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Mario Williams Injury Hurts Texans in AFC South Race
Oakland Raiders Last week, it was the best player on offense. This week, the Houston Texans’ best defender went down with an injury. All-Pro defensive end-turned-linebacker Mario Williams will miss the rest ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, AFC South, Andre Johnson, Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Mario Williams, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans

Al Davis, Raiders Owner Dies at Age 82
Oakland Raiders Al Davis, the always controversial and enigmatic owner of the Oakland Raiders passed away today, October 8th, 2011. The cause of death is currently unknown, but the team site says they will iss...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Al Davis, Oakland Raiders

Terrell Owens Plans to Return to NFL — Does Any Team Want Him?
Oakland Raiders Attention NFL teams! Need help at wide receiver? If so, Terrell Owens wants you to know he is available. Owens, who had surgery to repair a torn ACL in April, said in an interview this week that he...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Balitmore 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 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, Terrell Owens, Washington Redskins

Darren McFadden Carries Raiders Past Jets
Oakland Raiders Darren McFadden, RB, Raiders Run DMC ran wild against the visiting Jets, with 19 carries for 171 yards and two trips to the end zone — a 2-yard power dive and a 70-yarder that showed off McFadd...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Darren McFadden, Eli Manning, Green Bay Packers, Jermichael Finley, Matt Hasselbeck, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Troy Polamalu

Jacoby Ford To Play Next Week; How It Impacts Raiders Fantasy Players
Oakland Raiders Jacoby Ford wants to play football. His hamstring is feeling better and that's good for his fantasy owners. The Oakland Raiders offense, which just put 34 points on the notoriously defensive-minded...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, News, AFC West, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore, Jacoby Ford, Jason Campbell, Louis Murphy, Oakland Raiders

David Nelson and Denarius Moore Are Worthy Waiver Wire Pickups
Oakland Raiders David Nelson and Denarius Moore are the two guys you probably haven't heard much about in fantasy football...until this week. The Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders wide receivers made fantasy f...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, News, Buffalo Bills, Darrell Revis, Darrius Heyward-Bey, David Nelson, Denarius Moore, Fantasy Football, Fantasy football rankings, Jacoby Ford, Oakland Raiders, waiver wire

NFL Picks and Predictions: 5 Key Games, Week 1
Oakland Raiders By RALPH VACCHIANO Six months ago, there was no guarantee this would ever happen. Yet here we finally are, in opening week. The lockout scared everyone and threatened take away football, but in...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arian Foster, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Flacco, Michael Vick, NFL Predictions, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, RALPH VACCHIANO, St. Louis Rams

5 Players Who Hold The Keys To the 2011 NFL Season
Oakland Raiders By RALPH VACCHIANO It's almost impossible for one person to change a game in the NFL. There are no isolation plays, like in basketball. There's no one with the ability to make an impact like a ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arian Foster, Darren Sproles, Houston Texans, Mark Sanchez, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, RALPH VACCHIANO, Reggie Bush, San Francisco 49ers

Terrelle Pryor Drafted By Raiders, Al Davis' Reign of Stupid Continues
Oakland Raiders NFL News: Well, he did it again. Raiders owner and walking zombie Al Davis proved that he doesn't listen to his detractors by drafting OSU's Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the NFL's supplemen...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, News, Terrelle Pryor, AFC West, Al Davis, Oakland Raiders, Supplemental draft, Terrelle Pryor

Five NFL Teams That Improved and Five That Got Worse
Oakland Raiders By RALPH VACCHIANO No one has ever won an NFL championship in the spring and summer, and no one has ever lost one either. That’s not for lack of trying, of course. Just ask the “Dream...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arian Foster, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Darius Heyward-Bey, Darren McFadden, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jason Campbell, Jay Cutler, Kevin Boss, Mario Williams, Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford, Maurice Jones-Drew, Mike Vick, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, RALPH VACCHIANO, Seattle Seahawks, Sidney Rice, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tarvarus Jackson, Tony Romo

Oakland Raiders 2011 NFL Team Preview
Oakland Raiders The Raiders snapped their string of seven straight seasons with 11 or more losses last year and finished 8–8, sweeping the AFC West and avoiding a losing record for the first time since reaching ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Al Davis, Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders, Rolando McClain, Sebastian Janikowski

Worst Sports Owners Tournament: Football Round 1
Oakland Raiders By Scott Henry (@4QuartersRadio) If your team has an owner or owners who treat the fans with respect, be grateful. If your team has an owner who spends within his/her/their means, but ...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: NFL, Overtime, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Worst Sports Owners

Randy Moss: Retired and Rejected
Oakland Raiders There is a surreal symmetry to the retirement go-route run by Randy Moss, whose hollow 13-year Hall of Fame career ends, like so many, “not with a bang but a whimper.” As the 6’4”, 34-y...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Randy Moss, Tennessee Titans

Fantasy Football: Breaking down the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders OAKLAND • Inside the Locker Room With Bay Area NFL Correspondent Eric Gilmore Was Darren McFadden’s 2010 season merely a fluke or a sign of things to come? McFadden’s breakout seaso...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Oakland Raiders

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