Josh McDaniels wants to make sure he’s blazing his own trail in his second stint as an NFL head coach as opposed to following the blueprint of Bill Belichick and the Patriots.
Adam Hill
After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The former first-round pick moved to guard after four games last season, but was back on the outside for the first offseason Raiders’ practice open to media
The fifth-year pro out of Cal had 63 catches for 797 yards and nine scores in two seasons for the Golden Bears and played in his first two NFL regular-season games last year.
Here’s the respect TV networks have for the AFC West: The Chiefs, Broncos and Chargers received their full allotment of five prime-time games, and the Raiders have four.
Here is a breakdown of all 17 games on the Raiders’ schedule, with date, betting line, series history and storylines.
The Louisville native has 187 catches for 2,691 yards and 13 touchdowns over his five NFL seasons with the Jets and Jaguars.
When the NFL schedule is released Thursday, expect the Raiders to be heavily featured in marquee games, starting with the matchup between Josh McDaniels and Bill Belichick.
Charles Oliveira left Footprint Center in Phoenix with a victory over Justin Gaethje on Saturday after being stripped of his belt a day earlier for missing weight at UFC 274.
The International Fight Week card at T-Mobile Arena will feature two title bouts, including a trilogy fight between Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway.
The popular lightweight doesn’t expect to engage the brake pedal in his second chance at a UFC title on a card in Phoenix that also includes a women’s strawweight title bout.