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 Raiders and Broncos have been eliminated from the NFL playoff picture, but Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce said there’s still plenty to play for.
“It’s a new day, a new chapter, a new era, a new mindset,” Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce said at his introductory news conference Wednesday.
Raiders offensive tackle Kolton Miller did an admirable job keeping 49ers star Nick Bosa away from quarterback Jarrett Stidham until the final rep of the day went horribly wrong.
Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has added a new dimension to his game by watching film of Lamar Jackson, one of the NFL’s most elusive quarterbacks.
The Raiders signed linebacker Jayon Brown from the Tennessee Titans largely for his coverage skills, but he’s trying to show there’s more to his game.
Josh McDaniels has a difficult task in putting his stamp on a locker room still dealing with the emotions of seeing the ultra-popular Rich Bisaccia leave the organization.
Soon-to-be Hall of Famer Charles Woodson says current Raiders safety Johnathan Abram has never reached out for advice. Abram’s rep says otherwise.
“We brought him in here and paid him to be the LeBron James of right tackles, and he’s had a lot of adversity,” coach Jon Gruden said of Brown and his $66 million deal.
Brown was expected to start at right tackle after being cleared to return from the COVID list, but was ‘wheeled out’ of the locker room, according to quarterback Derek Carr.
The Raiders claimed the former Notre Dame quarterback off waivers Sunday after he was released by the Packers a day earlier, temporarily giving them four signal-callers on the roster.
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