mvn.com - 6/11/2008
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Today the Oakland Raiders started this week’s session of OTA’s, otherwise known as Organized Team Activities. Even so, the only news out of Oakland was the release of Brian White, the quarterback out of Portland State. I don’t know the details of his release, but it was already known that he was going to let go when he wasn’t around last week at the Raiders mini-camp.
Raiders camp notes
myespn.go.com 6/10/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson A few tidbits from the first day of the Raiders' minicamp: Rookie tailback Darren McFadden was used in several formations, including as a receiver. He caught a long pass from quarterback JaMarcus Russell at one ...
Offensive tackle Sims to work out -
baltimoresun.com 6/11/2008 — Veteran offensive tackle Barry Sims will work out for the Ravens tomorrow. Sims, 33, started 119 games at left tackle during his nine-year career with the Oakland Raiders , including all 16 games last season. The lineman, 6 feet 5, 300 pounds, was ...
Raiders still holding on to Jordan
myespn.go.com 6/11/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The LaMont Jordan stalemate in Oakland continues. Jordan's departure had been considered a foregone conclusion since the Raiders took tailback Darren McFadden with the No. 4 overall draft pick in April. Still, ...
Former Raiders lineman is coming for a visit Friday
stltoday.com 6/11/2008 — Veteran defensive lineman Barry Sims is scheduled to visit Rams Park on Friday. Sims, 33, started 119 games, mostly at left tackle, in nine seasons with Oakland before the Raiders released him Feb. 29. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Sims was signed by ...
Former Raiders coach Rauch dies at 80 (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 6/11/2008
John Rauch, the former Georgia quarterback who coached the Oakland Raiders to a berth in the second Super Bowl, died Tuesday at his home in Oldsmar, Fla. He was 80. Rauch's wife, Jane, said Rauch died in his sleep, possibly due to a heart problem. ...