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Getty Images Once upon a time, ABC televised a show called Vegas. More recently, ABC televised Monday Night Football. This year, ABC will televise the first ever Monday night game (and first regular-season game) ever played in Las Vegas. The Week Two Monday night game between the Saints and...

Getty Images First overall pick Joe Burrow will be making his first Thursday night appearance in Week Two of the regular season if all goes according to plan. The Bengals are set to be in Cleveland as the Thursday Night Football slate gets underway. Baker Mayfield got his first NFL win on a...

The Raiders missed out on signing Frank Gore, but have found some younger backfield help. (Though, that would apply to any running back they’d sign). According to Sean Cunningham of KXTV in Sacramento, former Broncos running back Devontae Booker plans to sign with the Raiders. Booker put up...

Getty Images The Raiders announced the signings of three players Wednesday. Their agreement with veteran offensive tackle Sam Young previously was reported. They also signed free agent linebacker Justin Phillips and undrafted rookie offensive tackle Kamaal Seymour. Phillips returns to the...

Getty Images Raiders receiver Keelan Doss signed his exclusive rights tender, according to the NFL’s official transactions report. Doss, 24, played 14 games for the Raiders last season. He made 11 catches for 133 yards. Doss entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of California-Davis...

Getty Images Three years ago, the Browns used a second-round pick on quarterback DeShone Kizer. Today, even at a time when NFL rosters have room for 90 players, not a single team wants him. Kizer cleared waivers today, meaning he’s now an unrestricted free agent. The Raiders put Kizer on...

Getty Images Lamar Jackson recently said he would be “happy” if the Ravens signed free agent receiver Antonio Brown, who has caught passes from the quarterback this offseason. Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta was asked about that possibility last week. DeCosta didn’t answer specifically...

Getty Images The Raiders selected Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III with the 12th overall choice. Ruggs’ college teammate, Jerry Jeudy, followed three selections later, going to the Broncos at No. 15. So which team got the better receiver? Their college coach would take either one. “I think...

Getty Images Hall of Fame coach Don Shula spent most of his career in a league that didn’t have meaningful, or any, free agency. That doesn’t mean he didn’t lose players when their contracts expired. The Dolphins and Shula saw three key players — running back Larry Csonka, running back Jim...

Getty Images The Raiders have added some experienced depth to their offensive line. Agent Drew Rosenhaus announced that offensive tackle Sam Young has agreed to a deal with the AFC West team. Young spent last season with the 49ers and appeared in four regular season games with the NFC champs...

Getty Images The Raiders got down to three quarterbacks on their 90-man roster on Tuesday by waiving DeShone Kizer. Kizer was claimed off of waivers by the Raiders last September and did not appear in any regular season games while backing up David Carr. The 2017 Browns second-round pick’s...

Getty Images Many believe that, because of his contract and cap charges, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will spend at least two more years in Green Bay. As recently explained, however, the Packers would save nearly $4.8 million in cap space and $22 million in cash by trading Rodgers after...

Getty Images Teams have until 11:59:59 p.m. ET to decide on fifth-year options for the first-round picks from 2017. Some teams already publicly have committed. Based on media reports, others have made their decisions, too. Running back Christian McCaffrey, the eighth overall choice in 2017, is...

Getty Images The Saturday decision of quarterback Andy Dalton to sign with the Cowboys gave Dallas a veteran backup for the first time since Mark Sanchez in 2016. And while there are plenty of very good starting quarterbacks in the NFL, there aren’t a full complement of 32 capable understudies...

Getty Images Reporters covering the Patriots generally don’t believe the team will sign free-agent quarterback Andy Dalton. Gamblers currently do. FanDuel has made the Patriots a -105 favorite to land Dalton, meaning that a $105 bet wins $100. The Jaguars are at +150, the Steelers are at...

Getty Images The Top 10 of the 2017 NFL draft had some notable misses. That’s why half of the Top 10 picks had their fifth-year options declined. Generally speaking, a player who has performed up to expectations will have his fifth-year option picked up, while a player who has fallen short...

Getty Images The Chiefs have won the AFC West four years in a row, and they’re heavily favored to make it five. Kansas City is a -425 favorite to win the AFC West at Caesars Sportsbook. No other team in the NFL is close to that heavy a favorite to win its division. That’s no surprise; not...

Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr didn’t like hearing speculation that the Raiders could make a run at signing Tom Brady this offseason, but he never doubted he’d be back with the team in 2019. Carr told Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com that head coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Mike...

Getty Images During the draft, someone pointed out on social media that the Hall of Fame has more undrafted players than No. 1 overall draft picks. Which is obvious, given that there is only one No. 1 overall pick per year, but hundreds of UDFAs. So we decided on Friday’s PFT Live to look at...

Getty Images As the construction of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas continues, the coronavirus continues to spread among employees. In only three days, the number of workers testing positive for the virus at the site of the construction of the Raiders’ stadium has increased by nine. Mick Akers...