Oakland Raiders Rumors & News

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

Oakland Tribune "The pass from quarterback Matt Flynn arrived in a spiral, 30 yards downfield. Rod Streater, tightly guarded along the right sideline, caught the pass at the top of his jump, coming down inside the 5-yard line. Moments earlier, Terrelle Pryor unleased a pass that went 60 yards in the air to..." June 13

CSN Bay Area "The average age on the Oakland Raiders’ 90-man minicamp roster is 25.1 years of age. No wonder head coach Dennis Allen said last week he was looking for leaders. Other than a select few veterans, such as Sebastian Janikowski, Charles Woodson, Andre Carter and Josh Cribbs, the Raiders are chock..." June 13

San Francisco Chronicle "Raiders coach Dennis Allen thought the three-day minicamp, concluded Thursday, went well, and is looking forward to seeing his players get the pads on at training camp in late July. “It was a good camp,” Allen said. “We improved. … I like this football team. I like their mentality.” Allen..." June 13

San Francisco Chronicle "Sebastian Janikowsi lost a little more than 10 pounds this offseason, and also lost his sidekick for 13 years in punter Shane Lechler. But the Raiders kicker is excited about the upcoming season, a contract year. Janikowski, 35, not only wants to re-sign with Oakland but play another seven or..." June 13

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Oakland Tribune "The Raiders on Thursday signed six of their 10 selections in the 2013 NFL draft. Tight ends Nick Kasa from Colorado and Mychal Rivera from Tennessee, Central Florida running back Latavius Murray, wide receiver Brice Butler from San Diego State, Oklahoma defensive tackle Stacy McGee and..." June 07

Oakland Tribune "The last time the Raiders made a quarterback switch in large part because of intangibles, Rich Gannon was as subtle as a drill sergeant and demanded his teammates follow along. Matt Flynn, the presumptive starter in 2013, has spent a lot of time talking football with Gannon -- the former..." June 07

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Oakland Tribune "Rookie cornerback D.J. Hayden has been released from Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley and "resting comfortably at home" in the Bay Area, according to a Raiders spokesman. The team announced Tuesday that its No. 12 pick out of Houston had been recovering at a local hospital after undergoing..." May 31

San Francisco Chronicle "Rookie cornerback D.J. Hayden will be out until at least training camp with an abdominal injury, Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday. Hayden, the team's first-round pick last month, was admitted to the hospital late last week and will miss the rest of the Raiders' offseason..." May 29

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

NFL.com "The Atlanta Falcons and free agent Richard Seymour might not have jump-started serious contract discussions, but that doesn't mean a deal won't be worked out in the coming weeks. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport confirmed on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" on Monday that the Falcons have shown more..." May 27

San Francisco Chronicle "Charles Woodson had heard Raiders fans were planning to come and welcome him back for his free-agent visit Tuesday. But he wasn't sure if they really would. To see 120 or so fans waiting at the security gate when his car pulled up "was overwhelming," he said Wednesday. "I think that if at any..." May 25

Fox Sports South "Having already made a major impact in the free-agent market by signing running back Steven Jackson and defensive end Osi Umenyiora, the Atlanta Falcons are continuing to try to beef up their defense in the form of four-time Pro-Bowl tackle Richard Seymour. FOX Sports.com and FOX Sports..." May 24

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Oakland Tribune "The excitement caused by the arrival of Charles Woodson on Tuesday wasn't limited to the outside of the building. Woodson's return to the place where he began his NFL career sent a surge of adrenaline through the inside of the facility as well, Raiders coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. "He has..." May 22

San Francisco Chronicle "Defensive back Charles Woodson signed a one-year deal with the Raiders Tuesday night. And while the fan support surely played a factor so did $4.3 million, which is what Woodson can earn including incentives. That includes a $700,000 signing bonus for a 36-year-old player who had very little..." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

Oakland Tribune "Everyone from the new regime was accounted for Monday, but much of the buzz among Raiders fans is about the potential return of an old favorite. Charles Woodson reportedly will visit the Raiders on Tuesday. Woodson said at a charity golf tournament over the weekend that ending his career where he..." May 21

Oakland Tribune "Newly signed Raiders return specialist Josh Cribbs sounded amused by speculation by an NFL general manager that his surgically repaired left knee is not ready for football. "If we were lining up to play football in June, then this would be a hot topic," Cribbs said Thursday on a conference call...." May 18

