The Raiders have released tight end Eric Butler to get their roster down to the 75-man limit. Butler (6-2, 255) signed with the Raiders on August 19, but did not appear in either of the two pre-season games Oakland has played since. An undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State, Butler has had stints with [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Tags: 
Raiders release four, including WR Hubbard, FB Moline
Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group reports the Raiders have released four players from their 80-man roster. Veteran tight end Tony Stewart had his contract terminated, while first-year wide receiver Paul Hubbard, fullback Chase Moline and offensive lineman Allen Smith were placed on waivers. Moline and Smith signed with the Raiders as undrafted [...]
Campbell to be ready for week one according to LaCanfora
Jason LaCanfora just tweeted that despite the issues that Jason Campbell has, his teammates expect him to be ready to go for week one. Here’s what he had to say: Texting with some of Jason Campbell’s teammates and they say the QB is fine. Looks good to go. They expect him to be under center [...]
Raiders News & Notes
One would think that after the beatdown that Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell suffered during Saturday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers was bad enough, it appears that he is more injured than originally thought. Not only is Campbell suffering from a stinger, he is also suffering from an injury to his right wrist, [...]
Bush suffers fractured thumb; no word on how long he’ll be out
Running back Michael Bush suffered a fractured thumb Saturday night and will see a hand specialist Sunday, reports Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers. Head coach Tom Cable said Bush’s status won’t be known until he sees the specialist. Bush echoed his coach’s comments, saying he did not know if or how long he would be [...]
The Raiders and Fantasy… Anyone??
August 28th, 2010 
Michael Loede 
Posted in Fantasy Football, Fantasy News, Features, Main, News, Odds, Opinions, Picks Like the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year..” Thats right.. FOOTBALL season is approaching faster than you can say “I’m takin my talent to South Beach..” And with that impending orgasm of the first kick off of the regular season comes a real mans (or woman’s – lets not be sexist [...]
Bruce Gradkowski to wind up as the 3rd QB?
Football News Now speculates that Bruce Gradkowski could fall to the 3rd QB spot behind Kyle Boller and of course the starter, Jason Campbell. In a move that comes as a surprise to basically no one, Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said that Bruce Gradkowski and Kyle Boller are neck-and-neck for the backup job [...]
Rookie Jared Veldheer To Start At Center Vs 49ers
All signs seem to be pointing to rookie Jared Veldheer being the Raiders center this week when they take on the 49ers: Raiders rookie Jared Veldheer, a third-round pick out of tiny Hillsdale College, was drafted to play offensive tackle. However, with Samson Satele on the mend (ankle), Veldheer, who was extremely raw early on, [...]
