Purdue football's Aidan O'Connell drafted by Las Vegas Raiders in 2023 NFL draft

O'Connell leaves Purdue as the most accurate passer in school history.
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Patriots select UCLA G Atonio Mafi in fifth round

The Patriots continue to load up on interior offensive linemen on Day 3.
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2023 NFL draft: Round 2 mock draft

We have updated our mock draft after Thursday night.
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2023 NFL Draft results: Raiders select Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson at No. 7

Raiders select Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson at No. 7
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The best NFL Draft landing spots for Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, ranked

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis should be among the top picks in Thursday’s NFL Draft, but which spot is the best fit?
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Sporticast: The Las Vegas A’s, NFL Gambling Suspensions

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the Oakland Athletics potentially moving to Las Vegas. The MLB team’s owners have signed a binding agreement to purchase land in the Nevada city, and intend to relocate at some point in […]
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Athletics' systemic rot won't stay rooted in Oakland as team moves closer to Las Vegas

The Athletics stopped caring about Oakland a few years ago as a new stadium never materialized in the Bay Area.
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Boxing Fans React to Gervonta Davis' Body Shot Knockout to Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas Fight

“King” Ryan Garcia and Gervonta "Tank" Davis faced off in a highly-anticipated matchup live on pay-per-view. Twitter had a lot to say about the outcome.
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MLB Team Purchased Land Near Las Vegas Ahead of Impending Move

The Oakland Athletics have reportedly purchased land near the Las Vegas strip ahead of an impending relocation, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The deal is for a 49-acre property located at Dean Martin Drive and Tropicana Avenue, which is owned by Red Rocks Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos. “For a while we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A's and find a long-term home,” A's President Dave Kaval told the Review-Journal on Wednesday (April 19).
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MLB Team Purchased Land Near Las Vegas Ahead of Impending Move

The Oakland Athletics have reportedly purchased land near the Las Vegas strip ahead of an impending relocation, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The deal is for a 49-acre property located at Dean Martin Drive and Tropicana Avenue, which is owned by Red Rocks Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos. “For a while we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A's and find a long-term home,” A's President Dave Kaval told the Review-Journal on Wednesday (April 19).
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Ex-Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy officially retires from NFL

McCoy made six consecutive Pro Bowls for the Buccaneers from 2012-2017 and was a first-team All-Pro in 2013
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Huge 3-round mock draft update with 1 week to the NFL draft

Lots of changes in this new three-round mock draft.
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Giants’ Daniel Jones on Darren Waller: ‘He’s a clear mismatch’

New York Giants QB Daniel Jones says TE Darren Waller creates clear mismatches and will be a headache for defenses in 2023.
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Raiders TE Austin Hooper talks Bucs QB Baker Mayfield

Much has been said about new Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield since he left the Cleveland Browns in 2021, but one of his former teammates had a few things to say of his own. Raiders TE Austin Hooper, who played with Mayfield in Cleveland, made an appearance on Jim Rome's Show on April 6. Rome brought up Mayfield, and Hooper talked about the narratives surrounding the signal caller and what he thought of their time together with the Browns.
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Purdue QB Aidan O'Connell mocked to Raiders in Round 4

Raiders interested in Day 3 quarterback?
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Report: Josh Jacobs, Evan Engram won’t report for start of offseason program

Two more franchise-tagged players are opting not to report for the start of the voluntary offseason program. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Raiders running back Josh Jacobs and Jaguars tight end Evan Engram will not be in attendance in Las Vegas and Jacksonville. Neither player has signed his franchise tender, so it’s no surprise [more]
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Raiders get massive haul in latest 7-round mock draft

Raiders get massive haul in latest 7-round mock draft
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Why the pressure’s on the Raiders (and it’s all about the ‘D’) heading into the NFL draft

The Raiders will have 12 picks when the draft begins April 27 in Kansas City.
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How Eagles' draft plans could be impacted by Raiders pivoting away from taking a QB

The Eagles are scheduled to pick 10th and 30th in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City later this month. Picking seventh in the draft, the Las Vegas Raiders are in a spot where they could go in a few directions. After trading former franchise quarterback Derek Carr to the New Orleans Saints, they signed former San Francisco 49er Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year, $67.5 million contract. While they could choose Florida's Anthony Richardson or Kentucky's Will Levis, there could be a change to their overall draft plan.
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The time Texans GM Nick Caserio threw a 67-yard pass to Raiders coach Josh McDaniels at John Carroll University

Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio once threw a 67-yard pass to Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels while both played for John Carroll University.
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Arizona Digest: Cardinals sign former Raiders offensive lineman Jackson Barton

Digest of Arizona sports news, updates and more.
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Cardinals expected to sign former Raiders OT Jackson Barton

Barton was a 2019 seventh-round pick of the Colts, where Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon and OL coach Klayton Adams were on staff.
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Cardinals expected to sign former Raiders OT Jackson Barton

