Author: Jordan Sigler

The Las Vegas Raiders have high hopes for a rookie they signed as an undrafted free agent this spring. Linebacker Amari Gainer impressed the coaching staff during the offseason and training camp. Gainer’s performance against the San Francisco 49ers last week would have made it hard for the coaching staff to cut him this week. On Tuesday, the Raiders released the names of players who were waived or released after training camp. Gainer was not one of them. Amari Gainer had faith Per the Raiders website, Gainer said he didn’t have fear about making the Raiders as an undrafted…

The Las Vegas Raiders have less than a month to resolve security issues with the league and the Las Vegas Police Union before their first home game on Sept. 22. The police strongly object to the league’s new policy, which stipulates that gameday staff must upload biometric data onto an app. NFL and Raiders fans reacted strongly to an updated report on the matter. The Las Vegas Police are worried about uploading facial IDs The police are specifically concerned about uploading facial IDs because they’re afraid sensitive information could fall into the hands of people or groups that are…

On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders announced they trimmed their roster to 53 players. The Raiders had until 4 PM EST to cut their 90-man roster to 53 players. The Raiders cut a veteran quarterback and wide receiver to narrow the roster to 53 players. The Las Vegas Raiders cut Nathan Peterman The Raiders announced they cut Nathan Peterman, bringing the number of quarterbacks on their roster down to two. (The Raiders also cut Carter Bradley.) Head coach Antonio Pierce will start Gardner Minshew, and Aidan O’Connell will be his backup. Later this week, the Raiders will look to…

The Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff is making tough decisions early in the week about their roster. On Tuesday, the Raiders have to trim their roster down to 53 players. One Raiders insider thinks the team could trade a former first-round pick before the final cuts are made. The Raiders had high hopes for defensive end Tyree Wilson when they selected him with the No. 7 pick in the 2023 draft. Unfortunately, Wilson didn’t have a great rookie campaign. He recorded just 29 total tackles and 3.5 sacks in 2023. Tyree Wilson hasn’t looked good in the preseason Per Vic…

On Friday night, the Las Vegas Raiders completed their final preseason game. The Raiders tied the San Francisco 49ers 24-24, but the score wasn’t as important as the players’ effort on the field. It was the final test for players on the bubble of making the 53-man roster to impress the Raiders coaching staff. Related: How concerning is Brock Bowers’ injury? Undrafted rookie linebacker Amari Gainer might have squeezed out one of those 53 spots after making 13 total tackles and two tackles for loss on Friday night. The North Carolina product finished the preseason with 19 total tackles. Head…

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce provided an update Wednesday on rookie tight end Brock Bowers’ injury. Bowers has been dealing with a foot injury since at least last week. The injury kept him out of the Raiders’ second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. Brock Bowers’ injury knocked him out of the Cowboys game Per Ryan Ward with Raiders News Wire, Peirce said Bowers missed Saturday night’s game because of soreness: “Woke up the other morning with a little foot soreness. … If you are not 100% healthy, you are not going to play.” The…

On Wednesday, the Las Vegas Raiders announced they waived injured wide receiver Jeff Foreman to sign a linebacker. Related: Raiders make major change on offense before 2024 season starts Foreman is an undrafted rookie out of Arkansas State. He has no stats for the preseason. If he clears waivers, the Raiders plan to add Foreman to the injured reserve list. The Las Vegas Raiders signed a linebacker Per the Raiders statement, the team signed linebacker DaShaun White: White, who played with the UFL’s Michigan Panthers earlier this year, originally entered the NFL as a free agent with the Buffalo…

The Las Vegas Raiders have tried to make an important change to their roster this year as they plan to start Gardner Minshew as their quarterback in Week 1. Head coach Antonio Pierce knew there would be problems in the passing game with Minshew or Aidan O’Connell as the top choices under center this year. Pierce brought in an offensive coordinator who established a solid running game during his two seasons with the Chicago Bears. Luke Getsy had the Bears become the league’s number-one rushing team in 2022. The Bears ranked No. 2 in rushing last season. The Las Vegas…

The Las Vegas Raiders are choosing experience over homegrown youth at the quarterback position to start the season. Per multiple reports, head coach Antonio Pierce named Gardner Minshew as the Radiers’ QB1 in Week 1 when they play the Los Angeles Chargers. The Las Vegas Raiders gave each QB a chance on Saturday night Per NFL Media, Pierce hinted the Raiders would give Minshew the starting job after the pick six Aidan O’Connell threw during Saturday night’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys: “I mean, everything,” Pierce said when asked how much the pick six weighed over O’Connell’s TD drive. “You…

The Las Vegas Raiders are parting ways with a quarterback one day before the team takes on the Dallas Cowboys in their second preseason game. The Raiders are set to have their final showdown of the quarterback battle between Gardner Minshew and Adrian O’Connell. The Las Vegas Raiders have a critical game on Saturday Head coach Antonio Pierce recently said he has enough on tape to determine who will be the QB1 this season. He wanted to see how Minshew and O’Connell would play against the Cowboys before declaring a starter for Week 1 of the regular season. However,…