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Raiders quarterback Derek Carr finalized a five-year contract extension Thursday that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season.

Welcome to the latest part of the Ndamukong Suh ripple.

The Oakland Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr were wrapping up a long-term extension that was inevitable.

Carr And Coach Downing Speak To Lynch’s Impact Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing and quarterback Derek Carr weigh in on their new running back Marshawn Lynch and the impact he has already made on this Raiders team.

The twin pillars of the Raiders’ recent success on the field expressed excitement to be practicing alongside Marshawn Lynch. While the running back may or may not join quarterback Derek Carr and defensive whiz Khalil Mack as centerpieces of a Super Bowl champion, Lynch certainly has ingratiated himself

The Oakland Raiders have two of the quietest players in the NFL in running back Marshawn Lynch and wide receiver Amari Cooper, respectively. Lynch’s public person is one that he carefully wields to maximize branding efforts, which only signifies that Beast Mode knows business. However, Lynch has

When the Raiders announced that they’re planning to move to Las Vegas in 2020, they also announced that Oakland fans who want out now can get refunds for season tickets they already purchased. About 1,000 fans took them up on that. Raiders owner Mark Davis told reporters at the league meeting today that

In what is amounting to be one of the soundest series of decision-making Oakland Raiders fans have seen in many years from their front office, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has continued to fortify his defense by selecting former UCLA defensive tackle Eric Vanderdoes with the No. 88 pick overall Friday. Vanderdoes is a true five technique defensive tackle, something Oakland desperately needs after losing both Dan Williams and Stacy McGee along the interior of their defensive line. The former Bruin has great size at just over 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds with almost 11-inch hands while running a sub-five second 40-yard dash (4.99 seconds). For his size Vanderdoes is agile and plays with a

Despite what some have suggested, inside linebackers are not being phased out of the NFL any more than running backs. Expect that fact to be proven in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday night. As former linebackers, themselves, Oakland Raiders’ head coach Jack Del Rio and Kansas City Chiefs’ general manager John Dorsey recognize the value of the position better than most. The AFC West competitors may see SEC standouts Jarrad Davis (Florida) and Zach Cunningham (Vanderbilt) as more likely to provide an immediate impact that rookies at other positions — a significant factor given that both clubs fancy themselves as potential Super Bowl candidates. With one final update coming, here

Monday’s “true Raider fan”comment has left Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in one of the most unsavory positions in all of sports: having to answer (and listen) to ESPN sensationalist Stephen A. Smith’s baseless rhetoric on the topic. For those that may not have seen or heard Carr’s comments, here was his reaction to a question during the season’s first media availability session regarding his recent interaction with Bay Area fans: “We’re not going to split up like you’ve seen other cities do. We’re not going to do things like that. For the ones that do, I don’t really believe that they’re true Raider fans. Smith originally took to his normal platform for spewing his nauseating opinions