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Today the UFL’s Houston Roughnecks officially signed cornerback Damon Arnette. It’s not the first time we’ve heard his name this year. Or even the past few years. It’s just the first time in a while his name has come up and it hasn’t been a case of ‘oh no, here we go again’. The past few years have been a rollercoaster ride for Arnette. Despite some red flag behavioral issues … [Read more...] about Former Raiders 1st round pick re-emerges in United Football League

Sunday the Raiders beat the Saints to win their fourth game of the season, thus pushing them down the draft order considerably. Currently they sit at No. 8 according to Tankathon.com. And in terms of getting one of the draft’s top quarterbacks, that’s just not good enough. There is simply no way the Raiders can go ANOTHER offseason without getting a quarterback. They struck out … [Read more...] about Raiders first offseason move should be to go hard after Vikings QB

Hard to believe, but Ameer Abdullah has spent ten seasons in the NFL, and had never run for more than 100 yards in a game. Today he finally can check that box. Late in the third quarter in New Orleans, Abdullah sat wth 99 yards on the day. He got the handoff and went for eight yards to push past the 100-yard mark for the first time ever. By the end of the drive, he had 115 … [Read more...] about Raiders RB Ameer Abdullah has first career 100-yard rushing game

Three major records in one game is what we’ve come to expect from the Raiders all-world tight end Brock Bowers. First it was the rookie tight end receiving yards record, which he set late in the second quarter on his third catch of the game. Then it was the rookie receptions record, which he broke early in the third quarter. And then he moved on from rookie records to a … [Read more...] about Brock Bowers is Raiders new franchise single-season receptions record holder

The same team that lost ten games in a row, has just won two straight. They did so with a win in New Orleans or the Derek-Carr-less Saints. They got the win behind a triple record day from Brock Bowers and a career first for RB Ameer Abdullah. Early on, the Saints got things started with a 30-yard touchdown pass to former Raiders TE Foster Moreau. But it was a current Raiders … [Read more...] about Raiders vs Saints Week 17: Vegas rides Brock Bowers big day in Big Easy for 2nd straight win