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Klint Kubiak talks Fernando Mendoza, has all-time quote about Brock Bowers

The Las Vegas Raiders began their OTA sessions this week and new head coach Klint Kubiak spoke to the media on Wednesday. As expected, veteran addition Kirk Cousins was working with the first-team offense Wednesday. Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick, was working mostly with rookies, which is expected. Expect Mendoza’s time with […]

Malik Benson adds explosiveness to the Raiders offense

Last year, the Las Vegas Raiders struggled to create explosive plays. According to Sharp Football Analysis, the Raiders ranked 29th in explosive play rate, which is awful for an NFL offense. Enter young head coach Klint Kubiak, who led a Seattle Seahawks offense that was fourth in explosive play rate after the 2025 season. The […]

Raiders roster 2026: The reserve pass-rushers

The Las Vegas Raiders depth at the pass-rusher position will look differently this season after a couple of recent moves. Las Vegas traded 2023 first-round pick Tyree Wilson to the New Orleans Saints during the draft and then released Charles Snowden a week later. Wilson played 41.2 percent of the Raiders’ defensive snaps last season, […]

Raiders undrafted free agents: Meet Cian Slone

The Las Vegas Raiders signed pass-rusher Cian Slone as an undrafted free agent. Let’s take a closer look at Slone: Size: 6-3, 239 pounds. College: North Carolina State. College highlights: Slone started all 13 games in 2025, his only year at North Carolina. he had 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He played at […]

Nakobe Dean signing gets some love

The Las Vegas Raiders had a big, active offseason, starting with a big hail in free agency. While the headliner of the class is big-money, stud center Tyler Linderbaum from the Baltimore Ravens, the Raiders’ free-agent class was much deeper than that. While it was lauded back in March, it is still getting attention. Recently, […]

Wednesday open thread

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Las Vegas Raiders UDFA Odds at the Roster

The Las Vegas Raiders have signed a total of 21 undrafted free agents this off-season, with 20 on the roster after releasing TE Matt Lauter for TE Patrick Gurd. The Raiders have seen some success from their undrafted free agents in recent seasons, and with the roster lacking depth at a few spots, there’s a […]

My favorite free-agent additions

The Las Vegas Raiders had a busy NFL free agency, adding several players I’m going to list my favorite additions NOT NAMED TYLER LINDERBAUM. Clearly, the huge-money center is the Las Vegas Raiders’ big free-agent prize. But there are some other nice additions as well. Linebacker Nakobe Dean: I had my eye on Dean as […]

Malik Benson brings professionalism to NFL

Ross Douglas knows what it takes for a wide receiver to make it in the NFL. And Douglas has no doubt his former wide receiver at Oregon, Malik Benson, has what it takes to succeed at the next level. “There’s no doubt,” Douglas told Silver and Black Pride in a telephone interview. “His professionalism really […]

NFL

Another sad truth about 2021 Raiders’ draft

The thing about a draft bust is that the poor decision usually haunts a team for years. And that’s certainly the case when it comes to the Las Vegas Raiders’ selection of offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood with the No. 17 overall pick in the 021 draft. Leatherwood didn’t even make it to his second season […]

One 2026 game that worries you that shouldn’t

Here is the Raiders’ 2026 schedule for reference. Head to the comments section to share your thoughts and join the conversation. You can sign up for a commenting account below and we have full-time moderators to enforce the Community Guidelines.

Raiders will get some extra training camp work

Like many recent years other other head coaches, the Las Vegas Raiders will kick off the Klint Kubiak era with a joint practice at the Houston Texans in August, according to the Houston Chronicle. It is not known how many days of joint practices there will be. They usually are for one or two days. […]

Las Vegas Raiders 2025 Rookies Standing for 2026

The Las Vegas Raiders saw around league average production from their rookie class last season, largely because of a struggle to see the field, or the team deciding to play aging veterans over them. 2025 saw Las Vegas select 11 rookies, and most took snaps for Las Vegas last season. With a roster seeing a […]

MLB

Raiders roster 2026: The offensive-line competition

The Las Vegas Raiders will likely have competition at both guard positions and at right tackle this summer during training camp and during preseason games. Yes, the Raiders are only set in stone on the offensive line at left tackle (Kolton Miller) and center (Tyler Linderbaum). Let’s look at the competitions that are about to […]

Taron Johnson contract issue: What to know

New Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Taron Johnson reportedly is staying away from the voluntary offseason workout program because he wants a contract adjustment. Here’s what to know about the situation: It’s fairly minor for now: These things happen all the time around the league. That’s way this portion of the year is coined ”voluntary.” Yes, […]

ESPN expects a breakout season for Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty

The Las Vegas Raiders offense has a new system coming in with head coach Klint Kubiak. Kubiak is coming off leading an offense that helped the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl. With him joining the Raiders organization, there are expectations for the offense to improve after struggling since moving to Las Vegas. Kubiak has […]

Monday open thread

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Raiders roster: 3 undrafted rookies who can make noise

Much of the attention will be focused on the 10 prospects the Las Vegas Raiders selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. And for good reason. The Silver & Black had the top overall selection and snared what it hopes to be the long-term solution a the quarterback position in Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza. Over the course […]

Raiders CB Taron Johnson is looking for a new contract

The Las Vegas Raiders made plenty of moves this offseason to help bolster the defense. One of those moves was a trade for cornerback Taron Johnson from the Buffalo Bills for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Johnson was brought in to bring a veteran presence to the secondary and help fill a […]

Where Thomas Booker IV fits on Raiders’ 3-4 defensive front

Out went Brodric Martin. And in comes Benito Jones. The Las Vegas Raiders moved on from one defensive tackle — waiving Martin with injured designation — and brought in another on this past Wednesday. Jones, standing 6-foot-1 and 335 pounds, heads into his sixth season in the NFL and the 28-year-old undrafted free agent jumps […]

Mailbag: Is Jackson Powers-Johnson a trade candidate?

The schedule for the 2026 NFL season is out, so we know when the Las Vegas Raiders will be playing and can start planning out any roadtrips for away games. However, the downside is that it also means we’re about to be in the dog days of summer, where there isn’t a whole lot going […]

Las Vegas Raiders win contest for best logo in NFL

While plenty of teams in the NFL go back and forth re-designing their logos, there’s a reason why the Las Vegas Raiders have had minimal changes since 1964: You don’t mess with perfection. The Raiders logo is iconic, featuring a silver and black shield, an eye-patched pirate with an old school football helmet on, and […]