The Raiders signed veteran tight end O.J. Howard on Monday. The former first-round pick has played six seasons in the NFL, including last season with the Houston Texans.
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As free agency hits the second phase, the Raiders will continue to focus on cost-effective roster building with an eye on the NFL draft, where they have 12 picks.
The Raiders signed veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo this week, but that doesn’t mean moving up in the draft to take a rookie QB is off the table.
Newly signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said all the right things at his introductory press conference, but now must prove he can win in Las Vegas.
New Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo met the media Friday after officially finalizing a three-year contract with Las Vegas.
Jermaine Eluemunor, who won the starting right tackle job last season and played at a respectable level, is returning for the Raiders.
Jakobi Meyers committed a blunder on the final play of a December game between the Patriots and Raiders when he tried to lateral the ball across the field as time expired.
About 2½ hours after Thursday’s news conference for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was to begin, a Raiders spokesman said it was being moved to Friday. No reason was given.
Partly out of financial prudence but mostly out of philosophy, the Raiders have been careful with their money in free agency and will try to build their roster through the NFL draft.
Trading Darren Waller isn’t the most shocking of truths and likely the best one from strictly a football perspective. But something was amiss between him and the Raiders.
The Raiders traded tight end Darren Waller to the New York Giants for a third-round pick Tuesday, a move that was tied into an agreement to sign receiver Jakobi Meyers.
Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was one of three free agents who reached contract terms with the Raiders on Tuesday, joining receiver Phillip Dorsett and linebacker Robert Spillane.
Jimmy Garoppolo is a proven winner who can help the Raiders remain relatively competitive this season while preserving their draft capital to retool their defense.
Derek Carr was introduced as the Saints’ new quarterback Saturday and started his news conference by saying thank you to Oakland, Las Vegas and the Raiders.
The Westgate SuperBook raised the Raiders’ odds from 30-1 to 60-1 to win the 2024 Super Bowl after the team agreed to terms with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.