San Francisco Chronicle "Outspoken punter Chris Kluwe is coming to Oakland. That's what the punter told his fellow supporter of equal rights, former Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, in a story for Fox Sports. Kluwe will compete with second-year player Marquette King for the starting job now that Shane Lechler, the..." May 17

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Josh Cribbs has made quite an impact on not only the Cleveland Browns, but also on the NFL as one of the league's all-time best kick returners. If anyone anticipated what kind of pro player Cribbs would be, it apparently wasn't any of the NFL talent scouts in 2005 when Cribbs, Kent State's..." May 16

CBSSports.com "It sounds like punter Chris Kluwe -- cut earlier this month by the Vikings -- will continue to be outspoken about the issues in which he believes. Now, he'll have to take his megaphone to the West Coast. That's because he has signed a one-year deal with the Raiders for the league minimum, Fox..." May 16

Oakland Tribune "The agent for former Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson told ESPN on Tuesday that the Raiders have made a contract offer for the unrestricted free agent. Woodson was released by the Green Bay Packers earlier this offseason after spending the past seven seasons in Green Bay. Current Raiders..." May 15

NFL.com "Josh Cribbs remains on the free-agent market despite his best attempts to land a job. Now, we have a better idea why. New York Jets general manager John Idzik told Conor Orr of The Star-Ledger on Tuesday that Cribbs' surgically repaired left knee "isn't quite there yet." The Jets were one of..." May 15

NFL.com "Six months after nearly dying from a scary on-field collision, D.J. Hayden says he's ready to focus on football again. The Oakland Raiders rookie cornerback hasn't played since suffering a torn inferior vena cava during practice last November at the University of Houston. The injury, to the..." May 12

Newark Star-Ledger "Linebacker Aaron Curry is the newest member of the Giants. "Excited to be a Giant," he tweeted moments ago. Curry, selected No. 4 overall in 2009 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, began his visit with the Giants on Thursday night and came back this morning for a workout. It apparently went..." May 10

Oakland Tribune "The Raiders met with veteran wide receiver Joshua Cribbs in an attempt to gauge his interest in joining the team, according to a FoxSports.com report. Cribbs, 29, spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns, primarily as a kick and punt returner. He caught 107 passes during..." May 09

Yahoo! Sports "He sat at a podium and called it "the greatest trade in football," a calculated burst of hyperbole that would haunt him like a silver-and-black poltergeist. Now, 18 months after championing his team's costly, driven-by-desperation deal for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer in the..." May 03

San Francisco Chronicle "ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper agrees with Raiders fans when it comes to undrafted free agent wide receiver Conner Vernon. Kiper: “If he led the Raiders in catches in his second year, I wouldn’t be surprised. In the mold of a Wes Welker, he’s a technician with reliable hands. Make that tremendous..." May 03

San Francisco Examiner "The Raiders re-signed free agent kicker Eddy Carmona, general manager Reggie McKenzie announced Tuesday. Carmona, a left-footed kicker out of Harding University in Arkansas, spent training camp and preseason with the Raiders in 2012 after originally signing as a non-drafted rookie free agent...." May 01

San Francisco Chronicle "The Raiders selected Florida State offensive lineman Menelik Watson with the 42nd overall pick in the second round and then got "the best linebacker in the draft" in the third round. That's according to Sio Moore, who is the linebacker in question. Moore, a 6-foot outside linebacker from..." April 28

San Francisco Chronicle "The Raiders got their man, or maybe their second-best man, in the fourth round on Saturday. League sources said Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie was targeting USC quarterback Matt Barkley with the third pick of the fourth round (No. 100), but the Eagles traded up to No. 98 to get him. The..." April 28

Sacramento Bee "In the past, one of the best parts of the NFL draft was listening to analysts go delirious over a selection by the Raiders. A reach, a stretch or any other synonym for a bad pick was the norm when it came to the Raiders. The only other suspense was wondering when Oakland would draft the..." April 28

CBSSports.com "With the No. 12 pick in the first round, the Oakland Raiders selected cornerback D.J. Hayden out of Houston. The selection completes Hayden's remarkable recovery from a near-death experience in early-November when the former Cougars' cornerback underwent emergency heart surgery following a..." April 26

Oakland Tribune "Reggie McKenzie wants his team to look good coming off the bus, just as Al Davis did. The difference? The new Raiders will disembark with laptops and iPads, ultraserious about the business of playing football. "You show up, on time, and work as hard as you can," McKenzie said. "When it's..." April 25