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Raiders first-round pick Josh Jacobs hasn’t taken his first NFL snap yet, but the story of the running back’s rise to the professional ranks has apparently been enough to pique the interest of Hollywood. In an essay for The Players Tribune earlier this year, Jacobs wrote about sleeping in his...

Getty Images If/when the Falcons give receiver Julio Jones a new contract, Jones can be expected to earn it right away. Caesers Entertainment has set the odds for the NFL’s receiving yardage leader, and Jones is the favorite at 4/1. Next come Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Browns receiver...

Getty Images The NFL has suspended Jalin Marshall for the first four weeks of the 2019 season, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The Raiders cut the receiver two days after signing him in May. Marshall, 23, recently signed with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He spent the...

The Raiders have taken care of some business Tuesday. They signed three draft choices, the latest being first-round safety Johnathan Abram. That leaves only first-round running back Josh Jacobs unsigned, one of 17 choices league-wide not under contract yet. The Raiders selected Abram 27th...

Getty Images Lions coach Matt Patricia calls Rashaan Melvin a natural fit for his scheme. He knows first hand, having had Melvin in 2015 when Patricia was the Patriots’ defensive coordinator. It’s the reason the Lions signed Melvin in free agency after releasing Nevin Lawson. “I’m a long...

The Raiders took care of their first first-rounder Tuesday. The team announced that No. 4 overall pick Clelin Ferrell had signed his four-year rookie deal. The Clemson defensive end was a bit of a surprise to go as high as he did, but the Raiders talked about his intangibles and leadership and...

Getty Images The Raiders started the day with four unsigned draft picks, but cut that in half by signing the two from Clemson. The team announced that second-rounder Trayvon Mullen had signed his four-year rookie deal. He follows fourth overall pick Clelin Ferrell, his college teammate at...

Getty Images Josh McCown said in March that he would take some time to decide if he wanted to continue his NFL career during the 2019 season and he announced that decision on Monday. McCown is retiring as a player after a career that saw him spend time with 10 NFL teams and the Hartford...

Getty Images Most great quarterbacks are obtained via the draft. Plenty of greats ones haven’t been. And that became the topic for Tuesday’s PFT Live draft — the best quarterbacks acquired by means other than the draft. Simms and I picked three each, mentioned a couple of others, and then...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a grossly below-market deal when it comes to football earnings. When it comes to earnings for jerseys, video games, and trading cards, he earns more than anyone else in the league. According to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, Brady raked in...

Shortly after the Raiders drafted safety Johnathan Abram with one of their three first-round picks, the team opted not to exercise their 2020 option on safety Karl Joseph‘s contract. Throw in the arrival of Lamarcus Joyner as a free agent earlier in the offseason and the picture was not one of...

Getty Images Rookie contracts are easier to negotiate than in the past, so most teams aren’t waiting around to do them. With most of the league finishing up minicamps this week and packing away the gear until training camp, there are only 25 unsigned picks left across the league. The bulk of...

Raiders coach Jon Gruden has praised receiver Antonio Brown as the hardest-working practice player he’s ever seen, and the team is driving the point home. The Raiders posted on YouTube a video of Brown during mandatory minicamp, and it was easy to see why they think so highly of Brown’s work...

Getty Images On Thursday night, the NBA played its final game ever at Oracle Arena in Oakland. It was a memorable occasion, with the Toronto Raptors winning the league title on the Golden State Warriors’ home court. And so we used that idea for Friday morning’s PFT Live draft. What were the...

Getty Images Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders says the hardest-working player in the NFL is now a rival in the AFC West. Sanders said on 104.3 in Denver that his old Steelers teammate Antonio Brown, who was traded to the Raiders this offseason, is the single hardest-working player he’s...

Getty Images In early January, the St. Louis Blues had the worst record in hockey. Today, they’re carrying around the Stanley Cup. That stunning achievement sparked an idea for Thursday’s PFT Live. Which NFL teams have had the best in-season turnarounds? Simms and I picked three each, and for...

Getty Images The Raiders drafted two defensive ends and signed Josh Mauro in a bid to improve a defensive end group that underwhelmed last season. One member of that group spent time rehabbing from surgery while the Raiders were making those additions. Arden Key told reporters on Wednesday...

Getty Images The Raiders wanted to “solidify” the left guard position after trading Kelechi Osemele to the Jets. After seeing Richie Incognito in the offseason program, the Raiders believe they have done just that. “He’s pretty good,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said, via Scott Bair of...

Getty Images Jets General Manager Joe Douglas has made his first addition to the roster. The Jets announced that they have claimed cornerback Montrel Meander off of waivers. There was no need for a corresponding move as tight end Neal Sterling was cut in Douglas’ first transaction in the job...

When Jon Gruden returned to coaching a year ago, he complained loudly about the “genius” who decided to give coaches less contact with players in the offseason. A year later, the Raiders aren’t taking advantage of all their available offseason practice days. The Raiders have become the latest...