In trading for wide receiver Davante Adams from the Packers, the Raiders secured a far more polished player than any available in the first round of the NFL draft.
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After a two-year wait, fans from all over the U.S. gathered on the Strip on Thursday to celebrate the NFL draft, Vegas style.
Former Michigan star Aidan Hutchinson expects to feel excitement and relief when he finally learns his fate early in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday in Las Vegas.
From the red carpet at the Bellagio fountains to the now customary bear hug from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, prospects can’t wait for the Vegas-style draft.
Several trades shake up the first round in our final projection with the mystery beginning right at the top of the board.
The NFL is hosting drone and light shows on the Strip this week during the draft.
Garrett Wilson is the even-money favorite at Caesars Sportsbook to be the first wide receiver drafted this week. Jameson Williams is 2-1 and Drake London +250.
The NFL draft is taking over Las Vegas this week and with the NFL’s future biggest and brightest stars.
NFL officials gave a preview Tuesday of the red carpet stage at the Bellagio and the draft theater also on the Strip.
History has shown viable offensive line starters can be found in the third round, where — barring a trade — the Raiders make their first pick this week in the NFL draft.
The NFL draft that was meant to be in Las Vegas in 2020 has arrived, and not even a pandemic could change this: The town that does everything big won’t disappoint.
NFL Draft week in Las Vegas officially kicked off Monday with 600,000 attendees expected to converge on the Bellagio and Linq areas beginning Thursday.
Four or more quarterbacks have been selected in the first round in four of the last five NFL drafts. But oddsmakers expect that trend to end this week.
While no one knows for sure how many people will arrive for this week’s NFL draft, the only certainty seems to be that it will break all city and NFL events records.
New general manger Dave Ziegler will be trying to hit on all five of the Raiders’ draft picks. The goal is to bat a thousand, beginning with their first selection at No. 86.