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Getty Images The NFL got what it wanted. And what it ultimately got was the end, as a practical matter, of linebacker Vontaze Burfict‘s career. Right or wrong (and most will say “right”), the 12-game suspension for his latest violation of on-field safety rules will make most if not all teams...

Getty Images The Raiders won’t be playing a game this weekend, but they still opted to make a change to their roster. The team announced on Thursday afternoon that they have released wide receiver J.J. Nelson. Nelson signed with the team as a free agent this offseason. Nelson had four catches...

Getty Images The NFL announced a couple of changes to the schedule for Week Eight on Friday. The Raiders and Texans were scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET on the original schedule, but the game will now get underway at 4:25 p.m. ET. Oakland and Houston will take the place of a matchup...

Getty Images The fullback position has fallen out of favor in the NFL in recent years, as no teams use a fullback in the base offense and some don’t even have a fullback on the roster at all. But Raiders coach Jon Gruden thinks he found a gem of a fullback this year. That’s undrafted rookie...

Getty Images Appeals officer Derrick Brooks upheld Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict‘s suspension for the rest of the season, the NFL announced Wednesday. Burfict cannot return to the field until the 2020 season. Burfict signed a one-year deal, so he is scheduled to become a free agent in...

Getty Images Vontaze Burfict was scheduled to have his appeal hearing today. The Raiders have pleaded their case in support of Burfict, hoping for a reduction in the linebacker’s 12-game suspension. “We want Burfict back,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said, via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com...

Getty Images Jon Gruden got hired as a head coach long before his brother Jay and he got fired as a head coach long before his brother got a pink slip in Washington on Monday morning. The firing of the younger Gruden brother came up as a topic of conversation during the elder Gruden brother’s...

Getty Images During football season, the Tuesday #PFTPM podcast includes awards for the week that was. They consist of player of the week, rookie of the week, coach of the week, and call of the week. One pick from me, one pick from MDS, plus any conversation flowing from the selection. The...

Getty Images With the addition of new wide receiver Zay Jones via trade, the Oakland Raiders waived Marcell Ateman to open a spot on the team’s active roster. Ateman was promoted to the Raiders’ active roster on Saturday ahead of their game in London against the Chicago Bears. The Raiders...

Getty Images The Raiders traded for wide receiver Zay Jones on Monday, which means they’ll need to get to work on teaching the former Bill their offensive playbook. They have some time to do that before it is time to play another game. The Raiders have a bye week and head coach Jon Gruden said...

Getty Images After an ugly first year in Oakland, Jon Gruden suddenly looks like he has his team heading in the right direction. Sunday’s win over the Bears improves the Raiders to 3-2 on the season. Right now they’d be the final wild card team in the AFC playoffs, and even if they’re far from...

Getty Images Bills wide receiver Zay Jones has largely been phased out of the offense this season. Now he’ll see if he can fit in somewhere else. The Bills have traded Jones to the Raiders, Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports. The Raiders will send a 2021 fifth-round draft pick to Buffalo in the...

Getty Images The Oakland Raiders activated cornerback Nevin Lawson on Monday following a four-week suspension to begin the season. To make room on the roster, the Raiders waived guard Lester Cotton Sr. Lawson was given a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s...

Getty Images As the Raiders get their first taste of Khalil Mack as an opponent, a new report suggests that it was always destined to go this way. According to Jay Glazer of FOX, Mack made it known among then-Raiders teammates that he didn’t want to play for Jon Gruden after he became the...

Getty Images When the Raiders traded Khalil Mack to the Bears last year, many saw it as proof that Jon Gruden is clueless about how to build a winning team. Gruden got a measure of revenge today. With the Raiders and Bears meeting in the Khalil Mack Bowl in London today, it was Gruden’s...

Getty Images A big deal was made before the game about Khalil Mack having 17 sacks and the Raiders entire team 18 since the trade that sent him to Chicago. It’s now time to give the Raiders their due. Mack had no sacks and the Raiders four in Oakland’s 24-21 win. Josh Jacobs, whom the Raiders...

Getty Images The Raiders followed up a win over the Colts in Week Four by traveling to London for a game against the Bears. A 17-0 lead disappeared in the second quarter and the Raiders found themselves playing from behind in the fourth quarter when they embarked on a 13-play, 97-yard drive...

Getty Images The Bears rallied from being down 17-0 to leading the Raiders 21-17 in the third quarter of Sunday’s game in London, but they weren’t able to close out the afternoon’s proceedings with a win. Oakland drove 97 yards for a Josh Jacobs touchdown run in the fourth quarter and a final...

Getty Images As the Scale of Sympathetic figures go, Antonio Brown falls far closer to O.J. Simpson than Homer. But this doesn’t mean that the former Steelers, Raiders, and Patriots receiver doesn’t have rights. He does, as eventually will be evidenced by the umpteen grievances he’ll pursue...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early 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 the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Jaguars at Panthers Jaguars: CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Josh...