After taking care of the quarterbacks previously, Silver and Black Pride’s AFC West position rankings are moving on to running backs to see how the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster stacks up with the Denver Broncos’, Kansas City Chiefs’ and Los Angeles Chargers’ rosters heading into the 2026 season. This is an interesting position group for the division because it didn’t have a 1,000-yard rusher in it last year, but a newcomer is shaking up the list below.

All stats referenced below are from the regular season unless otherwise noted.

1. Kenneth Walker, Chiefs

2025 Stats: 221 carries, 1,027 yards...

The Las Vegas Raiders don’t break for training camp for another 6 weeks, but their has already been positional battles to start, and to be talked about. The Raiders coming off a 3-14 season are not going to pencil in their starters, there’s a lot of youth, and with that a lot of unproven talent. The Raiders completely overhauled their offense, defense, and special teams with a projected 29th ranking in the NFL for returning snaps largely due to many Carrol veterans & defensive veterans leaving the organization last off-season. With training cap set to break soon, some core battles...

There is a potential interesting contract situation brewing in the NFL between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star defensive tackle Vita Vea.

Vea wasn’t participating in the offseason sessions for the Buccaneers because he reportedly wants a contract adjustment. He is entering the final season of a four-year, $71 million contract with Tampa Bay, the only team he has spent his decorated eight-season career with.

These types of things are normal around the NFL. Often, they get figured out and everyone moves on quietly.

But, sometimes, things get messy and contract talks cane get ugly. And it could lead to...

Allegiant Stadium has been taken over by visiting fans in every year since fans began attending games there in 2021. Here is a look a the most likely games where opposing fans will likely outnumber (or equal) Raiders’ fans in Las Vegas in the 2026 NFL season:

Week 4, Oct. 4 Kansas City Chiefs, 1;25 p.m.

We’ve become used to seeing a sea of red at Allegiant Stadium every season. It’s just the way it is and there is no reason to think that will change this fall.

Week 6, Oct. 18 Buffalo Bills, 1:25 p.m.

This game has a...

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The Las Vegas Raiders had a deal to send Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens for two first-round picks. When that deal fell through after Crosby did not pass a physical, the trade rumors were supposed to be left behind.

Recently, the rumors have started to heat up again, with reports that the San Francisco 49ers could become an option. Since...

There’s a million reasons why the Las Vegas Raiders were awful in 2025 and there are another million reasons why there is optimism for the future, beginning in 2026, for the franchise under new head coach Klint Kubiak.

One of the areas the Raiders need to improve upon this season is starting faster and not falling behind so quickly early.

According to a recent X post by NFL analyst Warren Sharp, the Raiders were minus-43 points after the first quarter in their combined 17 games. It was the fourth worst rate in the entire NFL. Kubiak’s 2025 team, meanwhile, the...

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