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Loading ...Russell looks to play it safe (Raiders Blog and Q&A)
Posted August 31, 2008 at 4:00 pmALAMEDA - JaMarcus Russell received some good advice from former Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Russell met with Gruden prior to the 2007 NFL Draft. Gruden showed Russell film from his days at LSU when he got outside of the pocket…
Tags: JaMarcus Russell, NFL Draft (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Lone bright spot is McFadden (Raiders)
Posted August 30, 2008 at 8:24 amSEATTLE — The Raiders selected running back Darren McFadden in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft with every expectation that one day he would be their best player.
Tags: Darren McFadden, NFL Draft (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders still seeking big return on Higgins (Raiders Headlines)
Posted August 30, 2008 at 6:39 amThe Raiders likely would just as soon have a do-over when it comes to their third-round selections of the 2007 NFL draft were it not for the occasional flash by wide receiver/kick returner Johnnie Lee Higgins.
Tags: Johnnie Lee Higgins, NFL Draft (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ryan gets Falcons started in win over Ravens (SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders)
Posted August 28, 2008 at 7:10 pmThe top two quarterbacks selected in the 2008 NFL draft started their team’s final preseason game _ for vastly different reasons. Matt Ryan played two series Thursday night to get a feel for being Atlanta’s starting quarterback. Joe Flacco started out of…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Oakland Raiders’ Kiffin working the media to his advantage? (Thoughts from the Dark Side)
Posted August 22, 2008 at 7:40 amAn island all his own? Or is he sharing it with the boss?
Does anyone remember this?
“He is a phenomenal player, but I don’t really think running back is a need for us.“
“We don’t have a lot of picks. We have the N choice overall, which is significant. We could trade down, obviously. We’d love [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Key for Raiders QB is minimizing mistakes (Raiders)
Posted August 20, 2008 at 5:05 amThe Raiders used the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft on JaMarcus Russell because of his potential to make plays few other quarterbacks can make and to fill a years-long void.
Tags: JaMarcus Russell, NFL Draft (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders sign safety Greg Wesley (UPDATED) (Silver and Black Report)
Posted July 22, 2008 at 9:04 am
According to the NFL Network’s Adam Schefter, the Oakland Raiders signed safety Greg Wesley to a one-year contract.
The Raiders confirmed the signing Tuesday night on Raiders.com.
The Kansas City Chiefs let Wesley go last week after losing his back-up job to rookie DaJuan Morgan during spring practices. Wesley reportedly visited the Silver & Black on Sunday [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Silver Spotlight: Johnnie Lee Higgins (Silver and Black Report)
Posted July 22, 2008 at 7:15 amJOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS
WIDE RECEIVER
NO: 15
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 185
Birth date: 09/08/1983
Hometown: Sweeny, TX
College: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Acquired: The final pick in the third round (#99) of the 2007 NFL Draft
Johnnie Lee Higgins was drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the 2007 NFL Entry Draft as a tremendous athlete with a history [...]
Tags: Johnnie Lee Higgins, Lane Kiffin, NFL Draft (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blogging from the Dark Side 2008-07-16 06:18:20 (Blogging from the Dark Side)
Posted July 15, 2008 at 11:18 pmTired of the NBA Summer league, Baseball and UFC matches yet?
Yeah, me too.
Not to worry, Nation. Camp starts in ONLY a few days!
Life is good…damn good.
BTW..The force tells me Nnamdi isn’t showing for the July practices, but he’ll join the team right before we take on the “My little Pony” Brigade in September.
I’m good if [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NFL notes: Giants’ Bradshaw in jail (SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders)
Posted June 20, 2008 at 12:07 amThe checkered past of Ahmad Bradshaw, which scared so many teams away from him in last year’s NFL draft, has landed him in a Virginia jail for 30 days. The Giants’ running back, who emerged as a valuable weapon toward the end of his rookie season and was the…
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