The last time the Oakland Raiders faced the St. Louis Rams, running back Steven Jackson ran for 127-yards and 2 scores. St. Louis routed the Raiders 20-0 in front of ‘the Black Hole.’ Then Rams quarterback Marc Bulger was 11-for-22 for 137-yards. The tandem of Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce combined for 7 receptions for 117-yards. “It’s just...
SBREPORT: Interview with Raiders DE Jay Richardson – Part 2
In this second installment of SBReport’s exclusive interview with Oakland Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson, the 26-year old talks about his head coach coming back for one more campaign, the off-season and the Silver & Black’s fan-base among many other topics. SBREPORT: You’ve been around a lot of solid veteran defensive linemen since you arrived:...
Raiders move up and take Ford in 4th round: Trade Morrison
NEW YORK – The Oakland Raiders continued to make moves in the draft, trading up to the 108th overall selection and selecting Jacoby Ford, a wide receiver/return specialist out of the University of Clemson. The speedster was a NCAA 2008-09 60-meters indoor champion and had a streak of 18 straight victories in 60 and 100-meter races as a collegiate. Oakland...
Raiders 2010 Draft Outlook: Linebackers & Defensive Backfield
In this final installment of the Oakland Raiders draft outlooks, we analyze the mid-section and backfield of the Silver & Black’s defense. LINEBACKERS Oakland has tried to gauge the interest around the league for middle linebacker Kirk Morrison. Ultimately, no club felt that he was worth his 3rd rounder and the Raiders brought him back at a one-year deal...
Raiders Transactions and Notes: Boller, Morrison, Williams et.
The Oakland Raiders will be busy next week at the NFL Draft. But so far this month, they have made a few moves on their roster. Here is a capsule of the Silver & Black’s recent transactions: The 19th overall selection in the 2003 draft – Kyle Boller – was added to the Raiders roster. The former Cal signal caller has played for the Baltimore Ravens...