Barton was a 2019 seventh-round pick of the Colts, where Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon and OL coach Klayton Adams were on staff.
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Jimmy Garoppolo named better fit with Raiders than Derek Carr

The biggest question surrounding the Raiders this offseason is how will Jimmy Garoppolo fit in Las Vegas. In a recent article by Pro Football Focus, they wrote about Garoppolo's fit with the Raiders and Josh McDaniels.
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NFL tight end Foster Moreau opens up on cancer diagnosis

NFL tight end Foster Moreau announced three weeks ago that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymph nodes. The former Las Vegas Raiders player-turned-free agent was shopping for a new team and getting physical exams to assess his health and fitness when Dr. John Amoss, a team physician for the New Orleans Saints, saw a lump in Moreau's neck. Additional testing confirmed Amoss' suspicion, suddenly turning Moreau's world upside down.
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Why New Orleans should trade for wide receiver Hunter Renfrow

Hunter Renfrow's history with Derek Carr and excellence out of the slot make him a top tier target for the New Orleans Saints. However, Thomas' lengthy injury history merits the Saints adding someone else as a contingency plan, and Locked on Saints podcast host Ross Jackson has just the target in mind.
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What condition the position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at IOL ahead of NFL Draft

Assessing Raiders level of need along the interior offensive line ahead of the Draft
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Which Raiders' draft pick and class are considered the best all-time

Ahead of the 87th annual NFL Draft to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, Sports Illustrated examined each team's best draft, naming the Raiders' 1968 class as the best in franchise history. The Silver and Black's 1968 Draft began with an historic first-round pick in Tennessee State's Eldridge Dickey.
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2023 NFL Draft: Which teams need the WR help?

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon wraps up his positional draft series with the exciting wide receiver position.
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Jimmy Garoppolo named better fit with Raiders than Derek Carr

Will QB Jimmy Garoppolo be a better fit with Josh McDaniels than Derek Carr?
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Rebuilding the defense is the No. 1 goal for Raiders during NFL Draft

While the offense could be better with the additions of Jimmy Garoppolo and Jakobi Meyers, the defense needs a significant amount of work. In fact, you could make a case that they have the worst defense on paper in the NFL going into the draft.
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Rebuilding the defense is the No. 1 goal for Raiders during NFL Draft

While the offense could be better with the additions of Jimmy Garoppolo and Jakobi Meyers, the defense needs a significant amount of work. In fact, you could make a case that they have the worst defense on paper in the NFL going into the draft.
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Athletes, including in Las Vegas, suffer exhaustion, anxiety, depression

Just look at the way Las Vegas has taken to professional football, hockey, women's basketball and more on the way. A 2021 survey by the NCAA said 38% of U.S. female college athletes and 22% of male college athletes reported feeling consistently mentally exhausted. In addition, rates of anxiety and depression remain 1.5 to two times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Last year, you saw the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, Derek Carr, break down in tears during a press conference.
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Quarterback, O-line, tight end: Offensive positions Raiders could target in draft

It's the age-old question when it comes to the NFL draft: Do you pick for need, or the best player available? Especially with second-year general manager Dave Ziegler's mantra of using free agency to address needs while using the draft to select the best players available.
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How Darren Waller went from the Raiders' $51M man to a new team in 186 days

IT WAS 11 A.M.on a Tuesday, less than 24 hours after tight end Darren Waller and his wife, WNBA star Kelsey Plum, had returned to Las Vegas from their honeymoon in Turks and Caicos. Waller, who missed most of last season because of a left hamstring injury, had just wrapped a routine physical therapy session when Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler's name unexpectedly popped up on his cellphone. Ziegler told him he was being traded to the New York Giants for a third-round pick. "I did not see this coming," Waller said the day after being traded.
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What condition the position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at TE ahead of NFL Draft

Assessing Raiders level of need at TE ahead of the Draft
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Why swinging trade for Lions CB Jeff Okudah would not have worked for Raiders

Why Raiders did not swing trade for Lions CB Jeff Okudah
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Raiders draft picks 2023: Full list of Las Vegas’ draft picks for every round

After going 6-11 and missing out on the playoffs last season, head coach Josh McDaniels will be leading a new-look offense in 2023 in Las Vegas. Derek Carr, who has been the Raiders’ starting quarterback since 2014, was released in February and subsequently signed with the Saints. The Raiders also traded away star tight end [more]
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St. Louis Man Gets Life for Fatal Car Crash. Some Say Race Played a Factor

Yesterday in St. Louis Circuit Court, a judge handed down a life sentence plus 17 years to a 34-year-old man who in 2020 caused a car crash that killed one woman and injured another. On July 21, 2020, Deandre Carter was driving a stolen Mitsubishi Outlander SUV at a high rate of speed westbound on Page Boulevard when he used the shoulder to pass another car. Carter collided head-on with a Nissan Altima being driven by Paige Walker, 28, with her mother, Shirley Brown-Walker, riding in the passenger seat. Walker was killed in the crash while Brown-Walker was injured but survived.
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Raiders grab two starters in latest Mel Kiper Jr. mock draft

