Raiders fans have a lot of questions after the team fired coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco this week.
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After winning two of their final three games, the Raiders dropped to the No. 6 spot in the NFL draft and probably will have to trade up to get a quarterback.
Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers finished with the third-most receptions in the NFL, was eighth in receiving yards and fourth in yards after the catch.
The Raiders are scheduled to interview a Super Bowl-winning coach as they search for Antonio Pierce’s replacement.
No matter how much power Tom Brady will have with the Raiders, nothing can hide the level of impermanence that has defined the organization for years.
Publicly, the Raiders have suggested WR Michael Crabtree and RB Marshawn Lynch will be Raiders in 2018. Privately, they seek to rework contracts.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Thursday unanimously approved a series of documents to put the financing in place to build a $1.9 billion indoor football stadium for the Oakland Raiders.
The Clark County School District got a $10,000 bump from the Raiders, as part of an NFL grant program encouraging students to be more active.
Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie has a vision for 2018. Michael Crabtree and Marshawn Lynch are part of it.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden made clear he is no pioneer in the field. He isn’t totally against it, either.
Jon Gruden must have scowled upon first studying the past three Raiders draft classes.
Parking, possibly the most difficult problem the Oakland Raiders face as the team works toward receiving the funds necessary to build its planned 65,000-seat indoor football stadium, will be a key topic in Thursday’s Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting.
Of the 300-plus draft prospects at the NFL combine this week, none will be quite like Raiders punter Marquette King.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority and the Oakland Raiders hope to finalize a stadium development agreement that has been months in the making at a special meeting scheduled for Thursday.
The Raiders still don’t know their draft order in the first round. They know the sixth, however, will be busy.