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Getty Images Since Jon Gruden returned to the Raiders as head coach in 2018, the Raiders’ defense has been an issue. That came to a head in 2020, with Gruden firing defensive coordinator Paul Guenther in December. He’s since hired former Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley to run the defense in...

Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby played through a pair of significant injuries this season that required dual surgeries to address. However, you wouldn’t have known that by viewing the team’s injury report this season. Crosby posted a photo to his Twitter account on...

Getty Images Raiders first-round pick Damon Arnette did not have the kind of rookie season he or the team was looking for in 2020. Arnette had two concussions, a thumb injury, and a stay on the reserve/COVID-19 list during the season. He missed seven games altogether and played a total of 10...

Getty Images The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers. About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Among the teams that have been mentioned as...

Getty Images Tight end Jason Witten is trying retirement out for a second time. Witten retired after the 2017 season to take a job as an analyst on Monday Night Football, but returned to the Cowboys after one season in the booth and moved on to the Raiders in 2020. He told Todd Archer of...

Getty Images When it comes to potential interest in Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, the glass is currently two-thirds empty. That’s the obvious import of the news that a third of the league has reached out to the Lions. A third of the league. Ten teams. For a 32-year-old franchise...

Getty Images When the Raiders signed Trent Brown to a contract that made him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the game, they envisioned him being a dominant force up front. Through two seasons of the four-year deal, Brown has at times displayed that ability. But for a variety of reasons...

Getty Images The Raiders finished 8-8 in 2020, their first time reaching .500 since going 12-4 in 2016. In his third season under head coach Jon Gruden, quarterback Derek Carr had one of the best years of his career — completing 67.3 percent of his passes for 27 touchdowns and nine...

Getty Images Wide receiver Martavis Bryant is heading to the Canadian Football League in a bid to resume his playing career. The Toronto Argonauts announced on Monday that they have signed Bryant to their roster. Bryant last appeared in an NFL game with the Raiders during the 2018 season. He...

Getty Images John Madden was a Super Bowl-winning coach long before football video games existed, but now that football’s iconic video game bears his name, Madden thinks there could be a connection between gaming and coaching. Madden told ESPN that if he were coaching today, he’d assign...

Getty Images After a dozen seasons in Detroit, quarterback Matthew Stafford will be moving on. So where will he go? Plenty of teams will be interested, especially with a contract that pays out only $20 million in 2021. (He may want a new deal on the way through the door, however.) Despite...

Getty Images Charlie Frye is back in the NFL. The former pro quarterback will now be coaching quarterbacks with the Dolphins, reports Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. Most recently, Frye had served at the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan. A third-round pick of the Browns in 2005, Frye...

Getty Images The Lions have interviewed Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton for their offensive coordinator position, Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The Lions hired Dan Campbell as head coach earlier this week. They also have shown interest in Steelers...

USA TODAY Sports Pete Carroll said he wants Seattle to run the ball better in 2021. Now the Seahawks are taking a look at a longtime running backs coach to potentially become their offensive coordinator. Raiders running backs coach Kirby Wilson is expected to interview for Seattle’s vacancy at...

Getty Images When Tom Brady is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he hopes to see former teammate Richard Seymour wearing a gold jacket waiting for him. Seymour is one of the Hall of Fame finalists whose case is being voted on today, and Brady wrote on Twitter that Seymour is very...

USA TODAY Sports After spending three seasons with the Raiders, Jim O’Neil is heading back to college. O’Neil will be Northwestern’s defensive coordinator, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reports. O’Neil served as the Raiders’ senior defensive assistant in 2018 and was the defensive backs coach for the...

Getty Images The Los Angeles to Las Vegas coaching shuttle service will have someone going the other direction. After the Raiders hired Gus Bradley to be their defensive coordinator, Las Vegas’ tight ends coach Frank Smith will be joining the Chargers’ staff as run game coordinator, according...

Getty Images New Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer knew his team had the first overall pick in the draft when he took the job and now he knows where the team’s second first-round pick will fall. Jacksonville acquired the Rams’ 2021 first-rounder as part of the deal for cornerback Jalen Ramsey in...

Getty Images Raiders owner Mark Davis will soon own another Las Vegas pro sports team. Davis has agreed to purchase the Las Vegas Aces, he announced today. “I am excited to announce that I have entered into an agreement to purchase the Las Vegas franchise in the WNBA from MGM Resorts...

USA Today Sports The Raiders hired Gus Bradley to take over as defensive coordinator on Tuesday, with Bradley saying he wants Las Vegas to be a fast and physical defense that generates takeaways. While the Raiders have invested heavily in their defense through the draft and free agency over...