Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, who played for the Oakland Raiders and lives in Las Vegas, will be the team’s coach when play begins Feb. 18.
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Derek Carr continued his high level of play by leading the Raiders to victory, completing 31 of 34 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns.
The Raiders play the Eagles at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
The senior committee nominated Cliff Branch, who will need at least 80 percent of the vote from the selection committee when it meets early next year before Super Bowl LVI.
Shane Steichen and Scott Turner were UNLV quarterbacks and teammates in the early 2000s. Steichen with the Chargers and Turner with Washington are NFL offensive coordinators.
Raiders tight end Foster Moreau and fullback Alec Ingold met with the media Monday morning.
The NFL and NFL Players Association reached an agreement for training camps to begin on time, which sets in motion for the season to open without delay.
Twitter reacted quickly to the Raiders using back-to-back picks in the third round to draft receivers, giving them three among their first four selections.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s dog was the talk of Twitter as the second day of the NFL draft got under way Friday.