Amukamara, 31, signed a one-year contract worth more than $1.18 million on May 18. He was expected to start opposite second-year corner Trayvon Mullen. But rookie Damon Arnette, the second of the Raiders’ two first-round picks, excelled in training camp. And Mullen, who missed more than a week of practice with an undisclosed issue, returned […]
Continue readingYoung players around the league follow the contract-year playbook: Ball out in college, make splash plays on a rookie NFL deal, land life-altering wealth via an extension from the team that loves keeping homegrown talent. Just last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and Green Bay Packers […]
Continue readingNFL free agency kicks off next week, and the 2020 salary-cap space for all 32 teams is close to being locked in. Teams are permitted to start contract negotiations Monday with agents of players who will be free agents. Teams can sign players beginning at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday. Which teams have the most money […]
Continue readingAs such, the Raiders now have more than $53.9 million in cap room, 11th most in the NFL. Whitehead, who turns 30 on April 2, started all 32 games for the Raiders the past two seasons after signing with the team as a free agent following six seasons with the Detroit Lions. And while he […]
Continue readingWhile the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers might just have finished a thrilling Super Bowl, the NFL is only going to get busier in the weeks to come. The league’s 32 teams are planning their offseason agendas, identifying targets in free agency and beginning to narrow down prospects they’ll want to pay close […]
Continue readingALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have listed running back Josh Jacobs as doubtful to play in Sunday’s regular season finale at the Denver Broncos due to a shoulder injury and illness. Jacobs, who had a procedure Wednesday to treat a skin infection on his leg, did not practice this week after missing last week’s […]
Continue reading“I don’t study social media so I wasn’t aware of any of his social posts,” a miffed Gruden said Thursday. “But what I do know is he has a skin infection and that will have nothing to do with his playing status; his shoulder is the issue and we’re anxious to see how he is […]
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