Oakland Raiders to donate 10 percent of season tickets to Oakland schoolsMaggie Hendricks, yahoo.com Oakland Raiders fans have the reputation of being loud, well-costumed, and sometimes even obnoxious. Now, they will also be known as supporters of education. Every season ticket purchased and paid in full between May 1 and June 30 will have 10 percent o… |
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Raiders sign small-school standoutApr 28, 2012
The Oakland Raiders have signed small-school standout, receiver Derrick Carrier. His agent, Ron Slavin, said Saturday night that the Beloit College receiver has agreed to terms with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent. Carrier visited the Raiders and… |
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AFC West draft thoughtsApr 28, 2012
The Kansas City Chiefs are obviously happy with Matt Cassel as their quarterback. They inspected several of the top quarterbacks, but in the end, Kansas City did not add one in the draft. Instead, like they did in free agency, the Chiefs built around Ca… |
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AFC West draft analysisApr 28, 2012
The biggest offseason move in the AFC West in years was the Broncos’ signing of superstar quarterback Peyton Manning in March. It instantly changed the landscape of the AFC West and it likely will continue to do so for the next three years or so. During… |
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Chiefs add depth in RB Cyrus GrayApr 28, 2012
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to add depth on offense. A month after signing running back Peyton Hillis to a one-year deal to work with Jamaal Charles, who is coming off a torn ACL, the Chiefs added solid value at the position late in the draft. In th… |
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Raiders add interesting WR in CrinerApr 28, 2012
The Oakland Raiders have one of the most interesting receiver situations in the NFL. They have several talented players but none who have completely proven themselves. Yet, the unit looked solid enough where they can let some players separate themselves… |
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Chiefs get Alabama DB DeQuan MenzieApr 28, 2012
The Kansas City Chiefs were interested in Alabama safety Mark Barron, who went four picks before they made their choice in the first round. In the end, though, the Chiefs may have still gotten a safety from Alabama. The Chiefs took DeQuan Menzie in the … |
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Denver's defense improving up frontApr 28, 2012
Monday, Denver executive VP John Elway said the Broncos weren’t as worried about their situation at defensive tackle as folks on the outside. Well, there had to be some concerns because the Broncos made sure they got better at the position during the we… |
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Raiders take solid LB in fourthApr 28, 2012
The Oakland Raiders first two draft picks are similar players. They are not sexy players but they are solid, players with strong college credentials and great character and both should be able to compete to start in a year or two. What’s wrong with that… |
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Broncos take center with Tebow pickApr 28, 2012
The Broncos’ compensation in the Tim Tebow trade is a gift for Tebow’s replacement, Peyton Manning. Denver took Baylor center Philip Blake with the No. 108 pick, in the fourth round. That was the primary pick the Jets gave up in the Tebow trade. Inter… |
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Reports: Matt Leinart To Sign With Oakland RaidersApr 28, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com Look out Bay Area, here comes the party (and lifetime 57.6 completion percentage). Friend of the program, Matt Leinart is ready to move on from his backup role in Houston to a new backup role with the Oakland Raiders. According to Adam Schefter, Leinart… |
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Leinart-Raiders connection makes senseApr 28, 2012
A long-expected pairing is likely to occur. Oakland will visit with and is expected to sign Matt Leinart to be Carson Palmer’s backup quarterback, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This is no surprise. Leinart played for Oakland offensive coordinator… |
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Raiders expected to sign Matt LeinartApr 28, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com We noted last month that Matt Leinart could become the backup to Carson Palmer in Oakland, and it appears that’s about to happen. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Leinart has a visit scheduled to Oakland and is likely to sign with the Raiders within … |
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Sources: Leinart to visit Raiders; signing likelyApr 28, 2012
Adam Schefter, ESPN.com Texans free-agent quarterback Matt Leinart is scheduled to visit Oakland next week, a trip in which he is likely to sign with the Raiders, according to league sources. |
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Random AFC West draft thoughtsApr 28, 2012
Friday was a good draft for the AFC West. The Chargers were stars, the Broncos had a terrific Day Two after bailing out of Day One and the Chiefs have quietly added big beef so far. I give credit to Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie for being pati… |
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Wrapping up AFC West's third roundApr 28, 2012
After a strong second round in the AFC West, I thought there were some interesting developments in the third round in the division as well. Let’s take a look: Denver will worry about getting a bigger back later, but it was clearly interested in getting … |
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