The Raiders starting quarterback down the stretch last season is prepared to compete for his job. It’s all he’s ever known as a football player.
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The Steelers upset Tom Brady’s Buccaneers 20-18 as 9½-point underdogs, and the Jets whipped Aaron Rodgers’ Packers 27-10 as 8-point underdogs.
The Cowboys led the NFL with a 13-4 ATS record in the regular season, but they failed to deliver in the playoffs, losing 23-17 to the 49ers on Sunday as 3½-point home favorites.
They have been down this road before — Greg Olson calling plays for Derek Carr — in 2014 with the Raiders.
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Hunter Renfrow is in his third season and has played above and beyond his status as a fifth-round draft pick in 2019.
As much as Raiders players might care about health and safety, skipping in-person offseason workouts isn’t primarily a pandemic narrative.
“You can understand why he is the way he is — a leader of men — by what he saw and experienced over there,” former college teammate Hank Bauer said of Rod Marinelli.
Linebacker Cory Littleton, one of the best in coverage at his position across the NFL, is expected to make an immediate impact in Las Vegas.
After months of social distancing, Las Vegas is eager to host pro football’s all-star game as preview of bigger things to come.
But odds posted at offshore sportsbooks are stacked against the college football season starting Aug. 29 and the NFL opening Sept. 10 as scheduled.