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Getty Images The Raiders are down to two unsigned draft picks from this year’s class. Safety Tre’von Moehrig has agreed to his rookie deal with the team. As a second-round pick, Moehrig has a four-year deal in Las Vegas. Moehrig won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back...

Getty Images Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out today, making him the NFL’s only openly gay player. “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in a video he posted on his verified Instagram account. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but I finally...

Getty Images Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib has received support on social media Monday after coming out as gay. It makes him the first openly gay active player in the NFL as Michael Sam never played in a regular-season game. So how will his team and his teammates handle his...

Getty Images Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced in an Instagram post Monday that he is gay. He received support from the Raiders in social media posts and from owner Mark Davis in interviews with beat reporters. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also now has weighed in on Nassib’s...

Getty Images The last two Raiders’ seasons have concluded in a similar, though not identical, manner. In 2019, the team started 6-4 before losing five of their last six games to finish 7-9. The Raiders were technically still in the playoff hunt through their Week 17, but they would’ve needed...

Getty Images Free agent defensive tackle P.J. Hall was arrested on charges of assault and interference with public duties, Sarah Barshop of ESPN reports. The misdemeanor charge was filed June 13, according to Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790, and Hall posted $1,000 bond. Hall has a court...

USA TODAY Sports While Las Vegas’ offense finished last season eighth in yards and 10th in scoring, the club received limited production from its top pick in the 2020 draft. Henry Ruggs was the first receiver selected last year, but finished with 26 receptions for 452 yards and a pair of...

Getty Images As the Raiders wrap up minicamp, they’ve added a pair of defensive players to their roster. Linebacker Darron Lee and cornerback De'Vante Bausby have signed with Las Vegas, the team announced on Thursday. Lee, a former Jets first-round pick, was last with Buffalo’s practice squad...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr made some waves when he told reporters on Tuesday that he’d rather quit than play for another franchise. For at least one of his teammates, the message was well-received. “I think I saw it on Twitter, screen shotted it and sent it to him and said...

Getty Images Some people would say that the Las Vegas Raiders made some puzzling personnel decisions this offseason. However, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden wouldn’t agree with those assessments. “Obviously, we like it on paper,” Gruden said, via Kevin Patra of the league’s website. “We made...

USA TODAY Sports After a pair of lackluster seasons with the Raiders, Trent Brown is back with the Patriots. New England acquired him for a fifth-round pick in March, as Las Vegas overhauled its offensive line. Brown played left tackle for the Patriots during their 2018 Super Bowl championship...

Getty Images There have been moments in each of the last two seasons when it looked like the Raiders were on track for a playoff spot, but late-season struggles have submarined their chances both years. In addition to sinking the team’s playoff hopes, those late downturns have created...

Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said recently that he thinks they and the Browns are “definitely neck and neck” when it comes to teams who can contend in the AFC, but that doesn’t end the list of teams that are on his radar heading into the 2021 season. Kelce was asked about that...

Getty Images It seems like every year, there’s some sort of rumor that the Raiders could move on from Derek Carr to upgrade at quarterback. But General Manager Mike Mayock said earlier this offseason that he and head coach Jon Gruden would “stand shoulder to shoulder and pound the table” for...

Getty Images Since Jon Gruden returned to coach the Raiders a few years ago, the club has struggled to put together an effective pass rush. Some of that clearly stems from the team trading Khalil Mack to the Bears just before the 2018 season started. But even last year, Las Vegas finished 29th...

Getty Images Running back Josh Jacobs wasn’t with the Raiders for the voluntary portion of their offseason program, but he was keeping an eye on what the team was doing while he was on his own. Jacobs took particular note of three moves that Vegas made with a position group near and dear to...

Getty Images In 2020, Raiders owner Mark Davis attended none of his team’s home games, because fans couldn’t show up. This year, Davis will enjoy the games from a suite that has had a makeover before he ever even used it. Via Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the owner’s suite will...

Getty Images When Russell Wilson‘s agent announced the short list of teams that the quarterback would agree to play for in a trade earlier this year, the Raiders were on it. That led some from outside the organization to call for the Raiders to make a move for Wilson and led the team’s actual...

Getty Images Four receivers from the University of Alabama have been selected inside the Top 15 of the NFL Draft in the last two years. Jaylen Waddle and Devonta Smith were both off the board by the tenth overall selection in this year’s draft while Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy were the 12th...

USA TODAY Sports The Raiders have gained many positives from relocating to Las Vegas, including a state-of-the-art stadium and practice facility. But one negative that some folks likely anticipated is coming through this week. With temperatures forecasted to be 115 degrees all week, Vinny...