Silver Mining 8/9: Time for Derek Carr to elevate his game after roster upgrades around him

Raiders News

Oakland Raiders: Derek Carr must elevate game, prove his worth
Surrounded by an upgraded roster and armed with greater familiarity and confidence, Raiders QB Derek Carr needs to regain difference-maker form.

Antonio Brown's Foot Injury Has NFL Wondering If Raiders Made a Mistake | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights
People are laughing at Antonio Brown . Absolutely, unabashedly laughing. Earlier this week, Pro Football Talk's (and former B/R colleague) Chris Simms reported that the Raiders' ...

Winners and losers from second week of Raiders training camp
As Raiders training camp moved into its second week, some roles on the team became more defined based on the performance of the players.

Raiders owner Mark Davis blasts A's front office over Coliseum issues | NBCS Bay Area
Mark Davis made it pretty clear he's not a fan of Dave Kaval or anyone else in the A's front office.

Raiders' Davis: Sorry for way I spoke about A's
Raiders owner Mark Davis clarified the scathing remarks he made about the Oakland Athletics' front office, telling ESPN late Thursday night, "I am not sorry for the things I said. But I am sorry for the way I said them."

AFC West

Andy Reid confirms KC Chiefs to implement “running back by committee” - Arrowhead Pride
Reid tells SiriusXM NFL Radio that the Chiefs will feature multiple RBs this season

Chiefs seeking answers to these questions in preseason debut | The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Chiefs head into Saturday’s preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals looking like a team poised for good things. That doesn’t mean the Chiefs are without questions. Here are five to ponder.

NFL: Chargers whistled for 4 different penalties on 1 preseason play
A bizarre moment from Chargers vs. Cardinals.

Will Los Angeles Chargers experience a decline in 2019?
Will the Los Angeles Chargers experience a decline in the 2019 season? ESPN's Bill Barnwell certainly believes so.

Broncos rookie Austin Fort tears ACL - Mile High Report
The undrafted tight end’s season ends in Seattle.

Analysis: Who stood out in the Broncos preseason loss to the Seahawks? - Mile High Report
These guys stood out, for better or worse, in the Denver Broncos 22-14 defeat to the Seattle Seahawks in the preseason.

NFL News

Ranking the 12 ugliest holdouts in NFL history, as Ezekiel Elliott's absence from the Cowboys lingers - CBSSports.com
Elliott may at some point join a list that already includes two former Cowboys running backs

Christian Wade TD run video: Bills RB scores on first NFL carry | SI.com
Christian Wade used to be a rugby star, but it seems like he adopted to American football pretty easily.

Five NFL trades we want to see before Week 1, like A.J. Green to 49ers and Eagles adding a QB - CBSSports.com
As the regular season draws near, here are a couple of big-name deals that make sense

Dez Bryant reveals the NFL team he's going to call first when he decides to return to football - CBSSports.com
The former Cowboys receiver is eyeing one particular team in the event he decides to return to football

10 players you can care about during the 2019 NFL preseason - SBNation.com
We’ll keep track of their progress each week leading up to the new season.