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Getty Images As the Packers prepare for next week’s mandatory minicamp, they don’t know whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will attend. If he does, it likely means he’ll attend training camp and play for the Packers in 2021. (There’s still a chance he’ll show up for mandatory minicamp and then...

Getty Images Despite being the first receiver selected in last year’s NFL Draft, Las Vegas Raiders wide out Henry Ruggs was out-classed by many of his fellow rookie pass catchers across the league in 2020. Among rookies, Ruggs ranked 11th in yards (452), 21st in receptions (26), tied for 15th...

Getty Images The Raiders are signing tight end Alex Ellis, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Ellis, 28, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Titans in 2016. He has played games for the Jaguars, Chiefs and Eagles. Ellis has appeared in 11 games with three starts. He has...

Getty Images Over the last two years, Darren Waller has emerged as one of the league’s best tight ends. The Raiders claimed Waller off waivers during the 2018 season and he became a full-time starter the following year. He’d led the club in receiving yards over the past two seasons, each...

Getty Images In the lead up to the 2020 draft, most predicted the Raiders would choose a wide receiver. But few projected Henry Ruggs to the team at No. 12 overall. Las Vegas made Ruggs the first receiver selected ahead of more conventional top choices Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb, as well as...

Getty Images The Packers won’t trade the quarterback who doesn’t want to play for them because the Packers don’t believe he won’t play for them. That’s the gist of a recent report from Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com, and it makes plenty of sense. Schneidman writes that the Packers would...

Getty Images In the unlikely event that the Packers decide to trade quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he quite possibly will be traded to the Denver Broncos, of the AFC West. That would guarantee two showdowns per year against the Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. So how does Mahomes feel about...

Getty Images When the Raiders signed cornerback Casey Hayward, General Manager Mike Mayock said “kids in the room are going to look up to him” because of the experience he brings to the lineup. Hayward has nine years of NFL experience under his belt and the last four of those seasons saw him...

Getty Images If there’s one area in which the Raiders have struggled over the last few years, it’s been their pass rush. Defensive end Maxx Crosby has been the team’s most productive player in that area since he was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. He’s led the Raiders in sacks...

Getty Images It’s been a long time since the Raiders were consistent winners. Aside from a 12-4 season that resulted in a playoff appearance in 2016, the Raiders haven’t had a winning record since they went 11-5 in 2002 and lost to former-and-current head coach Jon Gruden’s Buccaneers in Super...

Getty Images Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no joint training camp practices last year. That will not be the case in 2021 and the Rams are planning on seeing not one, but two teams. Per Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com, Los Angeles head coach Sean McVay said Thursday that the...

Getty Images The NFL has suspended free agent offensive tackle Jared Veldheer for the first six weeks of the 2021 season, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The reason for Veldheer’s suspension is unclear. Veldheer nearly played for two teams in the same postseason last season. He saw action for...

Getty Images The NFL on Thursday suspended free agent offensive tackle Jared Veldheer for six games to open the 2021 season. Veldheer, though, released a statement to NFL Media announcing his retirement. He also addressed his positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, saying prescribed...

Getty Images Following the departures of Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson and Trent Brown from the the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason, veteran guard Richie Incognito sits as the most veteran returning piece of the team’s offensive line. And as such, Incognito is intent on stepping up to help lead...

Getty Images Among the reasons why the Raiders have failed to break through since Jon Gruden returned as their head coach has been the failure of the team’s highest draft picks to succeed at the high levels one hopes to see from players selected so early in the process. Two of those picks...

Getty Images Raiders players released a statement last month announcing they would not attend in-person organized team activities. Their words, like many around the league, proved worthless when it came time to show up. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that 83 of 89...

Getty Images Since the Raiders selected him at No. 4 overall in 2019, defensive end Clelin Ferrell hasn’t put up the numbers one would expect from a top-five pick. In 26 games over his first two years, Ferrell has just 6.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and 18 quarterback hits. He missed five...

Getty Images The Raiders added another offensive lineman to the roster as they head into Phase Three of their offseason workouts. They announced the signing of guard Patrick Omameh on Monday. It’s a second tour with Las Vegas for Omameh as he spent time with the team last year as well. Omameh...

Getty Images Another 2021 first-round pick is under contract. The Raiders have announced that a deal has been struck with Alabama tackle Alex Leatherwood. The franchise was criticized for taking Leatherwood when it did. The team invited even more criticism by revealing it could have traded...

Getty Images David Irving continues to get chances in the NFL. At some point, those chances will dry up. Is that time now? The Raiders announced they cut the talented but troubled defensive lineman Friday. Irving, 27, played two games for the Raiders last season after signing Oct. 20. He saw...