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Getty Images Raiders owner Mark Davis didn’t flinch in the face of social-media criticism of his team’s tweet that followed the conviction of Derek Chauvin on all counts in connection with the murder of George Floyd. Floyd’s family has expressed gratitude, not condemnation, for the message that...

Getty Images The 49ers added players on both sides of the ball on Wednesday. Running back Wayne Gallman signed with the team after visiting earlier this week and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that defensive end Arden Key will do the same. It’s a one-year deal for Key, who also met with the...

Getty Images Marcus Mariota took a pay cut in order to remain with the Raiders this offseason and that leaves him in line to be Derek Carr‘s backup for the second straight season. There was talk of trading Mariota, but the Raiders didn’t find a match. His initial salary and the bad ending to...

Getty Images In the aftermath of the verdict that found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in connection with the murder of George Floyd, the Raiders have created an unexpected controversy via a heavily-criticized tweet. “I can breathe,” the team said from an account with 1.7 million...

Getty Images Richie Incognito entered the NFL in the 2005 draft. With Alex Smith‘s retirement announcement Monday, Incognito is one of only three players from that draft class under contract for 2021. The once-retired Raiders offensive guard wouldn’t mind being the last one standing. “I am...

Getty Images The Raiders may not be done adding veteran depth to their cornerback group. Field Yates of ESPN reports that Blidi Wreh-Wilson is visiting with the team on Tuesday. The Raiders signed Rasul Douglas on Monday. Wreh-Wilson spent the last five seasons with the Falcons and appeared...

Getty Images The retirement of Alex Smith, the first overall pick 16 years ago this month, leaves the 2005 draft with only a handful of remaining players. With linebacker Thomas Davis (the fourteenth overall pick) retiring earlier this year, the only remaining active players under contract...

Getty Images After relocating to Las Vegas in 2020, defensive end Arden Key could be heading back to the Bay. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Key is visiting with the 49ers on Tuesday. The Raiders waived Key last week and he went unclaimed on waivers. Key was a third-round pick in 2018, but...

Getty Images The Raiders announced an addition to their secondary on Monday. Cornerback Rasul Douglas is the new member of the club. He is the first outside addition of the offseason for a cornerback group that also includes Damon Arnette, Trayvon Mullen, Amik Robertson, Nevin Lawson, and...

Getty Images In December, former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch told Conan O’Brien he would unretire for a contender and that teams had shown interest. Lynch shared more details during a recent interview with ESPN. “I was specifically speaking to Tom Brady and the Bucs. That’s who I was...

Getty Images There were no waiver claims in the NFL on Friday. That means defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, defensive end Arden Key and running back Ito Smith were among those who passed through waivers and now are free agents. The waived Hurst and Key, members of Jon Gruden’s first draft class...

Getty Images Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch continues to have very close ties to his hometown of Oakland. Via Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News, Lynch has become part owner of the Oakland Roots of the USL Championship league. “Growing up in The Town, we always could count on the...

Getty Images The Raiders have released a pair of defensive linemen who were part of the team’s first draft class after Jon Gruden returned as their head coach in 2018. The team announced that they have released defensive tackle Maurice Hurst and defensive end Arden Key. They also released...

Getty Images Raiders players announced Thursday night they have voted not to participate in voluntary in-person workouts this offseason. They join players from the Browns, Giants, Patriots, Broncos, Seahawks, Lions, Bears and Bucs in releasing a statement that some or all of their players will...

Getty Images When the Raiders declined safety Karl Joseph‘s fifth-year option option in the spring of 2019, it set up the former first-round pick to be a free agent in 2020. Joseph ended up signing with Cleveland on a one-year deal last April, appearing in 14 games for the club, starting...

Getty Images As Eddie George, whose post-playing career has included a short stint on Broadway, now becomes the head coach at Tennessee State University, he’s reportedly looking to hire a two-time former NFL head coach at the program’s offensive coordinator. Via FootballScoop.com, George wants...

USA TODAY Sports Earlier this week, former NFL defensive back Phillip Adams shot and killed five people before killing himself. Adams’ father said that “football messed him up.” Scientists will take a closer look at that specific question. Via the Associated Press, the brain of Phillip Adams...

Getty Images Safety Karl Joseph is officially back with the Raiders. Joseph spent four years with the team before leaving for Cleveland as a free agent last year. Joseph was back for a visit with the team this week, however, and they announced his signing on Friday afternoon. The Raiders...

Getty Images While he’s spent his time in the NFL on defense, one of Chargers head coach Brandon Staley’s most important jobs is to further develop young quarterback Justin Herbert. To that end, the club signed center Corey Linsley, who Staley said should help give Los Angeles a “winning...

Getty Images It remains unknown why former NFL defensive back Phillip Adams shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, his wife, two grandchildren, and another person. A new report supplies a potential motive. South Carolina U.S. Representative Ralph Norman tells Alex Giles of WBTV...