We are just over two weeks away from the 2023 NFL Draft and it’s starting to become clearer who the Raiders might target in the first two rounds. They need to add impact players on both sides of the ball, but cornerback and offensive line seem to be their targets. So is there a way in which the Raiders can find a starter at each position in the top two rounds? The board would have to fall perfectly for them, but it can happen. In Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft, he has the Raiders coming out of the first two rounds with two of the top players at their respective positions. In Round 1, they grabbed CB Devon Witherspoon, a physical cornerback from Illinois. Here is what Kiper had to say about that fit: While the Raiders likely would love to get a shot at either Anderson or Carter, they’ll have to settle in this scenario for my top-ranked player at another position of need. Witherspoon is a physical defender with shutdown ability. He would be a Day 1 starter in Las Vegas, which ranked last in the league in takeaways last season (13). This is also a spot to watch for the first offensive tackle off the board. Not only did the Raiders get the top cornerback in the class in Kiper’s mock, but they also got the best interior offensive lineman; Florida OG O’Cyrus Torrence. Here is what Kiper had to say about that selection: Plug-and-play guards aren’t always valued in Round 1, but that’s exactly what Torrence is. He’s going to plow defenders in the run game, and he’s going to pancake them in pass sets. He allowed just one sack in 2022, his first season at Florida after transferring from Louisiana, where he started at both left and right guard over three seasons. Torrence would be an easy upgrade for the Raiders’ interior O-line. Both Witherspoon and Torrence would be Day 1 starters for the Raiders and would help them at big positions of need. While this means they didn’t grab a franchise quarterback with one of their top picks, the team is a lot better going into the 2023 season. This feels like one of the better-case scenarios for the Raiders if the draft were to play out this way. Related 2023 NFL mock draft: QBs go 1-2-3, trades abound in new two-round projections Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Raiders Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Raiders Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.
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What would a full rookie season of Brock Purdy have looked like?

What would a full season of Brock Purdy look like statistically?
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What condition the position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at QB ahead of NFL Draft

Assessing Raiders level of need at QB ahead of the Draft
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Austin Hooper: Baker Mayfield has never had any issues with anyone in the locker room

It’s been a little while since quarterback Baker Mayfield and tight end Austin Hooper were teammates. But Hooper still has positive feelings about the QB who threw him passes in Cleveland. The Browns elected to release Hooper last March after a pair of seasons with the team. That happened around the same time as the [more]
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Who is the top cornerback prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft?

Who is the top cornerback prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft?
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Best Round 2 fit for Raiders at No. 38?

Best Round 2 fit for Raiders at No. 38?
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2023 NFL mock draft: QBs go 1-2-3, trades abound in new two-round projections

We’re just about a couple of weeks away from the 2023 NFL draft, where teams are finalizing their draft boards. We’ve already seen movement at the top of the draft with the Chicago Bears sending the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers, and there could be more trades on the way when the draft kicks off April 27. Now that April is underway, we’re unveiling our third NFL Wires mock draft. Our NFL Wire editors made their selections for the first two rounds of the draft, which included plenty of trades and quarterbacks going 1-2-3.
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Ranking the NFL's Top Dark-Horses to Lead Major Offensive Categories in 2023

Here's the thing about receiving touchdowns—it can be a rather fluky stat. Davante Adams is the league's gold standard where touchdowns are concerned. Or a James Jones, who came from nowhere to score a league-leading 14 touchdowns in 2012. Tight ends need to be considered as well—both Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers ranked in the top five in passing scores in 2022.
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Raiders TE Austin Hooper on His Role With the Team

RAIDERS DAVE ZIEGLER 23 COMBINE RAIDERS DAVE ZIEGLER 23 COMBINE Raiders TE Austin Hooper on His Role With the Team New Las Vegas Raiders tight end Austin Hooper has big shoes to fill as the club's next premier tight end. Author: Aidan Champion Publish date: Apr 9, 2023 8:00 AM EDT In this story: Las Vegas Raiders Las Vegas Raiders tight end Austin Hooper has been one of the biggest off-season signings for the organization so far this year. Hooper may not be able to replicate the dominance Darren Waller did in his prime years with the Silver and Black. Still, he believes his versatility will make him successful and valuable in the Raiders' offense. "My super light understanding -- until I
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Raiders Rumors: LV Won't 'Sell Out for' QB in NFL Draft amid Anthony Richardson Buzz

Sin City Raiders Club News Holding the No. 7 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Las Vegas Raiders are in position to address any number of their many needs, including quarterback.…Check out more at sincityraidersclub.com
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Las Vegas Raiders host QB Bryce Young ahead of 2023 NFL Draft

The Las Vegas Raiders have suddenly become very interested in QB Bryce Young.
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