Should the Raiders choose to turn to the free agent market to address a need at linebacker, there should be plenty of options.
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Now that he will be snapping the ball to Jarrett Stidham instead of Derek Carr, Raiders center Andre James is doing what he can to be prepared.
Raiders center Andre James joked that he felt “stupid” after watching the clip of the play on which he suffered a concussion in Week 1 against the Chargers.
The Raiders placed a linebacker on injured reserve and added a running back in a pair of corresponding moves announced Friday afternoon.
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.
Liberty quarterback Malik Willis was finally picked late Friday night in the third round. He wasn’t alone among his peers in waiting longer than expected to get drafted.
Javin White had been with the Raiders since 2020 when he was signed as an undrafted free agent. He spent most of the time on the practice squad.
Trent Sieg, a key special teamer, was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday, putting a streak of 58 consecutive games played in jeopardy.
The 30-year-old offensive lineman entered the offseason as a free-agent, but agreed to stay with the Raiders and is a projected starter at guard on the rebuilt unit.
Two star signal-callers fell out of the top 10 while another stole the headlines without even being eligible to be selected.
Ron Milus was hired as defensive backs coach and Richard Smith as a linebackers coach, moves that had been expected after Gus Bradley was hired as defensive coordinator.
This is going to be a Super Bowl week unlike any other. And it was supposed to start in Las Vegas.
The Raiders delivered one of the more disappointing offensive performances in memory in a 43-6 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.
The Raiders’ quarterback turned in his worst performance of the season just a week after a nearly flawless effort in a heartbreaking loss to the Chiefs.
Starting cornerback Damon Arnette has been playing through a fractured left thumb he suffered in training camp and aggravated the injury in Sunday’s game at New England.