Oakland Raiders

For most of the preseason, Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin has kept rookie Darren McFadden's varied skills under wraps. Instead of lining him up out wide as a receiver, giving him direct snaps as a quarterback or using him as a kick returner, Kiffin has kept things basic with McFadden. There...  

Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is done serving vanilla ice cream in a playbook cone. You know how it tasted...  

The Oakland Raiders didn't have much luck stopping the run last season and coach Lane Kiffin isn't convinced things have changed much this year.  

Join sportswriter and Inside the Oakland Raiders blogger Jerry McDonald for a live chat about the Oakland Raiders from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. today. We'll be here to talk about all things Silver and Black every week until next February's Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay, Florida!  

Gene Upshaw , the legendary Oakland Raiders offensive lineman and longtime head of the NFL players' union, will be honored at McAfee Coliseum during the Raiders-Broncos game next Monday.  

The Giants' former first-round draft pick wasn't any more impressive with the Raiders, I guess. They released Willie Joe today to make room for WR Ashley Lelie. He's another former first-round bust.  

The California Highway Patrol is warning Bay Area football fans who plan to attend the Oakland Raiders game Monday night in Oakland to drive carefully to and from and stadium.  

The opening game of the National Football League season for the Oakland Raiders and one of their biggest rivals, the Denver Broncos, coupled with a game between the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks in the waning 2008 Major League Baseball season will mean extra service provided by...  

The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms on a one-year contract with discarded receiver Ashley Lelie on Monday in hopes that the former first-round pick can regain his form and help bolster an inexperienced position group. Before adding Lelie, they were extremely thin at receiver behind starters Javon...  

A shorter preseason and more real games? Mike Holmgren is all for it. Lane Kiffin's not so sure. Holmgren's backup Seattle Seahawks host Kiffin's reserve Oakland Raiders on Friday night in the preseason finale. That's the official description. It's really a final, three-hour tryout of kids for...  

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Drew Carter and fullback Oren O'Neal suffered season-ending knee injuries in the first quarter of Saturday's 24-0 preseason loss to Arizona, coach Lane Kiffin said during a conference call on Sunday.  

How Art Shell sees Jeff George When we first heard that Jeff George got a job in the NFL, we figured it was a Quarterbacks coach somewhere. (Although that doesn't make much sense either.) But nope, Jeff George has signed on with the Oakland Raiders to be their "veteran backup" in case...  

ALAMEDA -- One day after bringing his team cutting 21 players and placing wide receiver Arman Shields on injured reserve to reach the final 53-man roster limit, Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said Sunday that more changes are likely coming.  

SEATTLE - A shorter pre-season and more real games? Mike Holmgren is all for it. Lane Kiffin's not so sure.  

ALAMEDA, Calif.—One day after cutting 21 players and placing wide receiver Arman Shields on injured reserve to reach the final 53-man roster limit, Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said Sunday that more changes are likely coming.