backup Colt McCoy.
