Throughout the NFL, there are rookies from the 2023 draft class looking to stake claims. There also are veterans who haven’t had their taste of success and are looking to ascend, or maybe they have but appear ready for more than ever before. Every team needs its players to make progress. Even the good ones. […]
Continue readingMartinez, 28, announced his decision four days after leading the Raiders with 11 tackles in Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. “I had an amazing journey with some incredible franchises, and made lifelong friendships,” Martinez wrote on Instagram. “I have chosen to step away from this career at this time to focus on my family […]
Continue readingWeek 5 of the NFL season is upon us, and injuries have already impacted the depth charts of several teams. The Atlanta Falcons put running back Cordarrelle Patterson on injured reserve after he underwent a knee procedure Monday. Patterson is out for a minimum of four weeks, but head coach Arthur Smith said the Falcons […]
Continue readingLAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without a pair of Pro Bowlers at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday as the Raiders ruled out their leading pass-catcher and leading tackler from last season. And while slot receiver Hunter Renfrow (concussion) and linebacker Denzel Perryman (ankle) will not play, starting running back Josh Jacobs […]
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Continue readingLittleton, 28, started 27 of 31 games across two seasons for the Raiders, and gives the Panthers depth at the position after acquiring Damien Wilson, who played last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, earlier this month. After spending his first four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, Littleton signed a three-year, $35.25 million free-agent deal […]
Continue readingThe Raiders are expected to designate the move with a post-June 1 designation, according to the source. After spending his first four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, Littleton, 28, signed a three-year, $35.25 million free-agent deal with $22 million guaranteed with the Raiders in 2020 and was expected to help in sideline-to-sideline pass coverage. […]
Continue readingOdell Beckham Jr., Chidobe Awuzie, James Conner and Zach Ertz were among ESPN’s list of players who could use a change of scenery last year. They got theirs and made it work. OBJ caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl and earned a ring with the champion Los Angeles Rams. Awuzie started 14 games at […]
Continue readingAnd with that likelihood comes the inevitable question — does general manager Mike Mayock deserve to return, or could he potentially join interim coach Rich Bisaccia and, yes, even quarterback Derek Carr in a sweeping teardown, the Raiders’ third in a decade? Owner Mark Davis is not talking … yet. But this much is clear […]
Continue readingWeek 2 of the NFL preseason continues with four games on Friday night, but Tuesday was the day when teams had to cut down their 90-man rosters to 85 players. That meant the end of Tim Tebow’s time in Jacksonville, and there were also a couple of back-of-the-roster trades that allowed organizations to get a […]
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