Kiffin talking trade
ibabuzz.com 4/24/2008 — Lane Kiffin was floating the possibility Thursday of a trading the No. 4 overall pick, which could mean any number of things. Perhaps the Raiders are seeking more and better offers to what they already have for the right to select what could be ...

Raiders' Al Davis Is Way Too Practical to Draft Darren McFadden
sports.aol.com 4/25/2008 — I'm on record as saying the Raiders will draft running back Darren McFadden with the fourth-overall pick, and I'm always right, so it's with much skepticism that I read that the former Arkansas star won't be Oakland's guy. The Oakland Tribune 's ...

RAIDERS TO TAKE MCFADDEN
profootballtalk.com 4/26/2008 — Well, the Chiefs are now on the clock. Michael Smith of ESPN reports that the Oakland Raiders will select Arkansas running back Darren McFadden with the fourth overall pick in the draft. The Raiders were able to make their decision because the Fins ...

Could Long be available to the Raiders?
myespn.go.com 4/26/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Rumors of Baltimore trying to move from No. 8 to No. 2 could have a major impact on what the Raiders do two picks later. The word is Oakland will likely take Arkansas running back Darren McFadden at No. 4 if ...

Welcome to the Raider Nation, Darren McFadden
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — The mood at Ricky’s was electric as the Raiders were on the clock with the fourth overall pick. Roger Goodell strode to the podium to announce that the pick was Darren McFadden, running back out of Arkansas. The response was mixed as his name was announced, but he is now a member of the Oakland Raiders.

Oakland Raiders Draft Party: Pictures Video and Thoughts of the gathering of the Nation
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — Today was the first day of the NFL Draft. Rob and I covered it from the Oakland Raiders Booster Clubs’ draft party at Ricky’s Sports Theater Bar and Grill in San Leandro, California. The Raider Nation was out in force to watch the Darren McFadden become the newest Raider. Jarrod Cooper, Oren O’Neal, Hiram Eugene were among the players who were on hand to sign and talk to the fans. Raider ...

Al Davis’s mandate was Darren McFadden: Thoughts from a Reader’s Side
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — The Raiders picked Darren McFadden, and there have been several questions from you guys in the comment box about why the Raiders picked McFadden with Glenn Dorsey still on the board. In fact, that was the first thing I thought as well. Spencer Mills aka OakFoSho of The Cold Shoulder, the SJ Sharks MVN site, fame has written his thoughts on why it was Al Davis’s mandate to pick Darren McFadden.