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.
When the Raiders try to solve the parking dilemma they have with the Las Vegas stadium, they shouldn’t be asked to provide 16,250 off-site spaces as required by Clark County Title 30, Chapter 60, which includes the formula requiring one space for every four seats in the building.
It seems that every corner of U.S. Bank Stadium has some meaningful function that provides an advantage to the hometown Minnesota Vikings. It should be no different at the 65,000-seat Las Vegas stadium for the Raiders and UNLV Rebels.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden reportedly has hired Brian Callahan as his quarterbacks coach. Brian’s father, Bill Callahan, served as offensive coordinator during the entirety of Gruden’s 1998 to 2001 tenure with the Raiders.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden set a lofty goal in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We all thought, ‘Kick him out of the room. Get outta here,’” John Lynch said.
Former Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin practiced at defensive end, linebacker and safety during a Wednesday practice leading up to the Senior Bowl on Saturday.
Thursday’s scheduled special meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority has been canceled and approval of a stadium development agreement has been pushed back to March 1.
Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken discuss what the Raiders coaching staff are doing at the Senior Bowl.
Jon Gruden and the Raiders’ coaching staff largely were absent Tuesday at the Senior Bowl. That’s OK. They’re covered.
Derek Carr was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, the NFL announced Monday.
The No. 1-ranked total defense of the Vikings will go up against the No. 4 Eagles’ defense Sunday in Philadelphia. The Jaguars, the No. 2 defense, will go on the road to meet the defending Super Bowl champs, the Patriots.