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    Antonio Brown will see a foot specialist

    Getty Images The Raiders are literally experiencing some Hard Knocks. Receiver Antonio Brown has missed practice for multiple days with a foot injury. Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com has reported, and PFT has confirmed, that Brown will see a specialist. “I think we’re all disappointed,” Gruden...
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    Jon Gruden, Derek Carr will be next-door neighbors in Vegas

    Nathan Peterman may be “growing on” Jon Gruden, but it’s Derek Carr who is moving in next door to the Raiders coach. Gruden confirmed Saturday that he and Carr are building homes in the Las Vegas area. “We are next-door neighbors. We will be,” Gruden said, via Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas...
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    Jon Gruden: We want to get the party started with Antonio Brown

    Hard Knocks cameras are rolling at Raiders training camp, but they didn’t get any on-field footage from wide receiver Antonio Brown on Thursday or Friday. Brown’s been out of practice the last two days. That comes shortly after Brown opened camp on the non-football injury list and a few days...
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    The 2019 preseason pressure cooker

    Getty Images Friday’s PFT Live included a look from Big Cat and yours truly at various persons who are in the pressure cooker as the 2019 season approaches. And there are plenty of players and coaches in the pressure cooker. Check out the video, and then chime in with your thoughts on whether...
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    Trainer sues Antonio Brown for unpaid fees and expenses

    Getty Images Deceased Raiders owner Al Davis knew a thing or two about filing lawsuits. Current Raiders receiver Antonio Brown knows a thing or two about being on the wrong end of them. Via TMZ.com, Brown has been sued by a trainer who claims that Brown stiffed the trainer out of more than...
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    Raiders sign defensive tackle Anthony Rush

    Getty Images The Raiders filled their other open roster spot by signing another defensive tackle. The team announced the addition of defensive tackle Anthony Rush. An undrafted rookie from Alabama-Birmingham, the 6-foot-5, 350-pound Rush began his college career at Northeast Mississippi...
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    Raiders claim Jordan Lasley off waivers

    Getty Images Wide receiver Jordan Lasley never got on the field during his rookie season with the Ravens and the 2018 fifth-round pick’s stay with the team ended on Wednesday, but he’ll get another chance to get his NFL career going in Oakland. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Raiders have...
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    Clelin Ferrell exactly who Raiders thought he’d be

    Plenty of people were taken by surprise when the Raiders drafted defensive end Clelin Ferrell with the fourth overall pick in April, but the Raiders believed he’d be able to make an impact off the edge for a defense that lacked players capable of doing that last season. A full picture of...
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    Cowboys will have league-high 20 open preseason practices

    Soon after the Cowboys began play in 1960, they had someone dedicated to answering fan mail. They also trained outside Texas to expose the franchise to other areas. They made sure they joined the NFC East, so their games would be on in the biggest markets. It is among the things that turned the...
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    Raiders work out Mike Gillislee

    Getty Images The Raiders are working out free agent Mike Gillislee, Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports. Gillislee, 28 played four games for the Saints last season and had 16 carries for 43 yards. The Dolphins made Gillislee a fifth-round pick in 2013. He played three games for the Dolphins in...
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    Report: Raiders close to stadium naming rights deal with Allegiant

    Getty Images In May, Allegiant Air denied it soon would have a stadium naming rights deal with the Raiders after the low-cost airline filed for trademark protection of Allegiant Stadium. It was obviously then that it was only a matter of time. Here’s your sign. . . . Paul Gutierrez of ESPN...
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    Does Nathan Peterman have a real future with the Raiders?

    Getty Images Quarterback Nathan Peterman, whose career to date has included historically bad performances, is performing for Raiders coach Jon Gruden in practice. So will Peterman ever perform for Gruden during games? It’s an intriguing situation, given that Peterman makes this year 3.2...
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    Raiders add Ethan Westbrooks

    Getty Images The Raiders added some veteran depth to their defensive line. The team announced the addition of former Rams defensive tackle Ethan Westbrooks. Westbrooks spent his first five years with the Rams, playing in all 16 games. He started nine games for the Rams in 2017, and had a...
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    Matt Millen, Greg Olsen will each call a game for FOX this season

    Getty Images FOX Sports has released its list of broadcast teams for the 2019 season along with a few guest announcers who will drop into booths over the course of the season. One of those guest announcers will be former NFL linebacker and Lions General Manager Matt Millen. Millen will join...
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    Jon Gruden: Nathan Peterman is growing on me

    Getty Images Nathan Peterman has been the worst quarterback in the NFL over the last two years, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of work. Peterman, who was cut by the Bills last year, is now on the Raiders. And coach Jon Gruden says Peterman is looking good in training camp. “Nate Peterman is...
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    Sean Payton encouraged by Drew Brees-Jared Cook connection so far

    Getty Images Before training camp opened, Saints coach Sean Payton said he’s expanding the package of plays at tight end, specifically for free-agent arrival Jared Cook. Payton now says he encouraged by what he has seen from Cook in camp, while working with quarterback Drew Brees. “I think one...
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    Vontaze Burfict enjoying playing mentor to Raiders defenders

    When the Raiders signed linebacker Vontaze Burfict after he was released by the Bengals earlier this year, part of the explanation for the move was that Burfict was well versed in defensive coordinator Paul Guenther’s scheme after their shared time in Cincinnati. That experience showed itself...
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    Donald Penn set to sign with Washington

    Getty Images Offensive tackle Donald Penn played for Jon Gruden last year and he’s set to play for Jay Gruden this year. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Penn is on his way to Washington with the plan of signing a one-year deal. Penn visited with Washington last week. The move comes at...
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    Ron Rivera isn’t interested in doing another all-access show

    Getty Images The Panthers served as the subject of this year’s All or Nothing. Moving forward, coach Ron Rivera prefers to give nothing. Via the Associated Press, Rivera called the Amazon/NFL Films series “invasive,” and he said that he does not want to do something like that again. “[P]eople...
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    Josh Jacobs: Jon Gruden expects me to win rookie of the year

    Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will be the 2019 NFL offensive rookie of the year — if Raiders coach Jon Gruden gets what he wants. Jacobs, selected out of Alabama with the 24th overall pick in the draft, said on NFL Network that Gruden has told him that the Raiders are expecting that of him...
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