Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Chargers general manager Tom Telesco spoke highly of the Raiders’ new braintrust on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The two-time heavyweight champion and former WWE star was arrested after a shooting near San Jose, California.
There are plenty of potential storylines to keep an eye on as the pre-draft truly kicks off in Indianapolis this week, particularly for the Raiders’ new braintrust.
The organization will return to Las Vegas after hosting its annual SummerSlam show at Allegiant Stadium in August.
He was a fourth-round pick of Cincinnati out of Baylor in 2016 and played 47 games, including 37 starts, over four years with the Bengals despite missing his rookie year with a preseason knee injury.
What once was a relatively tedious process for NFL organizations, the NFL combine has become a made-for-TV event and de facto convention for the league’s power brokers.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to social media Thursday to comment for the first time on police body-cam video of his September arrest in Las Vegas.
There’s some discrepancy on whom the Raiders might take with their first-round pick, and projecting that pick is harder than usual because there is a new regime in Las Vegas.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested in September on suspicion of domestic violence after a reported incident at Caesars Palace.
About two weeks after the NFL capped its longest season ever with the Los Angeles Rams winning the Super Bowl, the combine begins in Indianapolis the first week of March.
With an elite quarterback about the only glaring hole on an otherwise championship-level roster, the Rams traded for Matthew Stafford, and he led Sunday’s winning drive.
The wide receiver appeared on his way to a big game for the Rams before suffering an injury in the second quarter and had to look on as his teammates rallied to win the Super Bowl.
The Bengals went 7-9 in running back Joe Mixon’s rookie season, 6-10 in 2018, 2-14 in 2019 and 4-11-1 in 2020 before going 10-7 this season and winning the AFC championship.
Mick Lombardi, the Patriots’ wide receivers coach for the past two seasons, has been hired by Raiders coach Josh McDaniels as the team’s offensive coordinator.
Once a prohibited topic, sports betting has taken center stage at Super Bowl radio row this week.