The Raiders will get some salary cap relief starting Monday, plus three more observations from the second week of organized team activities.
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Running back Alexander Mattison played five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before being released and signing a one-year contract with the Raiders in March.
Raiders fans brought plenty of questions for this week’s mailbag, including one on whether the team thought it could land a quarterback in this year’s draft.
Former Raiders tight end Darren Waller released a song and video Thursday that appear to reference his previous relationship with Aces star Kelsey Plum.
Raiders assistant Luke Steckel worked on some major film productions after college, but coaching was always in his blood.
Westgate SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay leads the contest with an 18-10-2 ATS record. Sportsline.com handicapper Micah Roberts is second at 18-11-1.
Two players are now questionable to play in Sunday’s game when the Raiders host the Eagles in a 1:05 p.m. game at Allegiant Stadium.
In six games, the 26-year old hasn’t allowed a sack and is third-best pass blocking tackle in the league, according to Pro Football Focus.
Rod Marinelli is overseeing a unit that has as much to do with the team’s 4-2 start as anything.
A look at the adjustments offensive coordinator Greg Olson made in his first game as playcaller to help the line and give quarterback Derek Carr more space, which paid dividends last Sunday.
The Raiders will look for another win before heading into the bye week when they host the Eagles on Sunday.
Former model and actress Sandra Taylor, a certified sommelier, provides her services to suite holders on the 150 Level at Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is finally feeling great physically, and that could bode well for a strong second half to the season for him and Kenyan Drake.
The interim head coach wants his teams to care about each other and be relentless when they take the field against the Eagles on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
The combination of Alex Leatherwood’s rookie struggles at right tackle and the Raiders’ need to improve the interior of their line raised the necessity of moving him to right guard.