The Las Vegas Raiders made one of the biggest free-agency steals last offseason. The old regime of Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels may not have been great at many things and got a lot of things wrong, but signing Robert Spillane in free agency was one of the best things the team did that offseason.
Last season, one of Antonio Pierce's first moves as interim head coach was to take a gamble. It was a small one, but it eventually paid off big time. The Las Vegas Raiders grabbed cornerback Jack Jones from the waiver wire, and if he didn't play the way Pierce thought he could, then no big deal; he wasn't being paid much at all.
The Las Vegas Raiders have one specific thing over every other team when it comes to attracting free agents. They have the best defensive player in the league, Maxx Crosby, who is a guy everyone wants to play with.
Veteran safety a steady leader and communicator, but more is needed from him If there was one specific aspect of the Las Vegas Raiders that exuded the swagger head coach Antonio Pierce wants out of his football team, it was the defense.
In this year’s pre-draft discourse, Georgia’s Brock Bowers was a prospect who received praise as one of the top offensive weapons in this class. The only real knock on his game was the value of the position he lines up in, which will likely not matter in a few years when he’s considered a franchise piece for the Las Vegas Raiders.
There are some big-money receiver tandems this season The wide receiver contract market has been booming this offseason and there have been several players at the position who have received lucrative contracts and there are more to come.
Putting post June-1 cap relief to work The Las Vegas Raiders are scheduled to get a salary-cap boost after June 1 (Saturday) after some cap moves earlier in the year.
PFF's Trevor Sikkema believes Raiders tight end Michael Mayer could potentially be heading into a breakout campaign.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs proved to be one of the most important pieces of the defense in 2023. Despite missing a few games with injuries, Hobbs still established himself as a cornerstone of the defense alongside defensive end Maxx Crosby. Being a key defender on an excellent defense requires a high level of confidence.
Las Vegas could still add a veteran The Las Vegas Raiders have added to their cornerback position during the draft by taking Mississippi State’s Decamerion Richardson in the fourth round and Pitt’s MJ Devonshire in the seventh round.
The Las Vegas Raiders entered the offseason publicly announcing they were planning on having a competition for their starting quarterback position next season.
When a rookie enters the NFL, one of the things they need most is a veteran mentor. Having someone help them navigate the ins and outs of the league on and off the field is a massive virtue.
The Las Vegas Raiders did not bring back running back Josh Jacobs this offseason after giving him a one-year deal last offseason. We knew he wanted to be back because that's what he said.
The Las Vegas Raiders commenced Week 2 of OTAs, and as expected, Maxx Crosby continued to amaze with his exceptional performance. Crosby, a player with not just a big motor but the highest motor in the league, is a force to be reckoned with.
On June 1, the Las Vegas Raiders will be rewarded with an extra $24 million following the departure of former quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. Their salary cap currently sits at $17 million according to Spotrac and ranks at 15 in the NFL.
Raiders QBs coach Rich Scangarello shared that Las Vegas is "very pleased" with how Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew are handling the competition for the starting job.
Ex-Raiders running back Josh Jacobs — who signed a four-year, $48M deal with Green Bay in free agency — floated the idea of a reunion with a former Packers star.
On Maxx Crosby’s podcast, “The Rush” he invited Raiders cornerback, Nate Hobbs on the show to conversate about his career. Crosby confessed that he believes Hobbs is the best player at his position in the entire league right now.
Brady’s bid has been pending for a very long time.
For the first time in a while, Dallas Cowboys fans don’t seem to be pounding their chests in excitement about an upcoming NFL season. The Cowboys are coming off yet another early-round playoff collapse, this time against the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round.
When the Las Vegas Raiders were up to pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the team couldn’t look past a bendy, 6′ 6″ athletic machine whose wingspan measured 86″.
2016 Raiders linebacker room featured names such as Khalil Mack, Malcom Smith, and Bruce Irvin. Since then, many of the team’s linebacker core has been filled with some forgettable names.
The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off of a 2023 campaign in which they went 8-9 and missed the playoffs, but they went 5-4 over their final nine games under Antonio Pierce and were demonstrating signs of having a fierce defense.
Plenty of words have been used to describe Las Vegas Raiders star receiver Davante Adams in the past. ‘Elite’. ‘Touchdown machine’. ‘The best in the business’.
The vibe in the Las Vegas Raiders locker room seems much lighter heading into the 2024 season after the regime change. Dave Zeigler and Josh McDaniels are out, and Tom Telesco and Antonio Pierce are in.
Many people are hailing the Las Vegas Raiders‘ selection with the 44th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft as a steal. A four-time Pro Bowler with whom Raider Nation is highly familiar concurs.
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