Oakland Raiders
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| 4/26/24 | NFL Draft: Raiders' pick another tight end high with Bowers. Brock Bowers was in middle school in Napa when the then-Oakland Raiders would hold training camp nearby. Now Bowers is part of the Las Vegas Raiders, who selected the Georgia tight end in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday with the 13th pick. “It's come full circle,” Bowers said from Napa. This the second year in a row the Raiders have taken a tight end high. Source: https://napavalleyregister.com/sports/professional... |
| 3/18/24 | Dalby Didn't Get Credit After Replacing Otto. What Does it Mean to be a Raider Podcast Jim Otto What Does it Mean to be a Raider Podcast Jim Otto Dalby Didn't Get Credit After Replacing Otto The Las Vegas Raiders history is among the greatest in professional sports, and one player, Dave Dalby, didn't get the credit deserved following the greatest ever in Jim Otto. Author: Tom LaMarre Publish date: Mar 18, 2024 5:00 AM EDT In this story: Las Vegas Raiders Jim Otto, perhaps the best center in National Football League history, started and played in the first 210 games in the history of the Oakland Raiders before retiring grudgingly after 15 seasons in 1975. So, when Otto, the face of the franchise, was gone, what did the Raiders do? Well, the Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus... |
| 3/15/24 | Upshaw Played and Talked a Great Game. What Does it Mean to be a Raider Podcast Jim Otto What Does it Mean to be a Raider Podcast Jim Otto Upshaw Played and Talked a Great Game Gene Upshaw was not only an Iconic Raiders, he transcended into a Pro Football Icon that talked, and played a great game, on and off the field. Author: Tom LaMarre Publish date: Mar 15, 2024 1:00 PM EDT In this story: Las Vegas Raiders The Oakland Raiders made another outstanding pick when they selected guard Gene Upshaw of Texas A&I with the 17th overall selection in the 1967 AFL-NFL Draft, as the merger of the two leagues was beginning. “Eugene who?” many supposed drafts experts asked when his name was announced. That's because Raiders Managing General Partner Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus... |
| 2/26/24 | Chargers News: Jim Harbaugh Literally Fought For His Players As A Bolt. Chargers News: Jim Harbaugh Literally Fought For His Players As A Bolt The former San Diego-era QB is now the LA vintage's head coach! Author: Alex Kirschenbaum Publish date: Feb 26, 2024 2:30 PM EST In this story: Los Angeles Chargers New Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was once a San Diego Chargers quarterback, during the final stages of a Pro Bowl NFL career. According to Daniel Popper of The Athletic , Harbaugh found a way to harness the fiery personality that would become his trademark as a head coach. During a disagreement caught by TV cameras during a game against the then-Oakland Raiders, in which the Bolta trailed 21-3 in the third quarter, Harbaugh got into a disagreement Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/chargers/news/jim-harbaugh-... |
| 2/21/24 | Crosby: 'The Silver and Black is a Way of Life'. Crosby: 'The Silver and Black is a Way of Life' Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby felt like a Raider from the very beginning. Author: Carter Landis Publish date: Feb 22, 2024 6:00 AM EST In this story: Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders selected defensive end Maxx Crosby in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Eastern Michigan, back when they were the Oakland Raiders. From the very beginning, Crosby felt that it was a perfect match. He felt his personality and play style fit perfectly with what the Raiders are about, going as far as calling the Silver and Black, 'A way of life.' “There's no such thing as a halfway Raider fan,” he said on the latest episode of his podcast, The Rush Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/las-vegas-raid... |
| 2/10/24 | Report: Chargers add former All-Pro NaVorro Bowman as LB coach. New Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh is adding one of his former players, NaVorro Bowman, as the team's linebackers coach, ESPN reported Saturday. Bowman played for Harbaugh with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-13 and was a first-team All-Pro all three seasons. Now 35, Bowman joined the 49ers in 2010 as a third-round draft pick and played 89 games in San Francisco, plus 10 with the then-Oakland Raiders, before retiring following the 2017 season. Source: https://www.elkharttruth.com/sports/national/repor... |
| 2/05/24 | Which conference leads in alumni for Super Bowl LVIII?. Super LVIII on Sunday could be the first NFL championship game without a participant from Alabama or Auburn since Jan. 26, 2003. The Tampa Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII without either team putting an alumnus from Alabama or Auburn on the field. More stories on Super Bowl LVIII Tua Tagovailoa sending decorated Marine to Super Bowl Kadarius Toney, Andy Reid have conflicting views on wide receiver's injuries Alabama Roots: Super Bowl LVIII connections Despite the absence of any Crimson Tide or Tigers players, the SEC still has more alumni on the active rosters of this year's Super Bowl teams – the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers – than any other college Source: https://www.al.com/sports/2024/02/super-bowl-lviii... |
| 2/02/24 | Carl Weathers, Film Icon, Former Raider, Dies at 76. Carl Weathers, Film Icon, Former Raider, Dies at 76 Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Carl Weathers, most known for playing Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, has passed away at the age of 76. Author: Aidan Champion Publish date: Feb 2, 2024 6:34 PM EST In this story: Las Vegas Raiders While the world of film lost a beloved actor on Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders lost an alumnus. Former Oakland Raiders linebacker and Hollywood icon Carl Weathers passed away at the age of 76 on Thursday. His family said in a statement on Friday that Weathers "died peacefully in his sleep," per Deadline . Weathers was most known for playing the nemesis/mentor, Apollo Creed, in the first four "Rocky" films. He Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/las-vegas-raid... |
