Sean Smith, of course, would like to play more. “Who wouldn’t want to?” he said this week.
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Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken discuss NaVorro Bowman being expected to play in Thursday’s game against the Chiefs and Raiders who have been ruled out of the game because of injuries.
Thursday night isn’t as much an AFC showdown between the first-place Chiefs and a last-place Raiders team hoping to discover some sort of divisional relevance as it is unmitigated survival mode from the hosts.
Vadal Alexander received more advance notice of his “Thursday Night Football” start this year.
Here are Sunday’s NFL Sunday Ticket channels for DirecTV.
These are the NFL games in the Las Vegas this weekend.
The Chiefs own a five-game winning streak against the Raiders. Kansas City has the mental edge over the Raiders, who are in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long announced Wednesday he is donating the rest of his 2017 salary to increase educational equality.
Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken discuss multiple players being injured before Thursday’s game and the Raiders signing NaVorro Bowman.
Offensive coordinator Todd Downing sees a small margin of error that has separated the Raiders from success.
Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott has been granted another legal reprieve in the running back’s fight to avoid a six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations.
Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL reporter Gilbert Manzano’s weekly rankings, with last week’s ranking in parentheses. The Philadelphia Eagles have moved up to No. 2.
Marcus Mariota threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor with 5:29 left , and the Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts 36-22 on Monday night to snap an 11-game skid tied for the NFL’s longest active losing streak against one team.
NaVorro Bowman could have explored the entire NFL. He wouldn’t find anywhere, he knew, with the combination of comfort and opportunity the Raiders offer.
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