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Raiders News

Can the Raiders' revamped, massive offensive line protect Derek Carr? - Oakland Raiders Blog- ESPN
The Raiders are hoping that bigger means better when it comes to the offensive line's effectiveness in protecting quarterback Derek Carr this season.

Why Michael Irvin (no stranger to drama) thinks Raiders’ Antonio Brown is ‘worth the drama,’ despite ‘mind-boggling’ behavior - nj.com
Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has emerged from his training camp helmet drama.

Antonio Brown, Derek Carr will have to get outside comfort zone to maximize the Raiders' offense in 2019 - CBSSports.com
Browns needs to work in the slot more often, and Derek Carr needs to take more shots downfield

Hard Knocks recap: Raiders coach Jon Gruden praises WR Keelan Doss | SI.com
Episode Four of Hard Knocks focuses on the exceptional play of WR Keelan Doss, Nathan Peterman's constant battle for the backup QB job and Jason Cabinda's Canada-filled surprise for his mom.

Raiders set to wrap up preseason with road tilt against Seattle Seahawks
The Raiders will hit the road once again, this time to wrap up the 2019 preseason against the Seattle Seahawks.

AFC West

Five bold predictions for Chiefs: Mahomes posts another 50-TD, 5,000-yard season, leads Kansas City to Super Bowl - CBSSports.com
Bold predictions about the Chiefs involve some lofty numbers for their high-flying offense

The intangible factors that go into Saturday’s NFL roster decisions - Arrowhead Pride
There are a lot of things we can measure and observe, but roster decisions will be based on other factors we cannot see.

Why Your Team Sucks 2019: Los Angeles Chargers
Some people are fans of the Los Angeles Chargers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Los Angeles Chargers. This 2019 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.

Five bold Chargers predictions for 2019 season: Melvin Gordon holdout ends, new weapons emerge on offense - CBSSports.com
Can the Chargers get to the Super Bowl in 2019?

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals: 7 Things to watch for - Mile High Report
With the roster cutdown T-minus 72 hours away, this is what we should watch for during the Denver Broncos’ game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Broncos offense needs to execute against the Cardinals - Mile High Report
While winning doesn’t matter, the offense needs to show they can finish drives.

NFL News

10 NFL analysts rank everything in football - Best coaches, coordinators and more
The NFL's top coaches? Coordinators? Uniforms? Even mascots? It's all here. Our NFL experts give top-10 rankings for everything you could imagine.

Aaron Rodgers and Packers quarterbacks dress as 'Happy Gilmore' characters for team event - CBSSports.com
The Green Bay QB room made the team's annual lunch an extra "Happy" event with their wardrobe choices

Agent's Take: Here's how the Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys stalemate could be solved - CBSSports.com
If Dallas is willing to give Zeke a couple of wins in negotiations, a deal could get done

7 familiar names on the roster bubble heading into 2019 NFL cutdown day - SBNation.com
Carlos Hyde, T.J. Yeldon, and other players who weren’t Jaguars last season.