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2024 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects
Yet, five days before the draft kicks off, the mock drafts, rumor mill and desperation level at the position has brought the potential — again — for history. If five quarterbacks are selected among the top 12 picks this year, it will be just the second time since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 (1999 was […]
Continue reading2023 NFL mock draft with all trades: Deals for 32 first-round picks
So much of why trades occur has to do with the unique universe in which the draft exists. If the Cardinals decided to move on from quarterback Kyler Murray last offseason, they wouldn’t have traded the No. 3 overall pick to the Texans for edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. Which means the Texans might instead […]
Continue readingRaiders could have their best defensive line in decades
HENDERSON, Nev. — Howie Long and Maxx Crosby were catching up one day, with Crosby speaking wistfully of the Raiders’ dominant defensive line of yore. There was Long, eventually bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The legendary, late Lyle Alzado, for whom the aptly-named Lyle Alzado Rule — which made it illegal to […]
Continue readingEvaluating the 2023 Las Vegas Raiders rookie class
HENDERSON, Nev. — For just the fifth time since 2009 — but the second since 2020 — the Las Vegas Raiders failed to place a single player on the Pro Football Writers of America all-rookie team. Even with a nine-man draft class, including the No. 7 overall selection, and a rookie quarterback who started 10 […]
Continue readingThree things the Raiders need to address this offseason
More Teams. More Games. Ice Cube tells Pat McAfee why Antonio Pierce needs to be the next Raiders head coach. (1:15) HENDERSON, Nev. — On its surface, the Las Vegas Raiders’ 5-4 finish under interim coach Antonio Pierce doesn’t seem all that impressive. But it’s how the Raiders got there, and what it looked like […]
Continue readingRaiders’ D denies Chiefs chance to clinch eighth straight AFC West title
Instead, the Raiders’ defense stifled Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense, holding them to just two scores in a 20-14 win. The defense had two touchdowns within a seven-second span to close out the first half and keep their own AFC West hopes alive. Monday’s win marked the Raiders’ second against the Chiefs since 2019, […]
Continue readingZamir White leads Las Vegas Raiders past Kansas City Chiefs
White had run for more than 28 yards in a game only once in his brief career, so it seemed a safe bet. Then he rumbled for 145 yards on 22 carries, and his 43-yard burst up the right side at Arrowhead Stadium with 2:35 to play iced the Raiders’ 20-14 upset win over the […]
Continue readingNFL 2023 Week 16: Biggest questions, risers and takeaways
To kick off a two-game Saturday schedule, the Pittsburgh Steelers routed the Cincinnati Bengals, whose playoff hopes also took a hit. Later, the Buffalo Bills took control of their playoff destiny with a narrow victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, who were playing their first game since firing coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom […]
Continue readingNFL sack leaders: T.J. Watt, Myles Garrett chase the record
More Teams. More Games. T.J. Watt joins Reggie White as the only players to have 90 sacks in their first 100 career games. (0:26) As Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett stood in the visitors locker room Sunday with his left arm in a sling, the challenge of chasing one of the more prestigious NFL […]
Continue readingNFL Week 12 injuries: News on Kupp, Higgins, Ward, more
More Teams. More Games. Cooper Kupp heads to the Rams’ locker room after sustaining an apparent ankle injury. (0:50) Three NFC divisional rivalry games filled the NFL’s Thanksgiving menu, and fortunately there were no major injuries to report. The Green Bay Packers upset the Detroit Lions, whose Thanksgiving Day losing streak stretched to seven games. […]
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