Justin Fargas

Inside The Oakland Raiders Tight end Zach Miller and running back Justin Fargas were named co-winners Sunday of the Raiders’ Commitment to Excellence Award, given to the player recognized by his teammates as “the player who best exemplifies the pride, poise and spirit of the Oakland Raiders.” Read more.  

The last seven seasons of Raider football have been absolutely terrible.  The team has lost 80 games since 2002 when they lost in the Super Bowl to Jon Gruden and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Many players have come and gone in those seven years, most telling horror stories of their time with the Raiders.  Through all of the hard times and turmoil one player has shown the pride and poise that owner Al Davis demands out of every Raider. Justin...  

Raiders running back Justin Fargas (knee) is on the inactive list today in Cleveland, where snow flakes are starting to come down. That means Michael Bush will start for the first time in four weeks. He's coming off his second 100-yard game of the season. Also, Raiders owner Al Davis did not...  

by Michael David SmithFiled under: RaidersDuring Sunday's Eagles-Raiders game, a pigeon went onto the field, stopped briefly near where the Raiders were lining up for a kickoff, and then flew downfield in the same direction as the Raiders' coverage unit. It made for a funny viral video, but one Oakland player, Justin Fargas, thinks it was much more: he thinks the pigeon was the reincarnation of deceased ex-Raider Marquis Cooper.Raiders' Justin...  

To me, when I watch the Raiders, Justin Fargas is the guy that brings toughness. He runs hard and keeps the chains moving. I know those other guys were high draft picks. But that guy is a Football player.  

Examiner The 2009 offseason was focused on getting help for JaMarcus Russell. He was entering his all important third season, which is often considered the make or break year for quarterbacks and rather than show positive progression, he had a horrific season… Read more.  

SFGate According to my Raiders source (The Chronicle’s David White), Al Davis was “livid” about Tom Cable last week. Cable told the media the Raiders would have been a playoff team if not for JaMarcus Russell. When the owner and coach met Monday, Davis’ tirade… Read more.  

ESPN.com – AFC West – Blog A team-by-team analysis of the division. The arrow indicates which direction each team is trending. Oakland Raiders Final Power Ranking: 26 Biggest surprise: The Raiders came alive against some of the better teams they played this season. In the end, the Raiders had another lackluster season at 5-11. But they had some real [...]  

SFGate: Raiders Silver and Black Blog Well, well. Someone using the name JaMarcus Russell is checked into The Palms in Las Vegas the day after Russell was excused from the final team meeting for “personal reasons.” If this is the case, this can only help Raiders coach Tom Cable in his meeting next week with Raiders owner [...]  

Inside The Oakland Raiders For the record, the Raiders aren’t overly concerned with the Las Vegas excursion by JaMarcus Russell, saying he was in Sin City accompanied by someone with the club, and have no intention of taking Rich Gannon up on his offer to help the team reverse the tide of seven consecutive losing seasons. Read [...]  

Raiders Blog and Q&A Veteran defensive end Greg Ellis, who underwent minor surgeries to both a shoulder and a knee during the bye week and sat out last week’s loss top Kansas City, expects to start against Cincinnati. Read more.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders If and when Tom Cable gets the chance to plead his case with Al Davis about retaining job as head coach, the hardest part will be explaining the play of the Raiders offensive line. Read more.  

The Oakland Tribune TOM CABLE is absolutely right when he describes himself as a “darned good football coach,” as he did this week. He knows and loves the game. He teaches it well. Read more.  

RT @RAIDERS: Fargas is now #10 on the Raiders all-time rushing leaders list. He surpassed H. Williams, needs 168 yds to catch Charlie Smith  

RT @RAIDERS: Fargas needs 500 to catch Tyrone Wheatley for the 7th spot, and 585 to tie Pete Banaszak for 6th all-time.