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Raiders Get Permission to Interview Ravens Assistant Coach Al Saunders

Baltimore assistant Al Saunders has been granted permission to interview for the offensive coordinator job under newly hired Raiders coach Hue Jackson. Jackson was elevated from Raiders offensive coordinator to head coach earlier this week as the replacement for Tom Cable, who was let go after the Raiders' 8-8...

Raiders vs. Chiefs: Oakland Makes Clean Sweep of AFC West This Season

The Oakland Raiders aren't going anywhere in the postseason but they were the ones looking like a playoff team Sunday against playoff-bound Kansas City. Breaking open the game with two second-half interceptions off Matt Cassel that led to touchdowns, the Raiders beat Kansas City 31-10 to hand the Chiefs their first home...

Richard Seymour Inactive for Raiders

As expected, defensive end Richard Seymour won't play for the Oakland Raiders Sunday. Seymour, who has five and a half sacks in 13 games this season, was among the players made inactive by the Raiders Sunday shortly before their home game against the Indianapolis Colts. Seymour has a hamstring issue. Other Raiders...

Jack Del Rio: Raiders Crossed Line

Jack Del Rio said he hopes the NFL looks into the Oakland Raiders' actions Sunday. Del Rio, the Jacksonville Jaguars' coach, said he saw what he expected to see when he reviewed tape of a 38-31 victory over the Raiders' Sunday -- that the Raiders' style of play was, well, questionable. "Watching the tape, it's kind of...

Jaguars on Criticism From Raiders DT John Henderson: 'Consider the Source'

The subject of John Henderson isn't much of a concern these days for Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Gene Smith. Henderson, now an Oakland Raiders defensive tackle who played for Jacksonville from 2002-2009, this week called the way the team handled his release this past offseason "unprofessional." "It's going to...

Background on oakland raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

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