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    NFL will test (and surely fail) more Schutt AiR Advantage helmets

    Getty Images As the NFL prepares for Antonio Brown Helmet Grievance 2.0, which may indeed be coming, the NFL will be cutting off potential arguments and/or improving its position in the court of public opinion. Case in point: Ian Rapoport of the NFL announced on Monday morning that “two more...
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    Looking at NFL marriages that ended quickly

    Getty Images The marriage between the Raiders and receiver Antonio Brown may not last long. Which inspired Monday’s PFT Live draft. Simms and I, whose on-air marriage somehow has lasted two years, looked at NFL marriages that ended quickly. Check out the selections in the attached video, with...
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    The Antonio Brown helmet situation goes from weird to weirder

    Getty Images The NFL doesn’t want Raiders receiver Antonio Brown to wear the Schutt AiR Advantage, even though the Schutt AiR Advantage was never banned by the NFL, until Antonio Brown found a loophole in the league’s helmet protocol that would allow him to replace his more-than-10-years-old...
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    Raiders activate Denzelle Good from PUP

    Getty Images The Raiders are going to need their depth on the offensive line to help cover Richie Incognito‘s two-game suspension. They got a bit of it back Saturday. Via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com, the Raiders activated Denzelle Good from the physically unable to perform list, and he...
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    Antonio Brown “part of everything” Raiders did Saturday

    Getty Images A report on Thursday indicated wide receiver Antonio Brown is close to returning to practice with the Raiders and Brown’s activity level on Saturday supports that idea. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said Brown “took all the reps today in our walkthrough” and that he anticipates...
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    Raiders sign Cameron Hunt, waive Jordan Lasley

    Getty Images The Raiders re-signed free agent offensive lineman Cameron Hunt, the team announced Saturday. Hunt rejoins the team after spending the offseason in Oakland. He also finished last season on the team’s 53-player roster. Hunt originally signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free...
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    NFL closes the Antonio Brown helmet loophole

    Getty Images “NFL” apparently stands for “No F–kin’ Loophole.” Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL decided to require testing of the Schutt AiR Advantage after previously informing the Raiders that, if receiver Antonio Brown could find one less than 10 years old, he could use...
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    Derek Carr: Chance to break Ken Stabler’s Raiders record “gives me goosebumps”

    Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has 18,739 passing yards in his five-year career, which means he’s probably only a game or two away from a significant franchise record. That’s the Raiders record for career passing yards, currently held by Hall of Famer Kenny Stabler. The franchise...
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    Josh Jacobs says game is slowing down for him already

    Getty Images Raiders first-round pick Josh Jacobs waited to make his preseason debut until the team’s second game of the summer, but he didn’t wait long after the kickoff to show the Raiders some of what they hoped to see. Jacobs ran for 20 yards on the first three plays of the game to spur a...
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    Will Antonio Brown sue over his frostbitten feet?

    Getty Images Lost in the shuffle of Raiders receiver Antonio Brown‘s return to practice and his scavenger hunt for a less-than-10-year-old Schutt AiR Advantage with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time are his frostbitten feet. More specifically, how his feet became...
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    Will both Mike Glennon and Nathan Peterman make the roster in Oakland?

    Getty Images For Raiders quarterback Nathan Peterman, the magic number on Thursday night was eight. He was eight for eight against the Cardinals, but due to gaining only 41 yards and throwing no touchdown passes, his passer rating, however, was only 88. While that’s a far cry from the former...
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    Raiders hope to see Antonio Brown on field soon

    Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown didn’t play last night, but what he did on the field was still encouraging. In fact, Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he hoped the enigmatic wide receiver would be able to practice with the team before they break camp in Napa — which is Monday. Via Scott Bair...
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    Kyler Murray’s clapping motions were “too abrupt” on false starts

    Getty Images Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray got slapped with a pair of false start penalties for the motions he was making in calling for the snap Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. According to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com, Murray said officials too hold him the...
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    Derek Carr more comfortable in Year 2 with Jon Gruden

    Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr believes his second season playing for coach Jon Gruden will be significantly better than the first. Carr told Sal Paolantonio of ESPN that Gruden’s offense is a tough one to command, but Carr now feels prepared to do it. “Year 2, we’re having...
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    Antonio Brown close to returning to practice

    Raiders receiver Antonio Brown warmed up with his teammates Thursday night and looked like Antonio Brown again. Indeed, Brown is close to practicing again, Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The Raiders could see him as soon as next week. Brown last practiced July 30...
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    Antonio Brown gets sued by chef over unpaid Pro Bowl food bill

    Getty Images Raiders receiver Antonio Brown will eventually know his way around the legal system, whether he wants to or not. Brown, according to ESPN, has been sued for nearly $40,000 by a chef who claims that Brown failed to pay a Pro Bowl-week bill Stefano Tedeschi, who calls himself “The...
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    ESPN hires Jack Del Rio for television and radio work

    Getty Images Jack Del Rio has another job. And if he brings his ax this time, it will be must-see TV. ESPN announced the hiring of the former Jaguars and Raiders head coach to its gargantuan stable of former players and coaches, announcing that he’ll appear on “NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN...
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    Giants claim former Raiders punter off waivers

    Getty Images The Giants claimed a player off waivers Wednesday, and co-owner John Mara would probably consider it a perfect situation if he never took a snap this year. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Giants claimed former Raiders punter Johnny Townsend off waivers. The Raiders...
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    Report: Ratings “up big” over 2018 for second episode of Hard Knocks

    With Antonio Brown providing drama literally from toe to head, last night’s episode of Hard Knocks was destined to draw a big crowd. It did. Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily reports that the audience of Episode 2 was “again up big” in comparison to last year’s second episode of the...
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    Antonio Brown says his feet are feeling “a lot better”

    Antonio Brown‘s agent confirmed the star receiver’s injury to his feet. “It’s frostbite,” Drew Rosenhaus said, via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com. Brown has finished treatment with a specialist, Rosenhaus added. PFT Live co-host Chris Simms reported a week ago that Brown injured his feet...
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