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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The Raiders are mirroring the enthusiasm and toughness of their energetic, beloved new leader, who presided over a victory against the New York Jets on Sunday.
Fittingly, the bottom line for Las Vegas sportsbooks and bettors came down to the Raiders-Jets “Sunday Night Football” game at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders certainly did some good things over the course of two days of joint practices with the 49ers, but the specifics are open to interpretation.
Derek Carr’s performance Sunday during a 24-19 loss to the rival Chargers certainly wasn’t satisfactory, but it isn’t worth the panic that it seems to have created.
The transition from player to coach seems seamless for former Pro Bowl linebacker Antonio Pierce, who at age 43 displays enthusiasm about his first NFL coaching job.
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.
BetMGM and Caesars each reported a seven-figure loss, the SuperBook reported a six-figure loss and Station Casinos also reported a big losing day capped by the Packers’ 45-30 win and cover over the Bears on “Sunday Night Football.”
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.
Evidence suggests Henderson resident Jim Fassel, who died at age 71 Monday, threw the last pass in the short-lived history of the World Football League.