Author: Jordan Sigler

A few weeks ago it was a logical idea for the Las Vegas Raiders to trade 2023 first-round pick Tyree Wilson. In Week 1, the Raiders are expecting Wilson to play a significant role against the Chargers on Sunday. On Friday, the Raiders ruled out defensive end Malcolm Koonce for Sunday’s game. Koonce is battling a knee injury. Las Vegas Raiders DE Tyree Wilson will need to step up in Week 1 Maxx Crosby is penciled in as the Raiders starting defensive end. Janarius Robinson and Wilson will need to help pick up the slack for Koonce against the…

Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is set to play his first game for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The 2019 pick by the Miami Dolphins is expected to make the Raiders’ pass rush even more formidable this season. Wilkins is coming off a career-high nine sacks last season with the Dolphins. Wilkins was used to seeing divisional opponents with less-than-stellar quarterback play in recent seasons. The Raiders need Wilkins to make a big difference in a division that has elite quarterback play. Wilkins will get his first opportunity to play an AFC West opponent on Sunday when the Raiders play…

The Las Vegas Raiders had good news on their injury report for rookie tight end Brock Bowers. The Raiders first-round pick suffered an injury in the Raiders’ second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. Bowers hurt his foot during the game. Head coach Antonio Pierce would keep him out of practice the next week. Bowers missed the Raiders’ final preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers. Brock Bowers is practicing this week Per the Raiders injury report released on Wednesday, Bowers was a limited participant in practice. That’s a good sign for his availability to play the Los Angeles…

Carl Weathers, a former player for the Oakland Raiders (before they became the Las Vegas Raiders) earned a Hollywood star. The honor came months after he died at his home in Los Angeles in February. Carl Weathers played for the Oakland Raiders before going to LA Weathers played college football for San Diego State. The Raiders would sign Weathers out of college as an undrafted free agent. He would play linebacker and safety for the Raiders for the 1970-71 seasons. He appeared in eight games for the Raiders. Weathers did not record any stats in the league. Following his playing…

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…