The Oakland Raiders in a cost cutting measure traded down nine spots and took Houston cornerback DJ Hayden with the 12th pick. The Raiders swapped picks with the Dolphins for their first and second round picks, numbers twelve and 42 overall. DJ Hayden began playing collegiately at Navarro College before transferring to Houston as a junior. He won the Conference more »
Bay Area Sports Report: Sharks Trade Ryane Clowe, Raiders Trade Carson Palmer, 49ers Sign Nnamdi Asomugha
As the Bay Area’s two baseball teams continue their season-opening series following Opening Day shutouts at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers (Giants) and Seattle Mariners (A’s), the other Bay Area sports teams continued making moves aimed at improving their teams for the future. Ryane Clowe the Latest Shark Shipped Out of Town Just a day after trading Michal more »
Oakland Raiders Lose Heartbreaker in Atlanta, Raiders still a Playoff contender?
If the Oakland Raiders were not 1-3 coming into Sunday’s game against the now 6-0 Atlanta Falcons, their 23-20 heartbreaking loss might not have stung as much. But that was the reality, making the loss feel like multiple bee stings. Winning on Sunday would have put the Raiders right back in the thick of things [...]
Peyton Manning Sharp as The Denver Broncos Crush the Oakland Raiders
There should be no more questions about Peyton Manning. Last week he struggled a bit in the first half against the Houston Texans, but Manning was able to make it close with a furious comeback in the second half, only to fall short losing 31-25. Today he left no doubt as he guided his Denver Broncos to [...]
Oakland Raiders sign cornerback Brandian Ross; add two to practice squad
Sept. 19, 2012 From Will Kiss Oakland Raiders’ Media Relations ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders Wednesday signed to the active roster CB Brandian Ross from the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad. The Raiders also added two players to their practice squad, signing DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and re-signing DT Vaughn Meatoga. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound Ross, [...]
Oakland Raiders: Ugly Loss to Chargers May Not Have told Us Much About Either Team
Monday Night’s hard-to-watch performance by the Oakland Raiders will not sit well with the Raider Nation. The Raiders opened the 2012 season with a thud, losing the season opener 22-14. The silver and black’s only touchdown came with 54 seconds left in the game on a two-yard pass from Carson Palmer to rookie Rod Streater. Streater [...]
Bay Area Top Five Fantasy Football Prospects
While building that Fantasy Football team you hope is destined for greatness, its always nice to add a little Bay Area flavor to it. Owning players on your favorite team makes things interesting. For example, I owned Frank Gore on one of my Fantasy teams and wanted him to score every point the 49ers scored throughout the entire regular season more »
2012 Oakland Raiders Training Camp: What to Watch For
With the Raiders set to begin a new era Saturday, there are definitely some keys to look for as head coach Dennis Allen and his staff begin to analyze the team heading towards the 2012 opener against San Diego. Here are some keys I see that the team will be closely observing through camp and [...]
Oakland Raiders: Source Says Team Interested in Cedric Benson
Darren McFadden is the Oakland Raiders No.1 running back. When he’s on the field. McFadden has been injury prone for the majority of his short NFL career. Michael Bush made things a little easier in Oakland when McFadden would go down with an injury. He was a nice backup, in fact he could start on [...]
Why the Raiders Re-Signing Marcel Reece Could Be a Really Big Deal
I think many of us knew it was more a matter of if, not when Marcel Reece would re-sign with the Raiders. Being under an exclusive rights tender meant ultimately, the ball was in the Raiders court more than Reece. As such, he re-signed, participated in OTA’s Monday and that is one less bell to answer [...]
