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Defensive tackle is recovering from a foot injury
The Las Vegas Raiders held their second OTA session on Wednesday, May 21, and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins was present but wasn’t participating in the practice. Defensive end Malcolm Koonce also didn't practice, which is expected as Koonce is recovering from a torn ACL that prematurely ended his season last year and is still rehabbing the knee.
According to The Athletic’s Tashan Reed, Wilkins didn’t have a helmet and wasn’t participating in the Raiders’ drills and did the same thing on Monday, the first OTA session in Las Vegas.
The veteran defensive...
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Defensive tackle is recovering from a foot injury
The Las Vegas Raiders held their second OTA session on Wednesday, May 21, and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins was present but wasn’t participating in the practice. According to The Athletic’s Tashan Reed, Wilkins didn’t have a helmet and wasn’t participating in the Raiders’ drills and did the same thing on Monday, the first OTA session in Las Vegas.
The veteran defensive tackle, who signed a four-year, $110 million contract in free agency during the 2024 offseason, is recovering from a Jones fracture in his left foot that limited him to just five...
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Diving into the first-round pick’s 2023 tape to see what he can bring as a pass-catcher
While there’s little to no doubt about the Las Vegas Raiders first-round pick Ashton Jeanty’s rushing ability, it is fair to question how he can impact the game as a receiver.
Jeanty threatened Barry Sanders’ NCAA rushing record this season, but the sixth overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft only had 23 catches for 138 yards (6.0 ypc) and one receiving touchdown last fall. However, in 2023, he logged 43 grabs, 569 yards (13.2 ypc) and five scores as a pass-catcher.
To highlight...
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The Raiders were a question on Jeopardy! May 20th, 2025.
Sorry in advance for spoiling the answer question to Tuesday’s Final Jeopardy! clue, but it’s the Las Vegas Raiders — or at least their home state — in the category “NFL Geography”.
Here is the clue from May 20th’s episode:
“It’s the state with the lowest population density that’s home to an NFL team”
The answer: Nevada
While Las Vegas is populated, the state of Nevada is not, coming in 42nd out of 50 total states with 29 people per square mile.
The first contestant to answer guessed Colorado, home...
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The Broncos strengths and weaknesses after free agency and the draft
Silver and Black Pride is wrapping up its AFC West offseason review series, where we’re keeping an eye on the Las Vegas Raiders’ rivals. The Denver Broncos are the last team up, so let’s take a look at the Broncos’ moves in free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.
Key Additions: LB Dre Greenlaw, S Talanoa Hufanga, TE Evan Ingram
Key Losses: LB Cody Barton, RB Javonte Williams
The Broncos were the least active team in the division during free agency, in terms of adding or...
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Website thinks pass-rusher has a chance to stick
One of the more fun things to monitor each summer during training camp is which of the Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents are making a major push to stick on the 53-man roster.
It happens every year when a handful or so of undrafted free agents impress enough to make the team.
Who will be the undrafted rookies to impress this summer? Well, Pro Football Network, recently identified one undrafted free agent signing from all 32 teams who think they will have the best chance to make their team’s roster in...
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Pair of explosive wide receivers provide a jolt; an early look at other potential return specialists
The naked eye could see the Las Vegas Raiders lack of speed at wide receiver. You didn’t need to be a football junkie to notice.
General manager John Spytek and his player personnel department saw the same. And this offseason, the Raiders new chief personnel man went about remedying that issue.
Along with head coach Pete Carroll, Spytek and the Silver & Black went back to the team’s roots of “scare you to death” speed and bolstered the roster with fleet-footed players and prospects...
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Looking at the best storylines on the 2025 schedule heading into the season.
Now that the 2025 NFL Schedule is out, there’s even more excitement surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders’ upcoming season. Not only do we know when and where the Raiders are playing, but we also know how many primetime matchups the team will have. While each game has a storyline, some stand out more than most.
Below are Las Vegas’ most intriguing games heading into the campaign, listed in no particular order.
Between this being the home-opener, a divisional matchup and on...
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It appears it is more subtle that some sold
One of the major storylines after the Las Vegas Raiders changed leadership once again this offseason was the role of Tom Brady, who became a minority owner of the franchise late last year.
There was a lot of media speculation that the legendary quarterback would have a major role within the Raiders’ front office and he would be a primary and leading decision maker.
Now, after the heavy-lifting period of the Brady’s first offseason with the franchise is complete, it may be time to revisit that thought.
Recently, new Raiders’ head...
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Raiders have already altered key aspect of top pick’s game
We apparently won’t see the same Ashton Jeanty who tore up the college ranks at Boise State when he debuts for the Las Vegas Raiders this season.
In an interview at the NFL Rookie Premier with Kay Adams, Jeanty, the Raiders’ No. 6 overall draft pick, said that he will be reluctantly changing his famous college stance to a more traditional one in the NFL for running backs. Jeanty said Raiders’ offensive coordinator Chip Kelly told Jeanty right away he would need to ditch his so-called “Michael Myers” stance right...
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New Pete Carroll assistant will work with analytics
The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Pete Carroll as their new head coach. He is building his new staff. He has reportedly hired Ryan Paganetti as in an analytics role.
Let’s get to know Paganetti better:
Last job:
He was the Jacksonville Jaguars director of football analytics.
Ties to new Raiders staff:
He was with the Philadelphia Eagles when new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Chip Kelly was their head coach a decade ago.
What’s his duties:
He will work with analytics with an expected big role in game-day management, assisting the coaching...
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