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    Reports: Raiders made offer to Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images The Raiders have are interested in Jadeveon Clowney, just not at a price that Clowney likes. Las Vegas has made Clowney an offer, according to multiple reports. That adds the Raiders to a list of teams with some interest in Clowney that also includes the Titans, Seahawks and...
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    Allegiant Stadium is 98 percent complete ahead of July 31 deadline

    Getty Images Allegiant Stadium set a July 31 substantial completion deadline. Twenty-nine days until then, the $2 billion stadium is ahead of schedule. Construction is 98 percent complete, Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The 65,000-seat stadium is to the point of testing...
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    Trent Brown sees “special times” ahead for the Raiders

    Getty Images Right tackle Trent Brown was one of the Raiders’ free agent acquisitions during the 2019 offseason and the team went from 4-12 to 7-9 with the help of their new additions. Another offseason has come and gone and the Raiders added another handful of players as they try to continue...
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    Report: NHL restart to happen in Toronto and Edmonton

    Getty Images Rather than tempt fate by opening a sports league in the United States right now, the NHL is avoiding that problem altogether. According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, the two hub cities for the NHL playoffs are will be Edmonton and Toronto. Those locations are part of a larger CBA...
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    Antonio Brown working out with Russell Wilson

    Getty Images A report in May out of Seattle indicated Russell Wilson wants the Seahawks to sign Antonio Brown. Now, it appears the two are working out together, which should only intensify the Brown-to-Seattle talk. The receiver posted videos on his Instagram story Wednesday, and Ben Arthur...
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    Report: Bucs remain uninterested in Antonio Brown

    Getty Images The NFL will complete its investigation into Antonio Brown at some point, and chances are, the receiver finds a job somewhere. That somewhere won’t be Tampa. Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports that “nothing has changed with Bucs and their lack of interest in signing Antonio...
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    Rod Woodson believes NFL head coaches don’t want Hall of Fame players on their staffs

    Getty Images Hall of Fame cornerback Rod Woodson has spent some time in the NFL as an assistant coach, including two stints with the Raiders. But it never really stuck for him. And Woodson has a theory for that. He thinks NFL head coaches don’t want Hall of Fame players on their staffs. “They...
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    Austin Ekeler knows how hard it will be for undrafted players to make it this year

    Getty Images Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has carved out a solid NFL career after going undrafted, and he recognizes that his success came from his ability to work out with teammates and coaches in the offseason of his rookie year. Ekeler realizes that this will make it harder for...
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    Mark Davis wonders whether a bubble will be necessary for the NFL

    Getty Images As the NFL rockets toward the 2020 season without plans for a bubble approach, one owner has wondered aloud whether that ultimately may become necessary. “You can keep players from the fans, but you can’t keep players from the players,” Raiders owner Mark Davis said in the Las...
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    Longtime NFL coach Joe Bugel dies at 80

    Getty Images Joe Bugel, who for many years was widely regarded as the best offensive line coach in the NFL, has died at the age of 80. When Joe Gibbs became Washington’s head coach in 1981, he brought Bugel with him as offensive line coach, and also gave Bugel the titles of offensive...
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    Mark Davis: You think I want to sell advertising on Black Hole seats?

    Getty Images Al Davis surely is smiling. His son, current Raiders owner Mark Davis, voted against the league’s plan to turn the lower rows of seats closest to the field in every stadium into advertising opportunities. The Raiders were the only team to oppose the measure with Davis expressing...
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    John Elway turns 60 today

    Getty Images The viral video of the two girls who weren’t familiar with a bunch of hit songs from the past 20 years made many feel very old this week. If that didn’t do the trick, how about this: John Elway is 60. For those of us who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, Elway is still the baseball...
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    Domed stadiums could accommodate fans

    Getty Images The NFL strongly believes that it’s much harder to transmit the coronavirus in an outdoor setting than in a confined indoor space. So what about domed stadiums, which technically are indoors? As a source with knowledge of the league’s thinking explains it to PFT, open-air stadiums...
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    Lane Kiffin among coaches lobbying to change Mississippi flag

    Getty Images Former Raiders and current Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is among the coaches in the Mississippi State Capitol today lobbying for the state to change its flag. Mississippi is the only state whose flag bears the emblem of the Confederate flag, and Kiffin says it’s past time for...
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    If teams are interested in Colin Kaepernick, they’re not expressing it to him

    Getty Images Earlier this week, Mike Silver of NFL Network said that multiple teams have interest in quarterback Colin Kaepernick. That may be the case; however, no one has reached out to Kaepernick’s camp to gather information or to do anything to suggest that interest exists. It’s possible...
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    Report: Ravens unlikely destination for Antonio Brown

    Getty Images Antonio Brown has yet to receive clearance from the NFL, and when he does return, the receiver likely finds a limited market awaiting him. A report Tuesday indicated the Ravens and Seahawks have had internal discussions about signing Brown, but another report Wednesday downplays...
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    Mike Mayock: Excitement level at all-time high in new facility

    Getty Images The Raiders opened the doors of their new facility in Henderson, Nevada to coaches and other employees on Monday and General Manager Mike Mayock’s initial review of the digs was quite positive. Mayock called it a “magnificent building” that will take some time getting used to...
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    Report: Seahawks, Ravens have discussed Antonio Brown

    Getty Images Antonio Brown is likely to have a long wait before he plays in the NFL again. He faces league discipline after pleading no contest to burglary and battery in connection with an altercation with a moving truck driver. And the league is continuing to investigate two other incidents...
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    Nick O’Leary had heart surgery in May

    Getty Images Tight end Nick O'Leary thought he was kidding when he told his brother there was “something wrong with my heart” when he felt pain in his left arm while working out earlier this year, but he turned out to be right. O’Leary wound up going to the hospital and was told he had a heart...
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    Travis Frederick wins PFWA’s George Halas Award

    Getty Images Former Cowboys center Travis Frederick won the 2020 George Halas Award as selected by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is awarded to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Frederick missed the entire 2018 season after...
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