Archive for June, 2009

One Raider Makes the Top 50 NFL Players List

Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Raiders have one player on the list, the number eight overall. Here’s the Raider on the list: 8. Nnamdi Asomugha, CB, Raiders: Nobody throws at him. That’s the ultimate sign of respect. He’s finally getting some [...]

Russell’s Antics Still a Major Concern

The National Football Post is throwing it out there again that the Raiders should have some extreme concern about QB JaMarcus Russell: The work ethic of quarterback JaMarcus Russell is still being questioned by many who have worked with him in the past and are working with him now. After he issued a call to [...]

Raiders Announce Sponsorship with AirAsia

The Radiers official site has announced a sponsorship with AirAsia: The Oakland Raiders will announce an unprecedented sponsorship with AirAsia, the largest low-fare airline in Asia. The Raiders, long recognized as the organization that helps further football’s popularity worldwide, will team up with AirAsia to serve and expand the franchises’ global fan base. AirAsia, the [...]

Left Tackle Henderson Hires Rosenhaus as Agent

Raider left tackle Mario Henderson has taken a big step forward off the field in his NFL career, signing on with super agent Drew Rosenhaus. The agent broke the news on Monday on his personal Twitter page. Henderson was a third-round pick in 2007, and played well after taking over for Kwame Harris for the [...]

Davis Looking to Dump Michael Huff?

ProFootballWeekly.com reports that the Raiders may look to dump safety Michael Huff: Sources say Al Davis is willing to cut maligned Raiders S Michael Huff if he doesn’t show improvement in the near future. Huff, the team’s 2006 first-round pick (seventh overall), has been working at strong safety during OTAs and minicamps, and we hear [...]

Raider QB Rumors..

According to un-named sources, Oakland Raider Owner ( and world’s oldest man since Moses and Skeletor stand-in ) Al Davis is planning on beefing up the Raiders QB squad in the very near future by resigning troubled former Raider QB Todd Marinovich.  Reached via carrier pigeon at an undisclosed location under an un-named bridge, Marinovich replied “huh?? [...]

Interview with Coach Cable

Following the recent Raiders OTAs, the media had a chance to ask Raiders coach Tom Cable his thoughts on a variety of subjects.   Here is what Coach Cable had to say about JaMarcus Russell’s planned meeting with the Oakland WR’s during the time off ” I think it is a big step, and to hear [...]

Russell Sets Up Another Week of Practice

The Contra Costa Times reports that Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is setting up another week of practice for his team: Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell is arranging a week of practice for any of the team’s other quarterbacks and all the wide receivers and tight ends, at an undisclosed location. Russell wasn’t about to divulge many [...]