The NFL announced on Tuesday that the Oakland Raiders will open up their 2012 season at O.Co Coliseum against AFC West rival San Diego Chargers on September 10. The game will be part of ESPN’s double header to open up their Monday Night Football season. This marks the second straight year that the Raiders open up on primetime football, opening last season at...
Raiders: Aftermath of Michael Bush’s departure to Chicago
The Oakland Raiders understood Michael Bush would be a goner. Reggie McKenzie knew it was just a matter of time. Moreover, the first year general manager was surprised that he didn’t sign elsewhere sooner. “My thought process was he was going to be gone that first week [start of free agency],” McKenzie said a few days ago. It was a matter of...
Raiders make moves to free up salary cap money
Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has continued to make moves in order to give the franchise some salary cap room. The Raiders announced the restructuring of safety Michael Huff, defensive tackle Richard Seymour and quarterback Carson Palmer’s contracts in order to help get under the salary cap number prior to the March 13 deadline. Palmer, who...
Weekly round-up: Raiders QB Palmer talks, Janikowski & more
Carson Palmer went on Sirius XM NFL Radio this week, hitting on many topics from his old coach, to his stable of targets. The Oakland Raiders passer hasn’t been heard from since early January, but fielded questions on Wednesday from Adam Schein and Rich Gannon. Palmer on the change at head coach and the organization: It was tough. Myself and a lot of guys on...
A couple of trades that could help the Oakland Raiders
Here are a few trade scenarios that could help the Oakland Raiders free up some cap-space, acquire some draft selections or give them more wiggle room to operate this upcoming season. Trade Kevin Boss to the New York Giants He’s only scheduled to make $2 million in base salary, but after a season in which he tallied only 28-catches for 368-yards, Boss may be...