The Las Vegas Raiders’ schedule was released recently and for our Tuesday Community Question, we asked our community members which game on the schedule that shouldn’t worry them, but it does, anyway.

I get the common theme. It’s Week 1 at home against the Miami Dolphins. It’s a very winnable game for the Silver and Black (the Raiders are three point favorites) and it’s a chance for Klint Kubiak’s new team to set the tone for the 2026 season. So, yeah, it’s worth worrying about.

Here are some of your responses:

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The Las Vegas Raiders signed linebacker Cameron McGrone as a free agent recently.

Let’s take a closer look at McGrone:

Size:

6-1, 236 pounds.

NFL experience:

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round in 2021. He spent that season on the injured reserve. He spent most of the 2022 season on the Patriots’ practice squad before the Indianapolis Colts signed him to the 53-man roster in December. He was with the Colts’ program until he was cut last September. He was signed by Cleveland last November, but suffered an Achilles injury in his first game...

Let’s face it; Ashton Jeanty’s rookie season didn’t go quite as expected.

Big immediate things were anticipated from the Boise State running back when the Las Vegas Raiders selected him with the No. 6 overall draft pick in 2025.

Yet, Jeanty had his struggles at times. Yes, his offensive coaching staff and his offensvie line didn’t do him many favors, but Jeanty simply didn;t make a huge imapct.

Yet, he did flash often and he did shine in a key area that shows he has excellent natural skills as a running back. Per a recent X post by NFL Researcher,...

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Many expected nose tackle to be a big priority for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2026 NFL draft, but they didn’t add a defensive tackle until the seventh round. However, the Raiders did get some insurance at the position, signing Gary Smith III from UCLA as an undrafted free agent.

The 6-foot-1, 319-pound defensive lineman has the size to fill the void at nose tackle, and he’s a stout run defender to have a chance at making Las Vegas’ 53-man roster at the end of training camp.

Last season, the former Bruin ranked tied for 22nd among FBS defensive...

Nose tackle was widely considered one of the biggest holes on the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster heading into the 2026 NFL draft. However, the Raiders didn’t address the position until the seventh round, selecting NC State defensive tackle Brandon Cleveland.

Despite his draft status, the 229th pick has a unique opportunity to have a role in Las Vegas right away or at least early on. The defense could use a gap-filler in the middle of the line, and the competition should be wide open during training camp.

But beyond not having a proven player for that role, Cleveland is a...

OTAs are underway for the Las Vegas Raiders, as the entire roster is practiced together for the first time this week. Well, not the entire roster since there were a few notable absences. But the majority of the team was on the field together, including No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza. Between OTAs and any lingering 2026 NFL draft questions you have, we have a handful of topics to touch on for this week’s mailbag.

For the record, I’m not at practice, so I don’t have any insights into the “how is X player looking?” types of questions. Understandably, I get...

The Las Vegas Raiders won’t start training camp till the middle of July, but they have already began turning over the bottom of the roster following optional OTA’s signing defenders Cameron McGrone (LB) & Benito Jones (NT) while waiving WR Brenden Rice, and placing DT Brodric Martin on the IL. For the first time in 7 years, the Raiders didn’t carry an undrafted free agent on the initial 53 man roster in 2025, I’d expect that to change in 2026 with multiple UDFA’s having a good chance at pushing for the 53 man roster. When taking a look at roster...

The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 roster is taking shape, but there still could be some roster tinkering and that includes some current players who could be candidates to be traded at some point before the season starts. Let’s look at some potential trade candidates:

Guard Jackson Powers-Johnson:

There has been a lot of speculation that Powers-Johnson could be on his way out. I’m not quite buying that. There is, no doubt, Powers-Johnson had a rough 2025 for a lot of reasons But this is a new year and, most importantly, a new coaching staff. I think the Raiders owe it...

One of the more intriguing training camp and preseason positional battles in the NFL this year will be unfolding in the Nevada desert.

Yes, the quarterback battle between veteran Kirk Cousins and No. 1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza to see who will start the regular seasons as the Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback will be a big one and it will be in the national spotlight.
It;s so big there are betting odds on it. According to our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook, Cousins is the betting favorite to be under center for the Raiders when they open the season against...

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As the draft gets into the later rounds, most teams are looking for niche players who can fill a specific role or two on the team. So when the Las Vegas Raiders took former Cal cornerback Hezekiah Masses in the fifth round and 175th overall in the 2026 NFL draft, general manager John Spytek was likely looking for someone who brings ball skills to the Raiders’ roster.

Masses is coming off an impressive season where he recorded five interceptions and 13 pass breakups. According to Pro Football Focus, that helped him allow a 49.2 completion percentage and notch a 20...