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Oakland Raiders News and Rumors

Quinn gets clearance to play on Sunday

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Earlier this week, Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn said he’d been cleared to play after suffering a concussion against the Raiders last month.  The next day, Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said otherwise. Now, the player and the team apparently are on the s…

ESPN.com

The Oakland Raiders are dealing with several injuries as they prepare to host New Orleans on Thursday. Safety Tyvon Branch, one of the team’s better defenders, missed his second straight day of practice Thursday with a neck injury. Fellow starter Matt G…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

iVillage.com seems like the kind of website that moms are supposed to read. Really lame moms, based on the fact that it runs articles that are as hilariously pearl clutch-y as this one. More »

Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com

The Oakland Raiders are partnering with the Alameda County Community Food Bank to help their neighbors in need as the region braces for a spike in need during the winter and holiday season. Staff and families of the Raiders organization are sorting, scr…

Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com

If the Raiders are going to beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, it appears as if they’re going to have to do so without a handful of key players. Running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson, defensive tackle Richard Seymour, strong safety Tyvon Br…

sfgate.com

Raiders' health in a black hole Defensive tackle Richard Seymour (hamstring) and starting safeties Tyvon Branch (neck) and Matt Giordano (concussion) were also out Wednesday. Right tackle Khalif Barnes (back from a groin injury) took most of the first-t…

sfgate.com

Raiders' Allen has fan in Saints' coach Maybe when Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt is done giving his team a pep talk, and making sure they're ready for the Raiders on Sunday, he could go to the Oakland locker room. Vitt worked with Oakland head coac…