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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Some national media members trotted out their old, lazy takes on Las Vegas in the past week and then watched the city pull off an unbelievably smooth Super Bowl.
Nobody is better at hosting such events than Las Vegas. Nobody knows how to put on a show like it. Nobody is better at handling the enormous responsibility.
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 Colts lost their season opener to the Jaguars and have lost rookie QB Anthony Richardson to an injury. But sharp bettors still expect them to cover at Jacksonville.
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.
When Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton returned a fumble for a score in the Super Bowl, countless bettors roared at sportsbooks, and bookmakers let out a collective groan.
Atlanta native Ryan LeGates won the Westgate SuperContest with a 60-29-1 ATS record (67.4 percent). He also won the first nine-week in-season contest.
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.