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Getty Images Raiders linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski appears to have dodged a serious injury in Sunday’s win over the Panthers. Kwiatkoski suffered a pectoral injury after playing 22 snaps and recording six tackles. Head coach Jon Gruden said after the game that they were hoping for good news from...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas hurt his ankle late in Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers, but word after the game was that he was walking fine in the locker room. Monday brought a brief update on Thomas’ condition. NFL Media reports that it is a high-ankle injury and that...

Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders played their first game on Sunday and they got a 34-30 win over the Panthers thanks in large part to a player they hope will be integral to their success in their new home. Running back Josh Jacobs scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner, in a...

Getty Images New Panthers coach Matt Rhule has experience in the Big 12, which is going to come in handy. If his team’s going to win games this year, they’re going to have to be shootouts. The Raiders took an easier-than-it-looked 34-30 win over the Panthers, who are going to struggle to stop...

Getty Images It’s forbidden — and expensive — for coaches to use cell phones during games. Raiders coach Jon Gruden, however, won’t be making an involuntary contribution to the charity of the NFL’s choice for using a cell phone while leaving the field after the first half of Sunday’s game at...

USA TODAY Sports The Raiders used a first-round pick on Henry Ruggs because he possesses the ultimate Raiders quality — straight-line speed. They didn’t wait to put it to use. The Raiders have already taken a few deep shots to the rookie receiver, with Derek Carr hitting him for a 45-yard...

Getty Images The Panthers have scored every time they touched the ball. They still trail at halftime. It appears this is going to be a thing. The Raiders are up 17-15 over Carolina at the break, able to get into the end zone while their opponent is settling for field goals. Derek Carr‘s a...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Jets at Bills Jets: QB Joe Flacco, QB James Morgan, WR Denzel Mims...

Getty Images The 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release their final...

Getty Images Raiders owner Mark Davis announced the return of Marcel Reece. Reece, who joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2008, played 92 games with 67 starts for the Raiders. Reece ended his career with the Seahawks, playing four games in 2016. He will return to the Las Vegas...

Getty Images Wednesday’s PFT Live included a draft with a slight twist: Offensive player of the year candidates, but with quarterbacks omitted. Not that the quarterbacks historically have dominated the award. Over the last 48 years, quarterbacks have won it 20 times and running backs have won...

Getty Images The 49ers are the only team still in the Bay Area, now that the Raiders have relocated. Again. And the 49ers have adopted a new slogan that seems to acknowledge that reality. “Faithful to the Bay” is the phrase that the 49ers will use. Which easily can be interpreted as a slap at...

Getty Images The Buccaneers cut Dare Ogunbowale after they signed Leonard Fournette, whom the Jaguars waived. Now, the Jaguars are signing Ogunbowale. That’s the word from Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com after Ogunbowale visited Jacksonville earlier Wednesday. The Raiders also had interest in...

USA TODAY Sports The Las Vegas Raiders have restructured the contract of linebacker Cory Littleton to free up additional cap space for the 2020 season, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Littleton was previously set to earn $11.25 million in base salary this season with the Raiders...

Getty Images The folks who create the video game that enjoys the exclusive license from the NFL not only has welcomed quarterback Colin Kaepernick back to the game but also has given him an 81 overall rating. That number is higher than the initial rating for more than half of the league’s...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr made it clear in August that he’s “tired of being disrespected” by those outside the organization. His message hasn’t changed with the regular season about to get underway. Carr joined Adam Schein on Mad Dog Sports Radio Tuesday and expanded on why...

Getty Images The Raiders are making some changes in their quarterback room. Marcus Mariota, the backup quarterback who has been struggling with a strained pectoral muscle, has been placed on injured reserve. Under the NFL’s rules for the 2020 season, that means Mariota can return after three...

Getty Images The Raiders made one of the strangest moves of roster cutdown day when they traded away Lynn Bowden, whom they selected in the third round of this year’s draft, and also gave away a sixth-round draft pick just to get a fourth-round pick back. Obviously, the Raiders decided in the...

Getty Images Running back Dare Ogunbowale was one of the Buccaneers’ cuts as they dropped to 53 players on Saturday and didn’t get claimed on waivers, but he may not be out of work long. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Ogunbowale will visit the Raiders. The Raiders traded Lynn Bowden...

Getty Images Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock says the team’s surprising decision to trade third-round draft pick Lynn Bowden was only about football. Despite a report that the Raiders had off-field concerns about Bowden, Mayock said it was simply an issue of Bowden struggling to fill the...