Raiders quarterback Geno Smith did not suffer a high ankle sprain as originally feared during Sunday’s game, but his availability for the season finale remains in doubt.
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Review-Journal reporter/columnist Ed Graney spent the year writing columns on local teams and issues, and also covered Dan Mullen’s first season as the UNLV football coach.
Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby isn’t happy he was shut down for the season, but it’s now all about the future for a 2-14 team that has lost 10 straight games.
The Raiders got a career high in catches and yards from tight end Michael Mayer, who started Sunday’s game against the New York Giants with Brock Bowers out with a knee injury.
The Raiders recently were informed that a deal they walked away from in December, featuring a $7.5 million rent agreement to play in Oakland next season, is still on the table, said an official for the board that oversees the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
A report Sunday night indicated the Raiders unequivocally will play their 2019 home schedule in San Francisco, but a person familiar with the situation contacted by the Review-Journal dispelled any agreement as premature, citing two critical steps that have yet to be completed.
Former Raiders coach Tom Flores was not included in the new Pro Football Hall of Fame class announced during the NFL’s annual Honors program Saturday.
Changes continue for a Raiders front office that is expected to experience more turnover following the April 25 to 27 draft.
The Raiders’ Las Vegas stadium has the green light to get its power from a provider other than NV Energy — and it won’t have to pay an impact fee to do business with an electricity competitor.
The third phase of PSL sales — the least expensive in the building with a range of between $500 and $3,900 per seat — are mostly in the highest levels of the stadium.
Raiders owner Mark Davis still envisions his club playing its 2019 home games in the Bay Area, and the NFL is “hopeful” a resolution on an exact location will be made shortly, league commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at his annual Super Bowl news conference.
C.J. Anderson’s short tenure with the Raiders was long enough for coach Jon Gruden to leave a lasting impression.
Breno Giacomini has been released, the Raiders announced Monday afternoon. He missed the brunt of training camp and entire preseason to a knee injury.
Ryan Switzer was traded Monday for the second time in fourth months.
