The Raiders will need to pivot after their primary coaching target agreed to become the next coach of the Bears.
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The Raiders will interview Commanders assistant general manager Lance Newmark for their general manager role Sunday. He also spent 26 years in Detroit.
Tom Brady’s role as Fox’s analyst for the Lions-Commanders game raised questions about a conflict of interest because of Detroit assistants Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.
New UNLV offensive coordinator Corey Dennis reunited with his old college pal Darren Waller when he arrived in Las Vegas. Their bond dates to high school.
“He’s going to be a good quarterback in this league — a great quarterback in this league,” Raiders safety Erik Harris said.
Coach Jon Gruden insists he was unaware of what was going on in the other games despite the impact those results could have had on his team’s postseason chances.
“We really didn’t want to go into overtime,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. “We were running out of men.”
How the team performed in a 16-15 loss against the Broncos.
Derek Carr is a good quarterback who could perhaps be very good with better weapons around him, writes Greg A. Bedard.
The Titans’ victory over the Texans eliminated the Raiders from the playoffs before they fell 16-15 to the Broncos to finish the season 7-9.
Oakland entered the day with an outside shot at reaching the NFL playoffs and came up short.
The Vegas Nation crew previews the Raiders matchup against the Denver Broncos and breaks down how the team can still make the playoffs.
Whether the season ends for Oakland in Denver on Sunday depends on several factors beyond the Raiders’ control, but none of it matters if they don’t walk off the field a winner.
Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs was officially ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos with what the team is listing as “shoulder/illness.”
