The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
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Six key Raiders players from a defense that surrendered the ninth-fewest points in the NFL last season are entering the final year of their contracts.
The Raiders have begun organized team activities, which means fans have questions about how the team is shaping up so far.
Raiders home games at Allegiant Stadium are once again the most popular purchase in the NFL on the online ticket broker StubHub.
Josh Jacobs donned a No. 28 white jersey, black shorts and white shoes when stretching Tuesday with teammates before the start of practice, but he did not participate in the Raiders’ first OTA.
On the first day that Raiders wide receivers could be covered, Derek Carr peered downfield and saw that Tyrell Williams wasn’t.
Alabama’s Quinnen Williams and Houston’s Ed Oliver are among the defensive tackles who could be available with the Raiders’ No. 4 overall pick and both represent an opportunity to upgrade an interior rush that is still very much in development.
The Oakland City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement Thursday that allows the Raiders to remain in Oakland until the franchise relocates to Las Vegas, the final sign-off required for the document to be authorized.
Stadium Company Chief Operating Officer Don Webb assured everyone nothing had changed on the completion date and that everything was still on schedule despite some recent snags in the delivery of steel components to the stadium site.
The Raiders filled one of two major voids on their offensive line Thursday. The other one could be addressed in the draft.
A lease agreement allowing the Raiders to play in Oakland in 2019 is expected to be finalized and advanced next week to the voting stage, where it’s considered unlikely to face significant opposition, a person familiar with the process said Thursday.
The Raiders stadium in Las Vegas has made significant progress over the past month.
David Sharpe bought himself a treadmill this summer. Events in the spring dictated the investment.
Rookie defensive end Arden Key is still building toward the regular season. That process can take time, more than he’d like.