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Getty Images Two weeks ago, the NFL huffed and puffed and ultimately didn’t blow the Tennessee Titans’ house down. With the Raiders potentially derailing their Week Seven game and possibly sparking what would be the eighteenth week of the 2020 season, the NFL should blow the Raiders’ house...

Getty Images The Raiders got good news from the latest round of COVID-19 testing. No additional players have tested positive after two Raiders players tested positive this week, and several additional players went into self-quarantine because of close contact with those players. The Raiders...

Getty Images The Raiders put five players on their reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday because they had close contact with right tackle Trent Brown before he tested positive for the coronavirus. Those players have been deemed high risk close contacts, which means five days have to pass since their...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s decision to pass on a post-game handshake with Bears quarterback Nick Foles after the teams played a couple of weeks ago became fodder for questions from reporters this week, but Brady won’t have to answer any about missing a chance to interact...

Getty Images The Raiders’ latest run-in with COVID-19 has resulted in their Sunday game being flexed out of prime time. The next question is whether the game will be moved to Monday or Tuesday. The Raiders surely would prefer a delay, given that they are missing key pieces during the practice...

Getty Images There’s a new game on Sunday Night Football this week. The Seahawks-Cardinals game that had been scheduled for Sunday afternoon will now be played on Sunday night on NBC, the NFL announced this afternoon. The Buccaneers-Raiders game that had been scheduled for Sunday night will...

Getty Images Right tackle Trent Brown‘s positive COVID-19 test has led the Raiders to also practice without the rest of their starting offensive line and safety Johnathan Abram this week and that group of players will now be joining Brown on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...

Getty Images The Buccaneers practiced without their two biggest offseason acquisitions on Wednesday, but both players were back on the field Thursday. Quarterback Tom Brady‘s return was not a great surprise. He was not listed with an injury and was taking a rest day to start off the practice...

Getty Images It ranks as one of the greatest games in NFL history. It also is one of the league’s most controversial. The Raiders held a 13-10 lead with 1:50 remaining in a 2001 divisional postseason game played in a snowstorm in New England. The Patriots had a first-and-10 at the Oakland 42...

Getty Images Week Seven already is upon us. On every Thursday of every week of the season, Simms and I close out PFT Live with a look at the most compelling individual matchups of the week, draft style. I mention that for obvious reasons. This week’s matchup draft appears in the attached...

Getty Images Raiders right tackle Trent Brown went on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday and the fallout from that move left the team without its entire starting offensive line for practice. Left tackle Kolton Miller, left guard Denzelle Good, center Rodney Hudson and right guard Gabe...

Getty Images Former Raiders left tackle Mario Henderson died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 35. “The Raiders Family is heavy hearted following the passing of Mario Henderson, who was a third-round draft pick and played four seasons with the Silver and Black,” the Raiders said in a...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski spiked the ball with his left hand after catching a touchdown last Sunday and said that his ailing right shoulder was the reason why he went that route. Gronkowski said his shoulder wasn’t giving him too much trouble, but it’s enough of an issue...

Getty Images The Raiders have placed another player on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that right tackle Trent Brown has been placed on the list. Cornerback Damon Arnette was placed on the list earlier this week. Pelissero adds that contact tracing is underway...

Getty Images The Raiders placed right tackle Trent Brown on the reserve/COVID-19 list today, but they may have a much bigger problem on their offensive line. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said the team “had to send five starting linemen home because they were around Trent,” according to Paul...

Getty Images Raiders defensive tackle Maurice Hurst is back. The team activated him off the reserve/COVID-19 list. He landed on the list Oct. 6. Hurst had 13 tackles and a half-sack while playing 107 defensive snaps the first four weeks. Hurst, 25, joined the Raiders as a fifth-round choice...

Getty Images Free agent defensive lineman David Irving is getting a second (third?) chance in the NFL. Irving, who has not played since 2018, is signing with the Raiders, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. The NFL reinstated Irving on Oct. 16, and he visited the Raiders soon...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota is ready to return as Derek Carr‘s backup. Mariota has been designated for return from the Raiders’ practice squad. He’ll presumably move ahead of Nathan Peterman on the depth chart as the No. 2 quarterback in Las Vegas. The Raiders also...

Getty Images The NFL in 2020 quickly has become divided into haves and have nots. One of the haves could soon have a pretty good receiver on the roster. Antonio Brown will be eligible to practice and play in only two weeks. Punished with an eight-game suspension for multiple off-field issues...

Getty Images While the Buccaneers were playing in Tampa Bay and the Jets were playing in Miami on Sunday afternoon, the teams’ personnel staffers were working on a trade that sent defensive tackle Steve McLendon to Tampa Bay. Directly to Tampa Bay. McLendon didn’t fly back to New York with the...