All Entries in the "Oakland Raiders" Category
Raiders Promote Greg Biekert to LBs Coach
The Oakland Raiders announced that Greg Biekert will coach the team’s linebackers. “I’m excited to re-connect with one of the true and great Raiders,” Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said. “His vision and mine are right in line with each other.” Biekert spent nine seasons as a linebacker with the Raiders before finishing his career [...]
Raiders Set to Hire Wylie, Bresnahan
Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson is set to add Bob Wylie and Chuck Bresnahan to his coaching staff, Jerry McDonald reports. Wylie has 15 years of NFL coaching experience, mostly as a tight ends coach with the New York Jets (1990-91), Cincinnati Bengals (1997-98), Chicago Bears (1999-2003), and Arizona Cardinals (2004). Wylie coached offensive [...]
Raiders Fined Tom Cable $120K During Season
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis fined former head coach Tom Cable during the season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Schefter reports that Davis began deducting $20,000 from Cable’s weekly paychecks. Cable has filed a grievance with the NFL, who are attempting to determine the exact reasons why Davis levied the fines. The Raiders declined to pick [...]
Raiders DC John Marshall Won’t Be Back in 2011
Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator John Marshall will not be back with the team, Vittorio Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. In two years under Marshall, the Raiders ranked 26th (2009) and 11th (2010) in total defense. Though the defense improved its overall ranking, the Raiders’ run defense ranked 29th in both seasons, allowing over [...]
Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha Voids Contract
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha has voided his contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Asomugha’s three-year, $45.5 million contract from 2009 included a NLTBE (not likely to be earned) playing-time/performance clause that, if unearned, allowed the four-time Pro Bowler to void his deal and become an unrestricted free agent. Additionally, if those incentives were not achieved, [...]
Raiders Sign Ten to Future Contracts
According to a league source, the Oakland Raiders have signed ten players to “Reserve/Future” contracts. Wide receivers Damola Adeniji and Shaun Bodiford, fullback Manase Tonga, tight end Kevin Brock, center/guard Alex Parsons, linebacker Quentin Scott, and cornerback Joe Porter finished the season on either the team’s practice squad or practice squad “injured reserve” list. Running [...]
Raiders P Shane Lechler Not Happy With Coaching Decision
Oakland Raiders punter Shane Lechler is not happy with the team’s decision to not pick up head coach Tom Cable’s option. “Actually we just finished up dinner, and I flipped on the NFL channel and there it was on the ticker at the bottom,” Lechler told Comcast SportsNet when asked how he found out about [...]
Raiders Let Cable Go
Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable has been informed that the team will not pick up the option on his contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Had the Raiders exercised the option, they would have been obligated to pay Cable through the 2012 season. Cable will now be free to pursue opportunities with other NFL teams. [...]
Raiders Grant Permission for Jackson to Interview With 49ers
The Oakland Raiders have granted permission to the San Francisco 49ers to interview offensive coordinator Hue Jackson for their head coaching vacancy, Paul Gutierrez of CSNBayArea.com reports. Jackson joined the Raiders last January after coaching the Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks from 2008-09. Under Jackson, the Raiders’ total offense improved from 31st overall to 10th, their scoring [...]
Raiders LB Rolando McClain Won’t Be Fined for Sproles Hit
San Diego Chargers running back Darren Sproles will need to pass baseline concussion tests to play in this week’s pivotal AFC West match-up with the Kansas City Chiefs. Sproles sustained his concussion late in the second quarter of Sunday’s 28-13 loss to the Oakland Raiders, when he was hit by rookie linebacker Rolando McClain after [...]
Raiders Sign QB J.T. O’Sullivan
The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan, Paul Gutierrez of CSNCalifornia.com reports. Today’s signing likely spells the end of the season for quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who suffered a third-degree separation of his right shoulder in Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins. O’Sullivan, 31, has completed 56.4% of his 257 pass attempts for [...]
Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski Has Separated Shoulder
The MRI on Oakland Raiders quarterback Bruce Gradkowski revealed a third-degree separation of his throwing shoulder, Steve Corkran of the Oakland Tribune. Third-degree separations of the shoulder are the most severe, and require surgery and several months of rehabilitation. Gradkowski was named the starter the night before Sunday’s 33-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. It [...]
Raiders DT Richard Seymour Fined $25,000
Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour has been fined $25,000 for punching Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday, Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports. Seymour punched Roethlisberger after the quarterback completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders in the second quarter of the Steelers’ 35-3 win on Sunday. Seymour was ejected [...]
Raiders Vote to Authorize NFLPA to Decertify
Players on the Oakland Raiders voted unanimously on Thursday to authorize the NFLPA to decertify itself, if necessary, in the event of a lockout in 2011. Decertification would allow the union to sue the National Football League under United States anti-trust laws should the owners attempt a work stoppage. Tight end Zach Miller remains the [...]
Raiders’ Gallery, McClain Fined $7,500 Each
Oakland Raiders guard Robert Gallery and linebacker Rolando McClain were fined $7,500 each for unnecessary roughness penalties from Sunday’s 33-3 win over the Seattle Seahawks, the league office announced on Friday. Gallery was fined, but penalized, after striking Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons late on a second quarter pass play. Clemons retaliated and was penalized [...]
