August 30th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in After Saturday’s blowout loss to the Saints, Greg Ellis had quite the issue with his teammates about their effort: Raiders linebacker Greg Ellis had some harsh words for his teammates following Saturday’s blowout against the Saints. “Guys, you can’t stay out all night, can’t expect to come in here and just turn it on,” Ellis [...]
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Raiders Bring Back LB O’Neill; Release LB Harris
The Raiders today brought back linebacker Chris O’Neill and released linebacker Napoleon Harris. The team announced the moves before Saturday’s exhibition game against New Orleans. O’Neill signed with the team as an undrafted tight end out of Boise State in the offseason. The Raiders moved him to linebacker before releasing him early in training camp. [...]
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Heyward-Bey Finally Starting to Make an Impact in Camp
Good news for the Raiders, as reports say that rookie WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is finally catching on in camp: Raiders rookie wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey shook off an early drop and turned in, perhaps, the best practice of his young NFL career Wednesday. Heyward-Bey punctuated a strong showing during the 2?1/2-hour practice by lunging for [...]
Cable Has Yet to Be Contacted by Police
The Oakland Tribune reports that coach Tom Cable has not yet been contacted by police about the incident with assistant Randy Hanson: Raiders coach Tom Cable said Monday he has not been contacted by the Napa Police Dept. or the NFL regarding defensive assistant Randy Hanson’s telling police that he was assaulted by another member [...]
Russell’s Job: Cable Names JaMarcus as 09 Opening Day QB
In a move that was more of a formality than anything else, Raiders coach Tom Cable today ended any speculation by ending talk of a QB derby by naming JaMarcus Russell as the teams opening day QB. Here’s the San Francisco Chronicle story on the announcement: The unofficial became official Sunday, and it’s really no [...]
Cable Seems Calm and Cool About Recent Punch Thrown at Hanson
The Oakland Tribune says that it looks as if Tom Cable isn’t all that worried about his recent knockout blow that landed Randy Hanson in the hospital: Raiders coach Tom Cable didn’t shed much light on the most recent reports regarding his alleged altercation with defensive assistant Randy Hanson, but didn’t appear to be overly [...]
Raiders Ready to Give Former Buc Derrick Brooks a Tryout
As has been talked about for awhile, the Raiders seem set to give former Bucs LB Derrick Brooks a tryout: The word going around the Bucs training camp Thursday is that their former star linebacker, Derrick Brooks, is now headed to Oakland for a try-out with the Raiders. Brooks, who has spent every minute of [...]
