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Getty Images The Ravens were hoping to have fans at M&T Bank Stadium when the open the season against the Browns on September 13, but that won’t be the case. The team announced on Monday that they will not have any fans in attendance for the “initial part” of the 2020 season. There’s no word...

Getty Images Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams said recently that he felt back to himself after dealing with a foot injury throughout the 2019 season, but he’s reportedly back to dealing with an injury issue before the end of training camp. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Williams...

Getty Images The Raiders waived linebacker Nick Usher with an injury designation Monday. Usher has never played in a regular-season NFL game. He joined the Raiders on a futures contract in January after working out for the Raiders, Dolphins and Chargers in December. Edmonton released Usher...

Getty Images Linebacker Kyle Emanuel announced his retirement April 4, 2019. On Saturday, he unretired. Emanuel 29, signed with the Raiders, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports, after several teams showed interest. The Chargers made Emanuel a fifth-round choice in 2015. He played four seasons...

Getty Images Running back Theo Riddick has found a spot to continue his NFL career. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com was the first to report that Riddick has signed a one-year deal with the Raiders. He joins Josh Jacobs, Jalen Richard, Rod Smith, Devontae Booker and third-round pick Lynn Bowden in the...

USA TODAY Sports The Raiders’ new Black Hole will literally be just that in 2020, with no fans in the stands at Allegiant Stadium. So, apparently, the Raiders need a new nickname for the place where they play. Owner Mark Davis is going with “Death Star.” Apparently because he never watched any...

Getty Images In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, many seemed to have an epiphany regarding the reasons stated by Colin Kaepernick for the anthem protests he launched in 2016. Put simply, plenty of people who had chastised Kaepernick had begun to realize he had a point regarding...

Getty Images There can never be enough quarterbacks for Jon Gruden. According to Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Raiders are bringing former XFL quarterback Cardale Jones in for a workout. Jones was a fourth-round pick of the Bills, but has also spent time with the Chargers and...

Getty Images From time to time on PFT Live, the control room torments me with one specific highlight from December 28, 1975, the day the Cowboys ended Minnesota’s season with the NFL’s first-ever Hail Mary play. The play had a controversial ending, given that Vikings cornerback Nate Wright...

Getty Images Wide receiver Dez Bryant‘s day has come in Baltimore, but he won’t be the only player the Ravens are looking at on Thursday. Veteran wideout/kick returner Dwayne Harris was on a list of players visiting the Ravens distributed by the NFL earlier this week and Jamison Hensley of...

Getty Images Early in his NFL career, pass-rusher Aldon Smith was averaging more than one sack per game. Nearly half a decade after last playing, does he still have it? The only NFL quarterback who currently won’t have to worry about being chased by Smith thinks he does. “He’s a monster,”...

Getty Images The Raiders have worked to improve the number of offensive options they have at their disposal and quarterback Derek Carr likes the way things are coming together. Carr has had some time to work with rookie wideouts Henry Ruggs and Bryan Edwards as well as free agent pickups like...

Getty Images Tom Flores now has a path to the Hall of Fame. The former Raiders and Seahawks head coach was chosen as the coach finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021. To be inducted, he simply needs 80 percent of a yes/no vote by the 48-member selection committee, which will...

Getty Images The Raiders activated running back Rod Smith from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced. That leaves the Raiders with no players on the COVID-19 list with defensive end Maxx Crosby coming off Monday. Smith, 28, played three games for the Raiders last season. He saw action...

USA TODAY Sports Raiders coach Jon Gruden made some waves on Friday by making some strong comments about new backup quarterback Marcis Mariota. Bits and pieces of the remarks from Gruden made their way to Twitter. In the interests of completeness and clarity, we listened to the entire comments...

USA TODAY Sports The Raiders have a history of embracing really fast receivers. They made the fastest receiver (and player) in the 2020 draft the first receiver picked. Alabama’s Henry Ruggs, taken twelfth overall, becomes the latest speedster in a tradition dating back to James Jett and Cliff...

Getty Images Josh Jacobs missed the final two games of his rookie season with a fractured shoulder. The Raiders running back said earlier this week he was all healed up. “I don’t feel the shoulder at all,” Jacobs said, via Tashan Reed of TheAthletic.com. “I’ve been doing heavy reps all summer...

Getty Images Derek Carr is tired of getting disrespected. If he doesn’t play better, he may end up being demoted. Raiders coach Jon Gruden gushed about newcomer Marcus Mariota, who arrived on a one-year, $7.5 million deal in the offseason. “He has turned a corner with his ankle [injury] and...

Getty Images The Raiders attempted to sign free agent linebacker Mychal Kendricks this week, but the sides couldn’t agree to terms, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Kendricks, 30, received medical clearance from Dr. Dan Cooper — the Cowboys’ team physician — last month. Kendricks tore an ACL...

USA TODAY Sports Defensive tackle P.J. Hall has signed with the Houston Texans after a visit with the team on Wednesday. Hall has had a busy month of August already that led him to a new home in Houston. The Las Vegas Raiders were planning to release Hall before reaching a trade deal with the...