June 24th, 2011 
Oren Shiri 
Posted in Just as the Kansas City Chiefs emerged as AFC West Champions for the first time since 2003, the Oakland Raiders became the first team in NFL history to sweep their division and miss the playoffs. Both clubs are equipped with young talent, veteran leadership and drive from the coaching staff, but will also have to keep a [...]
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Raiders Look to 2011 After Being Eliminated
The fact that we can start a Raiders article on December 26 and say that they were officially eliminated from the playoffs today, in Week 16, is major progress. I think in 2005 they were eliminated in Week three of the pre-season. I mean we’ve seen some lean times the last few years, and for [...]
Heyward-Bey Seems Ready to make a Big Impact in 2010
Yahoo’s Raiders team report has an interesting piece on 2nd year WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, and how he was greatly improved at the teams recent camps and ready to make an impact in 2010: The offseason improvement of wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has been duly noted by the media covering the team on a regular basis, [...]
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 [...]
Heyward-Bey Working on the Sidelines at Camp
The Sac Bees says that first-round pick Darrius Heywayr-Bey works on the sidelines while his teammates work out at camp: While the Raiders went at it in group drills, seven-on-seven, nine-on-nine and 11-on-11 scrimmages in full pads, rookie wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was off on a side field, taking passes while standing still – 10-yard [...]
First-Round Pick Heyward-Bey Signed and Sealed
Pro Football Weekly reports that DHB is signed and sealed: Rookie WR Darrius Heyward-Bey has agreed to terms on a deal with the Raiders and may arrive at training camp in time for practice Thursday, according to reports. Heyward-Bey, the seventh-overall pick in this year’s draft, was hampered by a hamstring injury throughout OTAs and [...]
Raiders Come to Terms with Four Players
The Raiders arrived at training camp with all but one of their draft picks signed. Second-round pick Mike Mitchell, third-rounder Matt Shaughnessy, fourth-rounders Louis Murphy and Slade Norris and sixth-rounder Brandon Myers all checked into the team’s summer headquarters in Napa on Tuesday after having their contracts signed. Oakland is hoping to finalize a deal [...]
Injury Stops First Round Pick Heyward-Bey From Russell’s Camp
Raiders first-round pick Darrius Heyward-Bey is a player the Raiders think will shock in his first season, but the problem right now is he’s not been taking the field enough. PFW says that the recent passing camp JaMarcus Russell held saw Heyward-Bey not be there. Here’s the story: We hear Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell followed [...]