| 1/26/24 | Sarni's Scrolls: NFL History Lessons. Sarni's Scrolls: NFL History Lessons Baltimore, Detroit look to past glories Author: Jim Sarni Publish date: Jan 26, 2024 8:54 AM EST A little NFL history. When the Ravens take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, it will be the first time Baltimore will host an AFC Championship game since the NFL/AFL merger in the 1970 season. The Baltimore Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the 1970 AFC Championship Game, played in January 1971. The game was played at Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street in Baltimore on a field the Colts shared with the Baltimore Orioles. NFL Films billed the game as the "Duel in the Dust." Watch it on YouTube. "A rare day for every fan to savor to the full," said legendary Source: https://www.si.com/college/tmg/jim-sarni/sarnis-sc... |
| 1/26/24 | Ravens set to host Chiefs in ‘biggest home game in the history of Baltimore football’. Start with this: The Ravens have never hosted a game with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. No Baltimore team has since Jan. 3, 1971, when the Colts beat the Oakland Raiders to advance to Super Bowl V in an age before our nation’s 24/7 obsession with all things NFL. Then, add in the players: Lamar Jackson — with apologies to Joe Flacco and Bert Jones, Baltimore’s first transcendent ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/ravens-set-host-chiefs-bi... |
| 1/23/24 | Baltimore to host first conference championship in 53+ years. When the Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, it will be the first time Baltimore will host an AFC Championship game since the NFL/AFL merger in the 1970 season. "We won the Super Bowl in 1971," former Baltimore Colt defensive back Rick Volk said. The Baltimore Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the 1970 AFC Championship Game, played in January 1971. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/fans-gearin... |
| 1/22/24 | AFC Championship Comes to Baltimore. January 3, 1971. Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland. It was 34 degrees with relative humidity at 68%, 6 mph winds producing a wind chill of 28 degrees. The Baltimore Colts hosted the Oakland Raiders in the very first AFC Championship Game. The visitors were 1 ½ point favorites. The winner would travel to Miami to represent […] The post AFC Championship Comes to Baltimore appeared first on Russell Street Report. Source: https://russellstreetreport.com/2024/01/22/the-goo... |
| 1/11/24 | Bears to play regular-season game in London during 2024 season. The Bears haven’t played in London since 2019 when they lost to the then-Oakland Raiders. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-play-regular-season... |
| 1/07/24 | NFL star — who once blew up Super Bowl pools — dies at 64. Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek, who blew up every Super Bowl box pool in America during Super Bowl XVIII, died on Saturday. Squirek is best known for his game-changing interception during the first half of Super Bowl XVIII against the Washington Redskins, in 1984. With the Raiders holding a 14-3 lead and 12 seconds remaining in the half, the Redskins called a screen pass from their 12-yard line to run out the clock. Source: https://www.nj.com/giants/2024/01/nfl-star-who-onc... |
| 12/28/23 | John Madden: Career retrospective. John Madden was a man of many hats: Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, and the namesake of one of the best-selling video games of all time. Source: https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/john_madde... |
| 12/21/23 | Rams will outclass Saints in NFL Week 16. Or at least that's my working theory for backing the Los Angeles Rams (7-7) when they host the New Orleans Saints (7-7) at SoFi Stadium for Thursday Night Football in Week 16. The Rams are 10-5 straight up (SU) and 9-5-1 against the spread (ATS) in regular-season games on less than six days of rest since hiring head coach Sean McVay in 2017. Los Angeles has a +8.1 scoring margin and +5.5 spread differential in those games. Saints head coach Dennis Allen is 1-8 SU (-7.9 scoring margin) and 2-7 ATS (-5.2 spread differential) in those spots dating back to his days as the then-Oakland Raiders coach. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/rams-will-outclass-... |
| 11/19/23 | Have the Minnesota Vikings Ever Won a Super Bowl?.
Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/have-the-minnes... |
| 11/18/23 | Mel Blount: Rare Chuck Noll Motivational Speech Helped Steelers Reach Super Bowl In 1974. Bulletin board material is never something you want to give your opponent, especially before a conference championship game. But, that is just what former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden did before the 1974 AFC Championship Game according to former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Mel Blount. Blount joined The Eye Test for Two podcasts recently and […] Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/11/mel-blount-rare-... |
| 11/16/23 | ‘Them People Crazy’: Ike Taylor Believes Cleveland’s Dawg Pound Toughest Place To Play In AFC North (Outside Of Pittsburgh). Throughout the long history of the NFL, there have been a number of famous groups within certain fan bases. From the Hogs in Washington, to the Black Hole for the then-Oakland Raiders, to even the 12th Man in Seattle, the fans have an impact on games weekly. For former Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor, that includes […] Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/11/them-people-craz... |
| 11/12/23 | What Is the Heidi Game? Looking Back on Infamous Raiders-Jets Showdown.
Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/what-is-heidi-g... |
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