It’s fairly easy to see the progress made by the 450 construction workers who are on the site of the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat indoor football stadium being built in Las Vegas by a subsidiary of the Oakland Raiders.
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Left tackle Kolton Miller, defensive tackle P.J. Hall and other top picks did not participate in 11-on-11 drills. Their itinerary contrasted that of other minicamp participants, as Gruden arranged a bigger-picture orientation for the group.
Derrick Johnson, 35, becomes the oldest player on the Raiders’ roster. He is a four-time Pro Bowler who has started 169 of 182 career games with 1,151 tackles, 27½ sacks, 14 interceptions and 22 forced fumbles.
The New England Patriots benched cornerback Malcolm Butler, who played 97.8 percent of their defensive snaps this regular season, relegating him to select special-teams duty for reasons unclear.
John Wooten never thought he needed confirmation the Raiders were compliant with the Rooney Rule. He trusted the franchise. In particular, he trusted its general manager. That confirmation nonetheless has come.
No deal-killing issues emerged Thursday when the Nevada Board of Regents picked through UNLV’s Joint-Use Agreement with the Oakland Raiders for use of the planned 65,000-seat domed Las Vegas football stadium.
The Raiders planned to reduce wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson’s workload on special teams Sunday. He then signed himself up for more work.
While teams are thinking about the future, let’s take a step back and review the first half of the NFL season. Here are the major individual award winners after two months of football.
Mojo was a popular word used by the Raiders as they prepared in Sarasota for Sunday night’s game against the Dolphins, remaining back east to perhaps discover that missing magic charm to rescue a drowning season.
The Raiders entered the season with playoff aspirations. There is a clear belief within the organization that, if the team wants to enter next week’s bye with those aspirations intact, a win against the Miami Dolphin is all but required.