Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby said his burgeoning family gives him additional motivation. He and his fiancee are expecting a daughter in October.
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The Chargers beefed up during free agency. As did the Broncos and Raiders, prompting Adams to call the AFC West, home of the perennially tough Chiefs, “the best division in football.”
The NFL’s investment in Las Vegas is perhaps the saving grace of a Pro Bowl that resembled a peewee football practice more than an All-Star game.
The Pro Bowl always has been a congregation of the NFL’s best players. This year, it’s in Las Vegas. Former Raiders say the game itself used to be more of a slugfest.
Derek Carr has waited patiently for the stability that Josh McDaniels and new general manager Dave Ziegler could provide, and is deserving of the contract extension that’s eluded him thus far.