For Wayne Mabry, a lifelong Raiders fan better known as The Violator, this season has been one long exercise in frustration, soul-searching and reflection.
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Heidi Fang is an award-winning sports videographer for the Review-Journal, covering MMA and the Raiders primarily. A graduate of Santa Clara University, she has worked primarily in sports for 20 years. While in New York City, she worked on CBS-TV’s college sports and NFL shows. She supervised the sports newsroom at Sirius-XM satellite radio in New York City, occasionally appeared on-air for their MMA and fantasy football shows and edited highlights for all on-air sports shows prior to moving to Las Vegas to host a MMA radio show. In the 5 years spent on the show, she produced videos, wrote for and managed the website. Before landing at the Review-Journal in 2016, Heidi was an MMA reporter for FoxSports.com and freelanced for other websites. She has appeared on various national and local radio and television shows and podcasts as a MMA analyst.
Randall Cunningham on the Raiders’ arrival in Las Vegas: “It’s like, wow, we’re really building something. … We’re expanding the horizon here.”
Lincoln Kennedy to Derek Carr: ‘You’re tired of being disrespected? Play better.’
“Coming here to the Raiders was a miracle, honestly. Being able to prove myself … at the end of the 2018 season and then to get that opportunity last year,” Raiders’ Darren Waller said.
Erik Harris: “It’s been a long journey for me. So I just try to appreciate each and every day and be present in the moment.”
Every Wednesday, as part of her “Vegas Nation: Takeaways” podcast, producer/videographer Heidi Fang talks to a Raiders player or personality.
JT the Brick on Derek Carr: “He’s a Pro Bowl-level quarterback. He’s a franchise quarterback. … I think he’s going to play great. I think he has the ability.”
“All of us are entertainers. We are literally out there for the fans. So for us to go out there and not have any fans, it’ll be different.” — Rico Gathers
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Scott Bair talks about Raiders center Barret Robbins and his disappearance before Super Bowl XXXVII.
Tanner Muse: ‘So it’s gonna be my job just to fall in line, learn as much as I can, as fast as I can.”
Jerry Robinson: ‘You’re talking about the Las Vegas Raiders. Allegiant Stadium. You know, one of the wonders of the world — what a beautiful place.’
Being a small school guy, the Raiders’ Maxx Crosby says he definitely carries a chip on his shoulder.
The team went 2-3 playing away from home, finishing with a loss to the Houston Texans. Up next, the team returns to Oakland where they will face the Detroit Lions.
Review-Journal’s Ed Graney and Heidi Fang gave a preview of what’s to come in Week 7 of the NFL season and recapped the team’s win over the Bears in London.
Heavyweight boxer Tyson “The Gyspy King” Fury (28-0-1) will put his lineal heavyweight championship on the line when he faces undefeated Swedish boxer Otto Wallin (20-0, 1 NC) on Sep. 14 at the T-Mobile Arena.