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    What is Oakland’s plan for DeShone Kizer?

    Getty Images When you have two starting quarterbacks, you have none. When you have three backup quarterbacks, you don’t have one you really believe in. It remains to be seen whether the Raiders will keep Mike Glennon, Nathan Peterman, and (as of Sunday) DeShone Kizer behind Derek Carr. For...
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    Raiders put Nathan Peterman on injured reserve

    Getty Images When the Raiders claimed DeShone Kizer off of waivers on Sunday, plenty of people wondered what Oakland was planning as the move gave them three backup quarterbacks behind Derek Carr. Things are looking a little clearer on Monday afternoon. The Raiders are going to place Nathan...
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    Raiders bring back two veteran defensive players

    Getty Images The Raiders brought back a pair of veteran defensive players Monday. The team announced they had re-signed defensive end Josh Mauro and linebacker Kyle Wilber. Mauro was released yesterday so they had room to claim quarterback DeShone Kizer off waivers, so the move brings it full...
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    Nathan Peterman has small ligament tear that won’t require surgery

    Getty Images Raiders coach Jon Gruden said backup quarterback Natahan Peterman hurt his elbow in the final preseason game. Peterman played 61 snaps against the Seahawks but mentioned pain in his right elbow afterward. Gruden told reports Monday an MRI revealed a small tear in the ligament...
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    Texans working out Brandon Marshall

    Getty Images The Texans have made over their roster more than any other team in recent days. They have another “name” player on their radar, too. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports the Texans will workout free agent linebacker Brandon Marshall on Tuesday. The Jaguars made Marshall...
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    Carson Palmer feels (and has felt) Anderw Luck’s pain

    Getty Images Former NFL quarterback Carson Palmer saw the emotion in Andrew Luck‘s retirement press conference, like the rest of us. But Palmer also thinks Luck didn’t mention everything on his way out the door. The former Bengals, Raiders, and Cardinals quarterback told Peter King of NBC’s...
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    Raiders cut Josh Mauro to make room for DeShone Kizer

    Getty Images The Raiders claimed quarterback DeShone Kizer off of waivers, but that didn’t affect the roster status of any of the three quarterbacks who were already on the roster. The team announced that they have released defensive end Josh Mauro to make room for Kizer on the 53-man roster...
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    DeShone Kizer to Raiders

    Getty Images Yesterday the Raiders kept three quarterbacks on their active roster. Today they’ve added a fourth. DeShone Kizer, waived by the Packers on Saturday, was claimed by the Raiders on Sunday. Presumably that means one of the backups kept on the Raiders’ initial 53-man roster, Mike...
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    Keelan Doss agrees to join Jaguars’ practice squad

    Getty Images Keelan Doss seemed to grow on Jon Gruden. But whatever the reason, Doss has found a new home. The Raiders waived the receiver on Saturday. He will not return to Oakland. The Hard Knocks’ star instead is signing with the Jaguars’ practice squad, Mike Garafolo of the NFL reports...
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    Keelan Doss doesn’t make the roster in Oakland

    Getty Images On Tuesday night, Hard Knocks surely will devote plenty of time to the question of whether receiver Keelan Doss makes the team in Oakland. Spoiler alert: He doesn’t. Doss, an Alameda, California native and favorite (but not favorite enough) of coach Jon Gruden, was among the...
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    Technical glitch contributes to 15-percent dip in Hard Knocks ratings

    Getty Images Bad news: The premiere-night audience for the fourth episode of Hard Knocks dropped significantly from the prior week’s show. Good news (sort of): A technical glitch kept the viewership down via digital viewing as the episode debuted. Better news: A lot of people watched the...
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    What’s next for LeSean McCoy?

    Getty Images Cut by the Bills, running back LeSean McCoy becomes a free agent for the first time in his career. So what happens now? The Texans presumably will call, quickly. Last Saturday, they lost Lamar Miller for the year to a torn ACL. But there could be interest elsewhere. Although the...
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    Keelan Doss, Keith Smith out in Oakland

    Getty Images The Raiders cut a couple of well-known players on their offense, with wide receiver Keelan Doss and fullback Keith Smith getting the axe. An undrafted rookie, Doss played very well in the preseason, well enough that some thought he had earned a roster spot. But the Raiders appear...
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    Eddie Vanderdoes waived/injured in first wave of Raiders moves

    Getty Images The NFL’s daily transaction wire confirmed that the Raiders released linebacker Brandon Marshall and tight end Luke Willson on Friday and it also brought word of 11 other players who were dropped from the roster. The list includes 2017 third-round pick Eddie Vanderdoes. The...
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    Raiders expected to keep Nathan Peterman and Mike Glennon

    Getty Images The Raiders are expected to keep three quarterbacks, with Mike Glennon and Nathan Peterman both making the roster, Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports. Jon Gruden hasn’t hidden his fondness for Peterman, saying repeatedly how much third-year player has grown on him. Peterman finished...
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    Rodney Hudson signs three-year extension with Raiders

    Getty Images The next couple of days will be filled with news of players losing their jobs with NFL teams, but there’s at least one player who has struck a deal to stick with his team for the next few years. Center Rodney Hudson has agreed to a contract extension with the Raiders. Tom...
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    Raiders release Luke Willson

    Getty Images Tight end Luke Willson won’t be around to celebrate Raiders center Rodney Hudson‘s new contract extension. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Raiders are releasing Willson as they make their way to 53 players ahead of Saturday afternoon’s deadline. Willson signed with...
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    PFT’s 2019 AFC 53-man roster cuts tracker

    Getty Images [Editor’s note: We’re keeping track of the moves as AFC teams make them this weekend, as they have to get to their 53-man roster limit by Saturday at 4 p.m. Check back throughout the weekend, as we’ll update throughout.] Buffalo Traded center Russell Bodine to the Patriots for a...
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    Raiders release LB Brandon Marshall

    Getty Images The Raiders open the 2019 season against the Broncos, but linebacker Brandon Marshall won’t be in the lineup against his former team. PFT has learned, via a league source, that the Raiders are releasing Marshall as they drop to 53 players by Saturday afternoon’s deadline. Marshall...
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    NFL conditionally reinstates Rolando McClain

    Getty Images Linebacker Rolando McClain last played in the NFL in 2015. He’s now eligible to return. Per a league source, the league has conditionally reinstated McClain, the eighth overall pick in the 2010 draft. McClain started 15 games as a rookie with the Raiders, 14 in 2011, and nine in...
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