Author: Jordan Sigler

Jordan Sigler is a sports journalist. He also writes about sports for Wisconsin Sports Heroics, ChiCitySports, and Gridiron Heroics. His craft has been nationally syndicated for Yardbarker,MSN, and Bleacher Report

After Saturday’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce plans to name his starting quarterback for Week 1 of the regular season. Wide receiver Davante Adams is praying whoever Pierce chooses will make the offense work. The Las Vegas Raiders QBs played well against the Vikings Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew showed great promise in the Raiders’ preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings. O’Connell started the game, and Minshew is expected to start against the Cowboys. The Raiders added veteran backup Nathan Peterman to the roster this week. Peterman has a chance to make…

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On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders announced they signed a familiar quarterback in the preseason. The Raiders are preparing for an important contest against the Dallas Cowboys this weekend, in their second game of the preseason. Head coach Antonio Pierce recently said he will decide on the Week 1 starter at quarterback following the game on Saturday. He said the Raiders have enough on tape to make the decision. The Las Vegas Raiders have an important game on Saturday As previously discussed on LVSN, Pierce said he was impressed by how Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew played against the…

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Aidan O’Connell was pleased with where the Las Vegas Raiders were following their training camp session in California. He has to be pleased with how his top two quarterbacks performed in the Raiders’ first preseason game on Saturday against the Minnesota Vikings. The Las Vegas Raiders QB battle had a slow start Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew struggled this spring and at the beginning of camp. However, they played in the Raiders’ 24-23 loss to the Vikings. (The loss doesn’t matter, as the Vikings’ comeback occurred long after the starters had come out of the game.) O’Connell started the…

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The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback battle is about to have its first major test when the team plays the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. Head coach Antonio Pierce likes where the team is after their training camp session in California. However, Pierce knows the offense will have growing pains this season. One of the team’s biggest questions coming into camp would be who would win the right to be the QB1 this season. The Raiders have talented pass catchers, but their quarterbacks have struggled this spring and summer. Veteran Gardner Minshew appears to have the upper hand early at training camp.…

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The Las Vegas Raiders’ time in the California sun this summer is over, and head coach Antonio Pierce is pleased with where the team is at before their first preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. The Raiders held their final training camp practice of the year in Costa Mesa on Thursday. The Las Vegas Raiders defense has played well If there has been a theme for the team at camp, the Raiders’ defense will be expected to carry the load in the regular season. The quarterback battle between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell hasn’t been pretty so…

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The Las Vegas Raiders want to keep star wide receiver Davante Adams, but unfortunate circumstances could make a trade the most plausible solution for the team later this season. Seth Walder with ESPN wrote the Raiders should pursue a trade with the Buffalo Bills to swap Adams for draft capital. Davante Adams has an untenable contract Adams’ contract has been called “untenable”, and the Raiders have to think about what they’re going to do long-term with the offense. Adams is a great player, but given his age (31) it might not make sense to keep him on the team…

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The Las Vegas Raiders reportedly had a second-year wide receiver have a big spring during OTAs. With questions surrounding Davante Adams’ future with the Raiders, the team needs other receivers on the roster who can impact the passing game. Maybe they’re already on the roster. Davante Adams has a contract problem As previously discussed on LVSN, a Raiders insider thinks Adams’ contract could be prohibitive of him playing in Las Vegas in the near future: Tashan Reed with The Athletic wrote about one contract the Raiders will have to keep tabs on this year. Reed called Adams’ contract “untenable” because of…

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On Wednesday, the Las Vegas Raiders held their first training camp practice. The practice came one day after former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup chose to retire from the NFL after spending a few months with Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Raiders have some excitement on offense The Raiders have a few key developments to watch during training camp in Antonio Pierce’s first season as the full-time head coach. There is a lot of hype surrounding first-round pick Brock Bowers. While the Raiders have plenty of pass-catching weapons to make AFC West defenses nervous, no one has a…

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A Las Vegas Raiders insider thinks spring practices proved that signing Gardner Minshew was a mistake. The 2023 Pro Bowl nominee is the betting favorite to win the QB1 job over second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell. The Las Vegas Raiders QBs had a rough spring O’Connell and Minshew had their struggles during OTAs. That’s not a good sign for an offense that needs the passing game to work, not only to take advantage of the trade for star receiver Davante Adams but also because the backfield is predicted to be one of the league’s worst after losing Josh Jacobs to the…

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The Las Vegas Raiders will have to make a big decision on Davante Adams’ future with the team before the 2025 season, if not sooner. A team insider thinks the current contract for Adams has to be changed by the Raiders because of a major cap hit coming. Davante Adams was wasted by Josh McDaniels The Raiders traded for Adams during the 2022 offseason in the hopes he could help lead Derek Carr and company to the playoffs. However, the former Green Bay Packers star was a standout on a team that was hamstrung by the Josh McDaniels era. Adams…

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