For much of Wednesday night, there were cheers for the Henderson Raiders. Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain said his football team couldn’t be happier with the neighborhood the team will move to in 2020, when the Raiders relocate from the Bay Area to the desert.
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The Raiders won’t own the No. 9 overall draft pick on April 26 after all, officially assigned the 10th selection courtesy of a coin-toss tiebreaker at the NFL Scouting Combine. The San Francisco 49ers will choose ninth.
Bryan Salmond and Ed Graney talk about Minnesota running a good Super Bowl and a Raiders rookie making an impact.
Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken talk about the potential hiring of Jon Gruden and the Raiders disappointing performance during the 2017 season.
The Henderson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sell 55 vacant acres to the National Football League team for half the land’s appraised value.
A time is expected to come when Jon Gruden confirms what is widely considered certain: He will be the Raiders’ next head coach. That time isn’t here yet.
Las Vegas Review-Journal NFL reporter Gilbert Manzano’s weekly rankings, with last week’s ranking in parentheses.
The Raiders host the New York Giants on Sunday in Week 13 of the regular season.
Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing and his staff had a week to prepare a game plan accordingly. It will be unveiled Sunday against a New York Giants roster far more hobbled than theirs.
The Raiders host the Giants at 1:25 p.m. Sunday. Here’s a breakdown by position.
Handicapper Ted Sevransky (Sportsmemo.com, @teddy_covers) breaks down Week 13 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Hank “The Hammer” Goldberg leads the contest with a 36-21-3 ATS record.
The Eagles and Chiefs are each 6-2 against the spread this season.
Shalom Luani, an instinctive safety, trusts his eyes in coverage. The workload he received Sunday should help train them.
Jon Feliciano knows the IMG Academy well. Perhaps, even too well.
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