The controversial lineman played his first NFL game since January 2018 when he started at left guard for the Raiders on Sunday.
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The tight end hauled in 13 passes for 134 yards on a day the passing game generated just 242 total yards.
The Chiefs’ QB impressed the Raiders with four touchdown passes and no interceptions just as he did in last year’s meeting in Oakland.
The 26-year-old battled a drug problem that led to two NFL suspensions, including for the entire 2017 season when he was a member of the Ravens.
The Raiders made a move to straighten out their crowded quarterback room on Monday.
The Raiders claimed the former Notre Dame quarterback off waivers Sunday after he was released by the Packers a day earlier, temporarily giving them four signal-callers on the roster.
Undrafted rookie free agent and “Hard Knocks” star Keelan Doss was placed on waivers by the Raiders on Saturday.
The wide receiver participated Tuesday in at least a portion of the team’s first practice at their regular training facility wearing a certified helmet, coach Jon Gruden said.
The Raiders star receiver warmed up on the field with his teammates Thursday night in Arizona, but did not play in the team’s preseason win over the Cardinals.
The coach cast doubt on reports that the star receiver would retire should a grievance filed against the NFL over the helmet he wants to wear be rejected.
Five storylines for the Raiders’ NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Tempers flared on the field Thursday as two skirmishes broke out on the second day of training camp practices between the teams.
The unit got a chance to gauge its progress against another team with the first of two joint practices against the Rams on Wednesday, though it’s still without star wide receiver Antonio Brown.
“Raider,” a Dutch shepherd police dog for Metro sponsored by the organization, made the trip from Las Vegas to put on a demonstration of his talents.
Players played tribute to the three-time Super Bowl champion receiver at training camp a day after he died at the age of 71.
