Some rivalries in college football don’t stay confined to just Saturdays. They go on to linger in the group chats, in locker rooms years later and sometimes even resurfaces in the most unlikely moments: like a graduation post on Instagram. Fernando Mendoza found that out this week. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback was recently at […]
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Two weeks ago, Klint Kubiak provided insight on how his Las Vegas Raiders would earn their roles over the course of the offseason. “Yeah, we’re counting on them. We’re counting on them to produce for us,” the Raiders head coach responded when asked how important it is for second-year players to make a sophomore leap. […]
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the franchise quarterback for the Raiders. The first overall pick for 2026 has begun to make his mark with him impressing early on during OTA’s. Mendoza finished his college football career at the University of Indiana, but started at California Berkley. His play during his […]
Joe Woods is no stranger to the Silver & Black. The long-time defensive coach was the Oakland Raiders defensive backs coach for one season in 2014 and the 55-year-old returned last season. And now, Woods is the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Las Vegas variant. In between that time, Woods […]
The post-June 1 deadline has passed, and the month got started with a bang for the NFL with arguably the best player in the league, Myles Garrett, getting traded to the Los Angeles Rams right before A.J. Brown was officially sent to the New England Patriots. We’re touching on how that impacts the Las Vegas […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have had Patrick Graham as the defensive coordinator since 2022. After one year of success, it was time for a change at the position, with new head coach Klint Kubiak becoming the leader of the franchise. He kept it in-house by promoting defensive line coach Rob Leonard to take over the […]
The Las Vegas Raiders will have a new feel on the offensive side of the ball, as Klint Kubiak is destined to transform the group. One of the key pieces will be Brock Bowers, who is feeling good after an injury-riddled season last year. NFL Network’s Omar Ruiz said that the tight end feels great, […]
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By all accounts, the Las Vegas Raiders put all their eggs in the Klint Kubiak basket. Sure, there were other intriguing candidates to assume the mantle of the 27th head coach of the Silver & Black such as Davis Webb (who remained with the Denver Broncos and got a promotion) and Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator […]
I recently asked for questions for this edition of the mailbag over on Twitter, if you’re interested in any mailbag questions please either leave them in the comments below and/or follow me on Twitter for a future iteration of the mailbags here: Twitter Is there a chance Isaiah Pola-Mao misses the roster? I don’t think […]
The Las Vegas Raiders traded a 6th rounder in the 2026 NFL draft to the Buffalo Bills for former top nickel cornerback Taron Johnson & a 7th rounder. Johnson was originally slated to be released by the Bills, but Las Vegas swooped in to acquire him. The veteran cornerback has 2 years, 18.6 million remaining […]
The Raiders are coming off Klint Kubiak’s first draft class, while John Spytek’s second draft class since landing in Las Vegas. The Raiders selected 10 rookies, and signed another 21. The Raiders have a ton of roster turnover heading into their second season with Spytek at the helm, and after a few big ticket free […]
This week, reacting to the blockbuster trade of superstar pass-rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns to the Los Angeles Rams, our colleagues at SB Nation power ranked all 32 NFL teams. Interestingly, they broke the teams in categories. The Las Vegas Raiders were ranked No. 27. Yes, that’s low, but they were part of […]
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news! Chris Olave’s potential contract extension just got more expensive Hopefully, the extension will happen soon. Kaden Elliss comfortable with being self, excited to learn defense after rejoining New Orleans Saints A good chance Elliss will be named one of the captains. Former Saints, Raiders […]
While just about all undrafted free agent contracts are worth roughly $3.1 million in total value, like any deal in the NFL, the guaranteed money is much more important. That really shows how much a team is committed to a player, and in the case of an undrafted rookie, that can often be an indiciation […]
Jordan Meredith embodied the pivot the Las Vegas Raiders made at offensive line during the 2025 season — literally. Switching to center from guard, the 6-foot-2 and 301-pound undrafted free agent struggled mightily — as did the rest of the Silver & Black front — under the previous coaching staff. Point the finger at incompetence […]
I broke down the Las Vegas Raiders offensive starters in my projections, and there was a few surprises but not many. Defensively, there’s a lot more room for surprises, especially in the secondary & defensive line. There’s still roughly 3.5 months till the Raiders week 1 game vs the Miami Dolphins, but things have already […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have seen heavy usage from their 2024 rookie class through just their first two seasons, with their rookie class having already combined for 6987 snaps across offense, defense, and special teams with waiver claim Jonah Laulu adding another 1239 snaps for a grand total of 8136 total snaps across two seasons. […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are close to breaking for the summer, as OTAs will wrap up on Thursday this week and mandatory minicamp starts on Tuesday, June 9. After the three practices next week, the Raiders will have some downtime before the position and depth chart battles really begin during training camp. So, we’re in […]
The biggest question surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 season is and will continue to be when will rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza take over as the starting quarterback. That query will hover over the franchise until the time its announced Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick, takes over the offense. There, of course, is […]
The New England Patriots massively bolstered their offense when they acquired AJ Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. However, his acquisition may force a fellow wide receiver off the roster. New England has been receiving trade calls on Kayshon Boutte. Following the Brown trade, actually dealing away the receiver becomes even more realistic, […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders have had a very eventful offseason, one that started with a failed Maxx Crosby trade and ended with them selecting Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Crosby was headed to the Baltimore Ravens in early March before a failed physical got the trade called off. […]
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All is well that ends well for Maxx Crosby and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders traded Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in March in exchange for two first-round picks. The Ravens, however, backed out of the agreement just days later after Crosby failed his physical exam. Crosby, who is dealing with a knee injury, […]
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Las Vegas Raiders edge-rusher Maxx Crosby told reporters on Wednesday that he has moved on from the failed March trade that would have sent him to the Baltimore Ravens, per Mark Anderson of the Associated Press.
The Las Vegas Raiders are widely expected to have one or two roster spots at wide receiver up for grabs during training camp, giving undrafted free agent signing Corey Rucker from Arkansas State a chance to fill out the depth chart. It helps that he’s tied with Cian Slone as the Raiders’ highest-paid UDFA in […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have long circled for the start of training camp late next month as a targeted date for star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby to return to practice. Crosby, speaking to Raiders’ reporters for the first time this eventual offseason Wednesday after an open OTA session, didn’t project anything but optimism that that target […]