Derek Carr will be at quarterback for the Raiders on Saturday. Wide receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree will be running routes. And defensive end Khalil Mack and outside linebacker Bruce Irvin will be rushing the passer.
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There was a feeling of relief in the air and a little bit of fun on the field as the Raiders closed out their Napa training camp on Thursday.
The first exhibition saw the Raiders rest several key starters, a who’s who that featured most everyone on offense along with defensive edge rushers Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin. The second exhibition will look different.
The explosive growth of the Westgate SuperContest is due in large part to proxies, who enter selections each week for contestants who aren’t Nevada residents.
Raiders cornerback Sean Smith was arrested Thursday for a July incident in which he is accused of beating his sister’s boyfriend and stomping on his head in Old Town Pasadena, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch dodged questions Thursday about his decision not to stand during the national anthem prior to last Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Renowned chef Guy Fieri continued an annual tradition of preparing lunch for Raiders players after a training-camp practice on Wednesday.
The Review-Journal will feature its annual listing of NFL bars in Las Vegas in the Sept. 3 print editions.
Contractors hired by the Oakland Raiders are drilling on the site of the planned 65,000-seat domed football stadium, hoping to find answers underground.
Donald Penn’s holdout consumed all of training camp. The Raiders are preparing for it to continue.
John Pagano grew up talking football. That is his specialty now. The Raiders’ assistant head coach-defense joined the staff in January with a main objective to improve the communication in the team’s secondary.
Amari Cooper practiced for the second straight day on Wednesday, but it wasn’t all good news for the Raiders.
A 225-foot-tall NFL stadium proposed by the Raiders would not impact jetliners taking off or landing at McCarran International Airport nor military airspace, according to preliminary findings issued Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Raiders QB Derek Carr may not have a music single forthcoming, but he did find a rhythm Tuesday with wide receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree.
During a surprisingly emotional appearance before a congressional panel on Tuesday, Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, admitted the league made a “crucial mistake” in its initial punishment of Ray Rice and got choked up when describing his commitment to improving their policies.