The Raiders are back on the field Tuesday for their second week of organized team activities. Here are three position battles the team will have its eye on.
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The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
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.
The gates of Allegiant Stadium will open at 1 p.m. on Sunday to give Raider Nation an opportunity to honor legendary coach John Madden.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is urging all 32 teams to honor legendary Raiders coach and football icon John Madden at this weekend’s 16 games.
In a text, Jon Gruden wrote: “He was what football and the Raiders are all about. God Bless the Madden family.”
The Hall of Fame football coach was a winner and a Super Bowl champion, and that’s only a small part of his story.
Known as a personality larger than life, the Raiders paid a fitting tribute to Hall of Fame coach John Madden, who died Tuesday.
Former UNLV coach John Robinson and Hall-of-Famer John Madden met in grammar school and stayed friends to the end.
The entire football community is in mourning after legend John Madden died at age 85.
John Madden guided the franchise from 1969 until 1978, finishing each season with a winning record and winning the Super Bowl after the 1976 season.