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  • Check out the Raider Rants blog

    Check out the Raider Rants blog

    We started the Raider Rants Blog this weekend so that we can bring you the latest updates without having to slow down. At the blog, you'll be able to get news and information that may not be worthy of a featured post on the Raider Rants site.

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  • Out at camp today

    Out at camp today

    I'm glad that I'm not going to be running around in shoulder pads and a helmet, but it should put a damper on the activity today in practice.

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  • Will the Raiders finally make their fans happy?

    Will the Raiders finally make their fans happy?

    About an hour after the Raiders thoroughly dismantled the Bears on their home turf Saturday evening, I was one of many who received a text message from my cousin Willy. The message included an image of a half-necked lady wearing a half top Raiders jersey and thong above the words, "This is going to be a good Raider season!"

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  • Jason Campbell makes five Raiders QB’s…for now

    Jason Campbell makes five Raiders QB’s…for now

    The Raiders officially confirmed the reports that they had executed a trade with the Washington Redskins for quarterback Jason Campbell, who has been sacked 102 times since the start of the 2007 football season.

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  • Raiders go cornerback with sixth pick of draft

    Raiders go cornerback with sixth pick of draft

    The final day of the 2010 NFL Draft certainly has begun to look like the type of Raiders draft that many had expected on the first two days. After picking the darling of the combine and the fastest player in the draft, the Raiders turned their attention to what might be their favorite position to draft -- cornerback.

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  • Raiders start making Raider moves in the fourth round

    Raiders start making Raider moves in the fourth round

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 27: Offensive lineman Bruce Campbell of Maryland runs during practice drills during the NFL Scouting Combine presented by Under Armour at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images) Content © 2010 Getty Images...

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  • Raiders stay the course on day two of NFL Draft

    Raiders stay the course on day two of NFL Draft

    "You're talking about guys who have had a lot of success, guys who are made through hard work. Certainly, Lamarr coming from the University of Texas, he's had a lot of success in his career and his program getting a chance to compete for a national championship this year. Those are important things to me, and so as part of it, we do a lot of work as to are they gonna' come and be honorable and represent this thing right and come with the right attitude. Because, getting good and turning it around, we don't need knuckleheads." - Tom Cable in his day two post draft press conference.

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  • Raiders dig deep to find Div II All-American

    Raiders dig deep to find Div II All-American

    The Oakland Raiders continue to fill needs in the draft. After addressing their run defense with their first two picks, the attention was turned to protecting the quarterback and making holes for the running game on offense.

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  • Raiders working the phones in second round of NFL Draft

    Raiders working the phones in second round of NFL Draft

    The Oakland Raiders are doing all of the things that many claim they never do in the 2010 NFL Draft -- mainly draft good football players that fit their most dire needs and not just athletes.

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  • Is Al Davis giving Tom Cable more input in this year’s draft?

    Is Al Davis giving Tom Cable more input in this year’s draft?

    Many pundits had the Raiders pegged for their first pick of the draft. It was obvious, much like it has been over the last decade, the Oakland Raiders were going to select the best height/weight/speed guy that was still on the board with the eighth pick of the NFL Draft. That's why Darrius Heyward-Bey became a Raider last year and why JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden became Raiders as well.

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