Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs is going to prison for his role in a woman’s death. As history has shown, that doesn’t mean his NFL career is over.
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Don’t expect to see a slew of starters when the Raiders open the preseason against the 49ers at 1 p.m. Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
After picking off 49ers quarterbacks four times on Thursday, they came back on Friday to notch seven more interceptions.
From a culture change to Davante Adams to Aidan O’Connell, Raiders fans have questions.
Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams had to leave Friday’s practice against the 49ers after suffering an apparent leg injury.
The Raiders, who are still without Josh Jacobs, have added a former Super Bowl champion running back.
The Raiders consistently applied pressure on the quarterback, made plays behind the line of scrimmage and knocked down passes in the secondary.
A quarterback wearing the familiar No. 4 jersey is expected to take a bunch of snaps in the Raiders’ preseason opener against the 49ers on Sunday.
Neil Farrell was put on the Non-Football Injury list to start training camp for an undisclosed reason.
New Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be going against his former team, the San Francisco 49ers, when the clubs hold joint practices this week in Las Vegas.
Unlike the Raiders’ secondary and defensive line, which appear to be improved after two weeks of training camp, the state of the linebackers is less clear.
A revamped Raiders secondary — led by two wily veterans, a speedy rookie and two third-year players — has been turning heads for two weeks in training camp.
New Raiders cornerback Marcus Peters said his father, a staunch Raiders fan, would never put on another team’s jersey when Peters played for other NFL squads.
Raiders fans have questions ranging from camp standouts to Aidan O’Connell.
Thayer Munford, the Raiders’ second-year tackle, is pushing Jermaine Eluemunor for the starting job.