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Early 2014 NFL Draft Rankings
Oakland Raiders The 2013 NFL Draft is in the books. Some fans, in Minnesota and St. Louis for example, should be ecstatic about their new toys (Sharrif Floyd, Tavon Austin) while others, in Cleveland, Dallas o...
3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinals, USC Trojans, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Day Two's Best Prospects
Oakland Raiders The beauty of the NFL Draft lies in its unpredictability. Teams move up in the draft to nab a player they particularly covet. Others move back in the process because the guy they have targeted ...
3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trjans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Grading the First Round
Oakland Raiders The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft is complete and 32 new faces have joined the ranks of professional football. Some will play right away and become instant Pro Bowlers like first-rounders Matt ...
3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

Ranking the NFL's Toughest Schedules of 2013
Oakland Raiders The NFL has got it all figured out. The most powerful, popular and lucrative sport in the history of sports has turned its annual schedule release into saliva-inducing, must-see TV for football-sta...
4 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Picks
Oakland Raiders The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
6 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

2013 NFL Free Agency Losers
Oakland Raiders No one team has been affected more in free agency than the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens will look vastly different when they take the field this fall, especially on defense. Oth...
7 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, free agents, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

2013 NFL Mock Draft
Oakland Raiders The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
11 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

Geno Smith Makes Case To Be Kansas City Chiefs’ No. 1 Pick
Oakland Raiders West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith entered the NFL Scouting Combine already perceived as the best passer in a clustered Class of 2013 — a group of signal-callers that includes USC’s Matt Bark...
12 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Andy Reid, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cam Newton, Cleveland Browns, E.J. Manuel, Geno Smith, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Landry Jones, Matt Barkley, Mike Glennon, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Bray, Tyler Wilson

2013 NFL Mock Draft
Oakland Raiders The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
14 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles

Very Early 2013 NFL Power Ranking Predictions
Oakland Raiders Baltimore won the Super Bowl, but as it relates to Athlon Sports’ early ranking of NFL teams for next season, not ALL of the spoils go to the victor. San Francisco, who came up short against the ...
15 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

10 Best NFL Teams That Didn't Play in a Super Bowl
Oakland Raiders It seems that each year the NFL is filled with a handful of great teams that just seem to blow it when it comes to the playoffs, never realizing their full potential by making it to the Super Bowl....
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl, Tennessee Titans

The NFL's All-Time Super Bowl Team
Oakland Raiders In selecting an all-time Super Bowl team, it is important to establish clear criteria. While there is nothing more subjective than all-time teams, the criteria certainly includes individual perform...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl

15 Greatest Plays in Super Bowl History
Oakland Raiders What defines a great play? Degree of difficulty? Gravity of the moment? The greatness of the players involved and their place in NFL history? Entertainment factor? How about all of the abo...
17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, super bowl, Tennessee Titans

25 Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History
Oakland Raiders Few positions in football have evolved as much as the tight end — which has morphed from that of old school glorified sixth offensive lineman to modern giant slot receiver. Keeping that role reve...
17 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Antonio Gates, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Coates, Brent Jones, Charlie Sanders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Clark, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Casper, Denver Broncos, Heath Miller, Indianapolis Colts, Jackie Smith, Jason Witten, Jay Novacek, Jerry Smith, John Mackey, Kansas City Chiefs, Keith Jackson, Kellen Winslow, Mark Bavaro, Mike Ditka, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Ozzie Newsome, Philadelphia Eagles, Raymond Chester, Riley Odoms, Rob Gronkowski, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Shannon Sharpe, Steve Jordan, super bowl, Todd Christiensen, Tony Gonzalez

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14
Oakland Raiders A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 14. Locks of the Week Three of the worst teams in the league will be flown over by the sputtering J-E-T-S...
23 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

20 Amazing NFL Cheerleaders: Best of 2012...so far
Oakland Raiders A look back at our favorite cheerleaders from the 2012 NFL season...so far. They can cheer for us anytime! ...
23 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders Preview and Prediction
Oakland Raiders The Denver Broncos aim for their 10th win of the season when they take on the Oakland Raiders tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET on the NFL Network. The Broncos (9-3) have won seven games overall and have alr...
23 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, AFC West, Brandon Myers, Carson Palmer, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Demaryius Thomas, Denarius Moore, Denver Broncos, Eric Decker, Knowshon Moreno, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, Von Miller, Willis McGahee

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 14
Oakland Raiders NFL Week 14 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Broncos (9-3) at Raiders (3-9) Denver MVP candidate Peyton Manning had his best game of the season against Oakland i...
24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

Week 13 Injury Updates: DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Darren McFadden, Marcel Reece

Oakland Raiders Depending upon your fantasy league setup, this is likely the last week of the regular season for you. If not, then you have a two-week push left to get into the postseason. Here are some updates on...
24 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Carolina Panthers, Darren McFadden, DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Marcel Reec, Oakland Raiders

5 Terrible NFL Teams Most Likely To Get the No. 1 Draft Pick

Oakland Raiders A year ago at this time being the worst team in the NFL didn’t seem like such a horrible thing. Waiting for the ultimate loser (and the runner up) were two potential franchise quarterbacks for th...
24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12 Injury Updates: Beanie Wells, Donald Brown, Marcel Reece, Darren McFadden, Mike Goodson
Oakland Raiders No more bye weeks. It’s all up to health and strategy from here on out to get you to a fantasy football championship. Here are some updates on injured players, their status for the Week 12 games ...
25 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Arizona Cardinals, Beanie Wells, Darren McFadden, Donald Brown, Marcel Reece, Mike Goodson, Oakland Raiders

Coby Fleener, Danny Amendola, Darrius Heyward-Bey: Week 12 Injury Updates
Oakland Raiders No more bye weeks. It’s all up to health and strategy from here on out to get you to a fantasy football championship. Here are some updates on injured players, their status for the Week 12 games ...
25 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Coby Fleener, Danny Amendola, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams

Injury Updates Week 11: Darren McFadden, Donald Brown, Julio Jones

Oakland Raiders This is the last of the bye weeks. It’s all up to health and strategy from here on out to get you to a fantasy football championship. Here are some updates on injured players, their status for th...
26 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Darren McFadden, Donald Brown, Julio Jones, Oakland Raiders

Dwayne Bowe, Darren Sproles, Darrius Heyward-Bey: Injury Updates Week 11

Oakland Raiders This is the last of the bye weeks. It’s all up to health and strategy from here on out to get you to a fantasy football championship. Here are some updates on injured players, their status for th...
26 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Darren Sproles, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders

2012 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 11
Oakland Raiders The end of the fantasy football regular season is coming into focus as we enter Week 11 of the NFL season. The good news is this is the last bye week that owners will have to deal with. The bad new...
26 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Fantasy Football, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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