http://norcalsportswire.com/raiderwire Oakland Raider News Starts Here Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:36:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en n Running back isn't 100 percent after injury but intends to play Sunday http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_10654664?source=rss Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp has waited all his life for this moment. OK, so it has been only 20 games, but all those weeks without play-calling power sure felt like a forever or two. "I love calling plays," Knapp said. "That's my chess game. That'... http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/raiders/~3/413521858/article.cgi Raiders running back Justin Fargas practiced for the first time in three weeks Monday, taking a gigantic step toward returning to the starting lineup Sunday at New Orleans. "We kind of limited him but, if you know him, he was champing at the bit to just go,... http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/raiders/~3/413521859/article.cgi running back missed past two games; oakland re-signs tight end madsen http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_10654239?source=rss Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall was supposed to be anti-team player from Atlanta, the personal-foul machine who attacked ownership and coaches while defending federal convicts. Well, so much for... http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/blogs/sfgate/raiders/index_rss2/~3/413275767/detail The Oakland Raiders brought back a familiar face on Monday, signing tight end John Madsen and adding him to the 53-man roster. Madsen, 25, was waived on September 19th, after the Silver & Black inked Ben Troupe, who has been inactive since his arrival. As a rookie in 2006, Madsen made a ... http://www.sbreport.net/raider_news/008/505.html Quick hits from Monday’s post-practice briefing with coach Tom Cable and locker room interviews: – Cable was pleased to see Justin Fargas back on the field as much for the potential of positive yardage as his positive influence. Cable sees Fargas as part of the equation when the Raiders are attempting to ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iba_raiders/~3/413169499/ Madsen makes it four tight ends for the Raiders(Photo by Kevin Terrell/Getty Images)/Picapp So the Raiders didn’t let Madsen get away to another team.  After being cut before the Buffalo game for the Ben Troupe free-agent signing, the Raiders recalled him from their unofficial practice squad by re-signing him today in ... http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/10/06/madsen-back-with-the-raiders-seth-wand-put-on-ir/ John Madsen waived on Sept. 19 to make room for tight end Ben Troupe, is back on the 53-man roster. Madsen was on the field practicing during the media window during warmups and drills. Seth Wand out with a knee injury, was placed on injured reserve to make room. In returning from ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/iba_raiders/~3/413021226/ - It is "Saints" Week, so I'm hoping that it is Saint's Week. - I Loved how Jack Del Rio, a real coach and a real man at that, asked for his owner's blessing before demoting Byron Leftwich and promoting David Garrard. That is how it is supposed to be done. ... http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2008/10/6/629397/oakland-raiders-news-a-few