Raiders get LB Mack with 5th pick (updated)
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie may have finally gotten a young star player to build around. Khalil Mack was projected by most to be a Top 3 pick, but the Raiders were thrilled to see the...
View ArticleGruden not feeling Mack pick
Not everybody loved the Raiders picking linebacker Khalil Mack in the first round. Here’s Jon Gruden: The ESPN analyst and former Raiders head coach Gruden said Mack is raw “in space” as an outside...
View ArticleDowling a 7th-round steal? Plus some Allen soundbites
Former Cowboys personnel vice president and SiriusXM NFL Radio analyst Gil_Brandt told Raiders coach Dennis Allen on Wednesday that “the Raiders should be put in jail for stealing” safety Jonathan...
View ArticleTarver says D.J. Hayden looks “explosive”
The Raiders are in Phase Two of their offseason work (on the field now, following weight room and meetings) and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver said that cornerback D.J. Hayden “looks explosive.”...
View ArticleMack has coaches and teammates very excited
Some players make you want to draw, and there was Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver scribbling down possible formations and pass rushes on draft night, the closer Oakland got to the fifth pick...
View ArticleOptimistic Raiders put in Day 1 of “long journey”
The Raiders, who had their first practice of camp Friday behind the Napa Valley Marriott, are a happy and positive bunch, almost as much as the other hotel residents who stumble back in after a day of...
View ArticleRookies getting a lot of hands-on instruction from veterans
It started off as dinner. Next thing he knew, chairs were being moved and Charles Woodson was showing him the finer points of being an NFL cornerback. “You get into a conversation and one thing leads...
View ArticleRex Ryan: Carr energizes Raiders, Smith had to learn 5-step drop
We had Jets coach Rex Ryan on a conference call this morning. He talked about how impressed he was with Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr and the development of his own quarterback, Geno Smith,...
View ArticleIs Sparano’s 0-4 better than Allen’s 0-4?
The Raiders, you remember, dug a hole in the ground and buried a football after they fired coach Dennis Allen five weeks ago. It was a symbolic move by interim coach Tony Sparano, putting the first...
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