Reserve linebacker Ukeme Eligwe becomes the team’s third defensive player to opt-out of the 2020 season due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The third-round pick has been labeled as a running back, but he is also learning quarterback concepts and is expected to line up all over the field.
The Raiders announced several transactions Monday, including that former UNLV player Jeremiah Valoaga had opted out of the season.
Jeremy Hill confirmed reports that he has signed with the Raiders. He has not played in the NFL since suffering a torn ACL in the 2018 season opener for the Patriots.
The Raiders’ great is one of just six professional soccer players to play in the NFL.
The former second-round pick was out of the league last year, but had 2,873 yards and 29 touchdowns in four seasons with Cincinnati before a brief stint with New England.
The third-round pick out of Clemson is settling in to life as a professional athlete and is ready to get to work after a strange offseason.
The former middleweight champion bounced back from losing the belt in October to score a unanimous-decision win over Darren Till on Sunday morning on ‘Fight Island.’
Reps at quarterback, the rookies on offense, the new set of linebackers are all questions the Raiders will be looking to answer in training camp.
The former middleweight champion admitted he was burnt out after having his eight-fight winning streak snapped and losing his title.
Raiders owner Mark Davis reiterated his stance that either all of the fans who have purchased tickets will be allowed to attend games or none of them will, including himself.
Raiders veterans Rodney Hudson and Derek Carr were among players participating in a social media initiative to voice displeasure with the NFL’s handling of coronavirus protocols.
The Brazilian choked out Las Vegas native Joseph Benavidez to capture the vacant flyweight title in the main event of Sunday morning’s UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.
While teams around the NFL announce plans for limiting the number of spectators allowed to attend games this season, Las Vegas has yet to make a decision public.
The massive defensive end wreaked havoc on opposing ballcarriers right up to the whistle—and sometimes beyond.