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Darren McFadden back at ‘full speed’

McFadden was off to a fast start last season before suffering a Lisfrancinjury that cost him the final nine games of the season and was a bigreason why the Oakland Raiders missed the playoffs. He led [...]

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Raiders Set to Battle Eastern Kentucky

2-ranked team in the league this season (Marion Blue Racers),” Raiders headcoach Michael Mink said. “It’s going to be a good contest.” The Drillersare 12-1 at home in their past two UIFL seasons. But Mink and [...]

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Beyond the Shutdown 50: Juron Criner, WR, Oakland Raiders

Now a proud member of the Oakland Raiders, Criner has a shot at doing whatTennessee wideout Denarius Moore did in 2011 — come out of nowhere as alate-round pick and impress the NFL. Moore went off [...]

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Raiders’ Denarius Moore OK with receiving extra attention

By Brian McIntyre NFL.com By Brian McIntyre NFL.com Oakland Raiders widereceiver Denarius Moore’s performance during training camp earned the 2011fifth round pick a starting role. After catching 33 passes for 618 yards,an 18.7-yard average that … [...]

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Pryor: ‘I’m not planning to be a backup”

Following a controversy, a resignation from the university, and a call fromthe Oakland Raiders during the third round of the 2011 Supplemental Draft,Pryor began his pro career — and, unfortunately for him, with anNFL-mandated five-game suspension. [...]

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Nine really random things and whatever else is going on around the NFL…

The Raiders need to keep him away from there if he’s going to succeed inthe NFL. 8. The best line of the week award goes to Eagles coach Andy Reid,who told NFL Network “I’d tell them [...]

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NFL—Who Will Replace Rolando McClain for the Oakland Raiders?

The Raiders were also without many choices in the NFL Draft as the teamused picks in trades and now the team is in trouble with depth issues.Starting linebacker Rolando McClain was found guilty early this week [...]

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Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor: ‘I’m not planning to be the backup’

By Will Brinson | Senior NFL Blogger Once upon a time, Terrelle Pryorconsidered quitting football. Then the Raiders underwent a slew of changesafter the passing of Al Davis and Pryor became recommitted thanks to a“clean slate” [...]

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NFL Players and The Mighty Dollar

The Bucs defeated the Raiders 48-21. Mandatory Credit: MPS-US PRESSWIREJonathan Vilma’s defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodellis dominating the sports news landscape but it really doesn’t interest me.Yawn. Link to Original Content From PhinPhanatic: read [...]

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It doesn’t matter what TO wants

By Bill Williamson | ESPN.com Terrell Owens is campaigning to get back intothe NFL, and his current targets are his first team and the team in whichhis previous quarterback plays for. Owens went on “The Drive” [...]