Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby had two sacks, a forced fumble and blocked a field-goal attempt in the Raiders’ overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
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His eyes were red and his voice cracking. Derek Carr swayed from one side of a podium to the next, searching for answers that aren’t there.
The fourth-year running back went for a career-high 144 yards on 28 carries and scored two touchdowns in a 32-23 win against AFC West rival Denver.
The Raiders open their season against the Chargers in Los Angeles Sunday, when what most predict could be a record-setting offense takes center stage.
The fullback, born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany, is a product of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program.
Rhamondre Stevenson, who attended Centennial High, rushed for 606 yards as a rookie with New England last season.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels officially denied it Monday, insisting his team has no plans to trade running back Josh Jacobs, who played in the preseason opener last week.
Much of Carr’s film study in learning the Raiders’ new offense is watching when Tom Brady ran it in New England.
Also a special teams standout, Mack Hollins is big on having teammates join him for an after-practice, after-lifting, after-workout mile run.
The resume of new Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan carries the day — it couldn’t be more impressive.
The Raiders’ Darren Waller, one of the NFL’s finest tight ends, is laughably underpaid compared to his peers at $7 million annually through next year.
In trading for wide receiver Davante Adams from the Packers, the Raiders secured a far more polished player than any available in the first round of the NFL draft.
The NFL draft that was meant to be in Las Vegas in 2020 has arrived, and not even a pandemic could change this: The town that does everything big won’t disappoint.
Derek Carr’s three-year contract extension allows the Raiders to move on from the nine-year veteran after the 2022 season.
While the Rams might be creating a new, younger fan base across this City of Angels, the Raiders remain its most popular NFL team.