The Raiders waived John Madsen on Sept. 19 to make room for tight end Ben Troupe, but Madsen is back on the 53-man roster. Madsen was on the field...
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The Raiders waived John Madsen on Sept. 19 to make room for tight end Ben Troupe, but Madsen is back on the 53-man roster. Madsen was on the field...
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Since Kiffin took the reigns of the Oakland Raiders, he's continued to look for and find players that have more to offer than just playing their expected position. He wants players that can do at least a second job. In the NFL, 53 players are not enough to field an offense, defense, punt team, kick   more...
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So the Raiders didn't let Madsen get away to another team. After being cut before the Buffalo game for the Ben Troupe free-agent signing, the Raiders recalled him from their unofficial practice squad by re-signing him today in place of the injured Seth Wand. Wand will go on the IR with a knee   more...
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Al Davis was aggressive in rebuilding the Oakland Raiders this offseason. He upgraded most of the need positions through free agency, bringing in a plethora of fresh faces. With their first pick in the draft, the Raiders look to have upgraded their already strong rushing attack. Questions do remain   more...
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I took a couple days off from my inspection of the Oakland Raiders depth chart to do a couple other things, but with the players checking into the Napa Marriott in the next 24 hours it's time to get back to it.No.1 Javon WalkerWalker will be examined early and often by Raider coaches during   more...
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Oakland Raiders head coach, Lane Kiffin, wasn't mincing words when he talked about the morning session of training camp day 6. The first edition of Tuesday's two a day was full of physical plays and a hit that forced one player to take the rest of the day off...
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The position of wide receiver is the biggest need in the offense. I stand by my earlier assessment that having an "elite" wide receiver is overrated, but a team does need multiple quality receivers. Ronald Curry led the Raiders in receiving for the second straight year, and Jerry Porter had a few   more...
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The big news out of Raiders' camp today is that JaMarcus Russell missed a session of practice with what has been described as a minor elbow injury. Jarrod Cooper knocked John Madsen for a loop on a pass play, leaving Madsen's head ringing. Another former Raider added his voice to the offseason   more...
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