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The Raiders’ new coach might need to impress on Monday night against the Rams to keep critics of the Mack trade at bay.

The schedulers who tabbed Rams-Raiders to cap the opening weekend of this NFL season must have been giddy over the story lines. Jon Gruden’s return to the Coliseum sideline. The coaching matchup with Sean McVay, a onetime Gruden apprentice and now hotshot head coach. Two of the game’s best pass-rushers

Johnny Holton, David Sharpe and Iam Silberman all made the initial 53-man roster. Then they were cut in the following days. The Raiders roster is fluid, so expect more changes.

Despite a review by the NFL competition committee, there will be no changes to the controversial helmet rule established in the spring, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent announced Wednesday. “The committee resolved that there will be no changes to the rule as approved

If you had to point to spot on the Raiders’ roster that could be their downfall this season, it might be their secondary. While there is a ton of upside and youth in the group, it doesn’t have a lot of proven commodities. At least that’s what Pro Football Focus believes. According to PFF,

Jon Gruden is back with the Raiders. And he spent the offseason being mocked for collecting old veteran free agents.

It’s often the hardest question a fantasy football owner faces in the entire draft: What position do I draft in Round 1? And the changing dynamics of NFL offenses makes it trickier than ever to determine the right answer.

Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated Follow on Twitter For the Oakland Raiders to contend

It seems Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper has every reason to be confused about Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman blasting him following a game between the two teams last September. Norman was incensed at Cooper and his Raiders teammate Michael Crabtree for supposedly bragging about

Giorgio Tavecchio was a feel-good story for the Raiders last season. And now, he’s in a battle with an undrafted rookie…

The former TV commentator turned what can normally be a dour or even lugubrious affair into a fun free-for-all, dropping lines and stories just like the iconic guy in the broadcast booth.

Ryan Grant chose not to sign with the Oakland Raiders, leaving the team in the market for another wide receiver. 

After stops with 10 NFL teams – and a quick jaunt with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the now-defunct United Football League – Josh Johnson is home. Monday afternoon, the veteran quarterback inked a deal with the Oakland Raiders, marking his return to the town he grew up in, and rose to prominence

The Ravens had wide receivers John Brown and Ryan Grant in Baltimore on Thursday to take physicals and finalize free-agent deals that were agreed to early in the week. By day’s end, Grant’s stint with the Ravens had likely ended and a new receiver target had entered the picture. Grant, who was

You don’t have to consider yourself a “gamer” to know about the rapidly-growing Fortnite movement, but for those of you who don’t know, the multiplatform online battle royale game allows 100 players to compete against each other in a last-man standing scenario. The game has become an overnight

It’s widely known that Trumaine Johnson will be one of the top players in free agency when the new league year begins on March 14, and with the Los Angeles Rams landing Marcus Peters, it’s likely he’ll play elsewhere in 2018. His presumed price tag might be too much for the Rams to pay, but

Oakland Raiders kicker Marquette Kings explains how he overcame anxiety of NFL competition.

The late comeback in the Pro Bowl may have ruined a few people’s days.

Best of Khalil Mack – 2017 Season A look back at Raiders DE Khalil Mack’s 2017 Pro Bowl season.

The NFL said Friday that the Oakland Raiders complied with the “Rooney Rule” mandating interviews with minority candidates in the hiring of Jon Gruden as their new head coach. The league said it was satisfied that the Raiders and owner Mark Davis considered minority possibilities for the position

The National Football League on Thursday confirmed it was looking into a possible breach of the sport’s “Rooney Rule” following the signing of Jon Gruden as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Under NFL rules aimed at promoting diversity, teams are required to interview at least one minority

The Fritz Pollard Alliance is calling on the NFL to investigate whether the Oakland Raiders violated the “Rooney Rule” when they hired Jon Gruden as coach. Fritz Pollard Alliance counsel Cyrus Mehri and N. Jeremi Duru issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern that Raiders owner Mark Davis

ESPN News Services The NFL has launched an investigation into the Oakland Raiders’ head coach hiring process and whether they violated the Rooney Rule, a league official told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The investigation comes one day after the Fritz Pollard Alliance called on the NFL to investigate

NFL Network’s Deion Sanders explains why Reggie McKenzie could be gone in Jon Gruden’s first five years if the team struggles.

NFL Network’s Michael Silver, Steve Wyche and Maurice Jones-Drew discuss how Jon Gruden will change the culture in Oakland for the Raiders.

Should owner Mark Davis and the Oakland Raiders call Jon Gruden this month, the former NFL head coach sounds ready to answer in more ways than one. Gruden told ESPN Radio on Wednesday morning that there was a “good chance” he would be coach of the Raiders if Davis offers him the job. Oakland

The Oakland Raiders are one step closer to securing the land for their new headquarters and practice facility near Las Vegas at a steep discount

PHILADELPHIA — Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds left, and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the No. 1 seed for the NFC playoffs with a sloppy 19-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Monday night. Ronald Darby intercepted Derek Carr’s pass and ran it back 52 yards with 54

Watch to see the best plays of Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch during the Raiders’ Week 16 Christmas Night matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Raiders went for it on fourth down on their first possession of the game, but pressure from the Eagles defense forced quarterback Derek Carr to throw the ball away. That gave the Eagles the ball near midfield and coach Doug Pederson faced a fourth down call of his own after the team moved the [ more