Jon Gruden has brought teams to the playoffs five times, but the Raiders have made the postseason just once in 18 seasons.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
K.J. Wright, a Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowler who has played all 10 years of his career in Seattle, signed a one-year contract with the Raiders.
Beginnings can be memorable or brutal. There isn’t much in between when talking wins and losses. Except this one. It was just nuts.
Marcus Arroyo’s second season at UNLV begins with Thursday night’s game against Eastern Washington at Allegiant Stadium. He’s looking for his first win after last year’s 0-6 finish.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden pretty much knows who he’s taking to the NFL’s 17-game street fight, even if nobody knows how they will match up once the first blows are thrown.
The Raiders led the NFL with 143 missed tackles last year. That must change if Jon Gruden’s team is going make a run at a playoff berth.
The late Cliff Branch has been selected a Senior Finalist for the Hall’s class of 2022. The wide receiver is a three-time Super Bowl champion.
Las Vegas Valley high schools would be smart to control what they can control and not be intimidated when facing mighty Bishop Gorman.
Mark Davis and the Raiders welcomed fans to a game at the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium for the first time Saturday, a 20-7 win against Seattle.
Injuries limited cornerback Damon Arnette to nine games last season, when the former first-round pick struggled to produce much of anything.
Alec Ingold, undrafted in 2019 and in his third season with the Raiders, has found a valued spot in Jon Gruden’s offense.
One of the NFL’s top backup quarterbacks, Marcus Mariota gives the Raiders a capable option should starter Derek Carr go down.
Keith Whitfield as university president is now taxed with replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, who departed for Missouri of the Southeastern Conference.
There’s a reason UNLV athletic director Desiree-Reed Francois was listed among candidates for essentially all Power Five openings the past year or so: Climbers want to climb.
Friday was another step on the journey for Carl Nassib, speaking publicly for the first time since coming out in June as the first openly gay active player in the NFL.