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Getty Images The Raiders pulled off a surprising move when they traded center Rodney Hudson to the Cardinals earlier this month. They surprised again when they signed Hudson’s replacement, Andre James, to a three-year extension with $6 million guaranteed last week. James has started only one...

Getty Images The Browns have made several moves in free agency to improve their defense, one of which was signing Takk McKinley to a one-year, $4 million deal. The former first-round pick has not played up to his draft status, and the Falcons waived him midway through last season. Though the...

Getty Images The Raiders are bringing in another free agent wide receiver. Willie Snead will sign a one-year deal with Las Vegas, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Snead has spent the last three seasons with the Ravens. He caught 33 passes for 432 yards with three touchdowns in...

Getty Images The Raiders raised some eyebrows last week when they signed running back Kenyan Drake to a two-year, $14.5 million contract as a free agent despite the presence of Josh Jacobs on their roster. Drake said that he was sold on joining the team because of how head coach Jon Gruden...

Getty Images Wide receiver Nelson Agholor enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career in 2020 with the Raiders. Now he’s parlayed that success to a two-year, $22 million deal with the Patriots. While Agholor has won a Super Bowl with the Eagles, he said Wednesday he’s excited to join New...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota took a steep pay cut in the contract he agreed to this week, but he did get something out of the deal: A no-trade clause. Mariota’s new contract has the no-trade clause that his old contract did not, according to Greg A. Bedard. That doesn’t...

Getty Images Before trading Trent Brown to the Patriots, Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock called the offensive tackle “as dominant as any tackle in football” when healthy and in shape. Mayock added that Brown had to get in shape and stay committed. That’s no longer Mayock’s issue, as the...

Getty Images Of all the potential transactions that the Seahawks could make this offseason, bringing back cornerback Richard Sherman would have landed low on the list of possibilities. It’s now on the radar screen, even if the chances of it happening remain remote. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media...

Getty Images Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim said he was “shocked” when he read reports the Raiders were going to release center Rodney Hudson. Of course, the three-time Pro Bowler didn’t end up hitting the market because Keim picked up the phone and got a deal done with his Raiders...

Getty Images Marcus Mariota is happy that he gets to remain as a part of the Las Vegas Raiders going forward despite taking a pay cut to remain with the team. Via Rob DeMello of KHON2, Mariota said that the chance to stay with the Raiders overcame any concerns over trimming his salary for the...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota has accepted that he’s not going to find a team willing to pay him starter money this season. And so Mariota plans to sign a new contract with the Raiders, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. The new contract will have a steep pay cut: Under...

Getty Images Free-agent receiver Antonio Brown continues to face a civil claim of sexual assault and rape. As that case moves toward a trial set for December 2021, the lawyers representing the lawyers representing the plaintiff are looking for evidence to support the claims. As part of the...

Getty Images After the Raiders traded Rodney Hudson last week, Andre James ostensibly inherited the starting center role in Las Vegas. Now that’s been locked in. The Raiders announced Monday that the club has signed James to a contract extension. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, that...

Getty Images The Raiders are bringing in more depth for their defensive line. After the club signed its new starting center Andre James to a three-year contract, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports Las Vegas is expected to sign Matt Dickerson to a one-year deal with $1.25 million. Dickerson...

USA TODAY Sports When news broke the Raiders were going to release center Rodney Hudson last week, it came as a surprise to many — including Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim. “Well like everybody, I saw the news that he was potentially going to be released, which shocked me because of the...

Getty Images Defensive lineman Darius Philon will try to restart his NFL career as a member of the Raiders. The Raiders announced Philon’s signing on Monday. No terms of the deal were announced. Philon was a 2015 Chargers sixth-round pick and he spent four seasons with the team before signing...

Getty Images After playing under the transition tag in 2020, Kenyan Drake made his first foray into free agency last week and came away with a two-year, $14.5 million contract with the Raiders. That’s a solid deal for a running back, especially one who is ostensibly coming in to serve as a...

Getty Images Veteran guard Gabe Jackson is officially a Seahawk. The Raiders agreed to trade Jackson to the Seahawks last Wednesday, but the deal didn’t become official before the week was out. Confirmation of the deal came on Sunday with an announcement from Seattle about the new member of...

Getty Images Despite reports during the regular season that the Raiders would lose a sixth-round draft pick for violating the league’s COVID-19 rules, the league office confirmed today that the Raiders won’t lose a pick. The NFL told PFT that the Raiders have been fined $800,000 for violations...

Getty Images Nevin Lawson will stick with the Raiders for another season. Per Anthony Galaviz of the Fresno Bee, Lawson will sign a one-year deal to return to Las Vegas. After spending his first five years in Detroit, Lawson has played the last two years with the Raiders. He’s been a...