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Oakland Raiders Looking at QB Vince Young
April 13th, 2013 at 10:06 AM
***PHOTO1***As the Oakland Raiders try to find their third quarterback, Vince Young is a players that is being considered. Young was released by the Buffalo Bills before the start of the 2012 regular season and did not play a game last year. Now Young may have found a partner for...
Oakland Raiders Re-sign CB Joselio Hanson
April 10th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
The Oakland Raiders have had a very active two days. As of yesterday, the team agreed to terms with cornerback Mike Jenkins, safety Usama Young and defensive end Andre Carter. And today, the Raiders re-signed cornerback Joselio Hanson.
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Hanson was one of the best Raider defenders a year ago. On a...
Oakland Raiders Land Free Agent CB Mike Jenkins
April 9th, 2013 at 9:36 AM
With the cornerback position a serious need, the Oakland Raiders helped themselves today by signing Mike Jenkins. Jenkins is a former first round pick, who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Last season, the Raiders paraded out a number of different secondary combinations with little success. In...
Oakland Raiders Still in Need of Cornerback Help
April 7th, 2013 at 1:41 PM
With free agency well underway and the 2013 NFL Draft rapidly approaching later this month, the Oakland Raiders will use one of these platforms to acquire another cornerback. Last season the Raiders used a number of different combinations in the secondary because of injuries. That magnified the importance of cornerback...
General Manager Reggie McKenzie not a Fan of Previous Oakland Raiders’ Drafts
April 6th, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Since taking over the general manager position last season, Reggie McKenzie has put his finger prints on the Oakland Raiders' roster. This offseason McKenzie has really made his future plan clear and it does not include many draft picks selected by the former Raiders' brass.
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On the first day of free...
Oakland Raiders Release MLB Rolando McClain
April 5th, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Cuts are mounting as the Oakland Raiders released another starter today. This time, the team parted ways with middle linebacker Rolando McClain. Since last offseason McClain has had several issues with the team and in his personal life.
Last May, the former first round selection was sentenced to 180 days in...
Oakland Raiders Agree to Deal with CB Tracy Porter
April 3rd, 2013 at 9:22 AM
The Oakland Raiders are in need of cornerback help and found some today by agreeing to a contract with Tracy Porter. Porter is the man who intercepted a Peyton Manning pass in Super Bowl XLIV and returned it for a touchdown when he was with the New Orleans Saints.
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Oakland Raiders Trade QB Carson Palmer to Arizona Cardinals
April 2nd, 2013 at 3:33 PM
When the Oakland Raiders finalized the deal that brought quarterback Matt Flynn to the team, the writing was on the wall for quarterback Carson Palmer. Today the team announced they have traded the veteran to the Arizona Cardinals.
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The Raiders receive a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2014 depending on how...
Oakland Raiders Finalize Trade for QB Matt Flynn
April 1st, 2013 at 11:31 AM
The Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a deal that would send quarterback Matt Flynn to the Raiders. In exchange Seattle announced they would acquire a 2014 fifth round selection and a conditional pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Flynn was selected in the seventh round of the 2008...
Oakland Raiders Nearing Trade for QB Matt Flynn
March 29th, 2013 at 4:56 PM
The Oakland Raiders are on the verge of making their first huge splash since trading for quarterback Carson Palmer in 2011. The team is near a deal that would acquire Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Flynn for more than likely draft picks and spell the end for Palmer.
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Oakland Raiders Release DL Tommy Kelly
March 27th, 2013 at 2:08 PM
The Oakland Raiders announced today they have released defensive lineman Tommy Kelly. Kelly was the longest tenured player on Oakland's roster, having been with the team since they signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
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Kelly ends his time with the Raiders having started 117 games over his nine...
Oakland Raiders Continue Purge of 2012 Roster
March 25th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
After finishing the 2012 season with a disappointing 4-12 record, Oakland Raiders' general manager Reggie McKenzie has made roster changes. In his second year, McKenzie is using this offseason to bring his players into Oakland and allow players on the 2012 roster to walk via free agency.
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The latest two casualties...
Oakland Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie Establishing Free Agency Identity
March 19th, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Thus far this offseason, the Oakland Raiders have made six free agent signings and retained two of their own players. General manager Reggie McKenzie has made it clear how he approaches free agency in order to build the team. All the signings have come on the defensive side of the...
Oakland Raiders Sign Free Agent LB Kevin Burnett
March 17th, 2013 at 5:52 PM
The Oakland Raiders signed their third linebacker this free agency period by adding veteran Kevin Burnett. Burnett joins the Raiders after two seasons with the Miami Dolphins.
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Burnett has started all 16 games during the previous three seasons and has 59 career starts in eight seasons. Last year the 6-3, 240...
Oakland Raiders Lose TE Brandon Myers to New York Giants
March 16th, 2013 at 6:38 PM
After a career best season, tight end Brandon Myers bolted from the Oakland Raiders to sign with the New York Giants today reports Mike Garafolo of USA Today. Myers becomes the latest Raiders player to leave via free agency. Yesterday Mike Goodson and Matt Shaughnessy left for the New York Jets and Arizona...
Oakland Raiders Land Free Agent LB Nick Roach
March 15th, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Oakland Raiders' general manager Reggie McKenzie continues to build the team through productive, young, lower profile and less expensive free agents. Today the Raiders agreed to a deal with former Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Roach.
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"Once I came out here to visit, I knew it was going to be a fast...
Oakland Raiders Resign CB Coye Francies; Schedule Two Free Agent Visits
March 13th, 2013 at 1:53 PM
The Oakland Raiders have been quite in the early part of the NFL free agency period aside from releasing Michael Huff, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and Dave Tollefson yesterday. They did reach an agreement on a one year deal with Phillip Adams and today agreed to another one year deal, this time...
Oakland Raiders Release Michael Huff, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Dave Tollefson; Resign Phillip Adams
March 12th, 2013 at 5:38 PM
One the first day of NFL free agency, the Oakland Raiders focused on subtractions rather than additions. The team announced they have released free safety turned cornerback Michael Huff, wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, and defensive lineman Dave Tollefson. The team did make one resigning, bringing back restricted free agent cornerback...
Oakland Raiders and NFL Begin Free Agency Tomorrow
March 11th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
The NFL begins its free agency period tomorrow. Teams have been able to contact agents of unrestricted free agents since midnight Saturday. The Oakland Raiders have 17 unrestricted free agents this offseason. Tomorrow they have the opportunity to begin resigning those players and signing other free agents.
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