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Raiders Great and Hall of Famer Upshaw Passes at 63
 

Published 8 hours ago by CJ at Raiders Gab

Gene Upshaw, 63, died Wednesday night, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed on Sunday. Upshaw, Hall of Fame guard, played 15 years with the Raiders. He won two Super Bowls, and was named to 7 Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987. Two years after he retired, in 1983, he became the NFLPA Executive Director. “Gene Upshaw did everything with great ...

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CB Hall Has Ligament Damage in Right Hand
 

Published 33 hours ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

Raiders CB DeAngelo Hall has been suffering with a right hand injury for sometime now, and now word is coming out that he has ligament damage in the hand and may have to wear a protective cast for the rest of the preseason. He hurt the hand during training camp before the first preseason game, and after an MRI and X-ray showed no break, the CB sought a second opinion. It was then eventually ...

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Raiders Tickets Available Now at Coast to Coast Tickets!
 

Published 5 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

If your looking for great McAfee Coliseum seats to watch the Raiders this season do battle, go no further than Coast to Coast tickets. You can buy Raiders tickets right off their site, and they have an Oakland football schedule as well to see when the team does battle. They have playoff tickets on their site as well, and it’s easy with their online ticket sales to buy the tickets you ...

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Russell Throws for a Score in Raiders Last Second 17-16 Loss
 

Published 5 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

Two of the more young up and coming QB’s in the NFL collided in preseason action on Friday night in Nashville, as Vince Young of the Titans took on JaMarcus Russell of the Raiders. Lucky for both, it was only preseason, because the action on the field didn’t quite live up to the hype off of it. Russell led the Raiders on one decent drive that resulted in a TD pass, while ...

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Hall Hurting; CB Playing with Broken Bone in Hand
 

Published 8 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

New Raiders CB DeAngelo Hall is playing with a broken bone in his hand, and right now is practicing with a thick cast on the hand. “It affects everything,” Hall said after practice Tuesday in Napa. “I’ve got a little broken bone in there. I don’t even feel like I should even be out here practicing on it or even going into preseason. But it’s something ...

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Raiders Add Archuleta to Possibly Play LB
 

Published 10 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

The Raiders today came to terms with former Rams and Redskins safety Adam Archuleta. The former first round pick of the Rams back in 01 may make the switch from safety to strongside linebacker for the silver and black. He did play linebacker in college at Arizona State. Right now Ricky Brown, Robert Thomas and Sam Williams are competing for the starting role at linebacker alongside Kirk ...

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Raiders beat 49ers in Preseason #1
 

Published 12 days ago by Michael Loede at Raiders Gab

If last nights game is any indication, the Raiders should improve on their 4-12 season of a year ago as they beat the life-less San Fran 49ers by a score of 18 to 6. The Raiders rushing game looked solid as they combined for a total of 248 rushing yards. D. McFadden performed well, gaining 48 yards on 12 carries as Michael Bush saw his first action since breaking his leg 23 months ago, ...

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Doc’s Sports the Newest Sponsor of RaidersGab
 

Published 19 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

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Russell Sits for Second Straight Day w/ Sore Elbow
 

Published 21 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell was held out of drills again today for the second straight day with a sore elbow. He hit his throwing elbow on the helmet of rookie RB Darren McFadden. The team was encouraged by the fact he did some individual drills, and threw a few light passes. “We wanted to watch him throw, and our trainers watched him,” coach Lane Kiffin said. “They just felt that he was ...

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Video: Raiders 2008 Preview
 

Published 22 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

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Raiders To Stage Joint Practices w/ Niners
 

Published 27 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

For the first time in several years, the San Francisco 49ers and Raiders will hold joint-practices. Both teams announced yesterday that a morning and evening practice session will be staged on Sunday, August 4th at the Raiders’ training facility in Napa. Both sessions will be closed to the public. The teams will hook up again on Friday, August 8th as the 49ers will travel across the bay ...

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Silver and Black Tell Jordan to Stay Away from Camp
 

Published 29 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

The ongoing saga with the Raiders and running back LaMont Jordan have taken another turn, as reports say the Raiders have told the back to stay away from the teams training camp. ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Raiders have contacted Jordan with the news, but have not decided on their next course of action with him. The issue with Jordan is that cannot keep him away from camp, ...

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Raiders Sign Former Chiefs Safety Wesley
 

Published 29 days ago by Matt Loede at Raiders Gab

It’s always nice when you can pick up another team’s discarded player. It’s especially nice when he comes from one of your fiercest rivals. According to ESPN’s Bill Williamson, the Raiders have signed former Chiefs safety Greg Wesley to a one-year contract. Signed for a modest 730-thousand dollars, Wesley is expected to compete for the backup position behind starters ...

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