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Raiders counting on Richie Incognito to help lead young line By W.G. RAMIREZ - May. 26, 2021 08:27 PM EDT Las Vegas Raiders tight end Matt Bushman (84) and guard Richie Incognito (64) warm up during an NFL football organized team activity at the teams training facility Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/David Becker) HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Offensive lineman Richie Incognitos upcoming season is all about leadership. With veteran center Rodney Hudson, guar...

AFC West Offensive Line Overview By 55below on May 9, 2021, 2:22am MDT + Now that Free Agency and the draft have passed I wanted to take a look at the AFC West teams and gage how well they stack up against each other. There will undoubtedly be a few more additions before training camp but by and large the teams are set. As a disclaimer I will admit that SB XXXII forever changed the way I view a football game. What Zimmerman, Schlereth, Nalen, Habib and Jones did that day is somethi...

reeeaaach, yet again, for their first-round draft pick -- this time Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood? After taking Clelin Ferrell at No. 4 overall in 2019. After making Henry Ruggs III the first receiver selected in an historically-deep draft for wideouts in 2020. Stop. As in, stop trying to figure it out. Because it all depends upon your definition of "reach," and who, exactly, is defining it. Look, the Raiders, like 31 other NFL teams, have their own draft boards and rankings and rea...

Las Vegas Raiders NFL Draft Recap Podcast Each and every week, Matt Hladik from The Spun joins us for our Sports Illustrateds Raider Maven Podcast: Around the World of the NFL Author: May 4, 2021 Henderson, Nev.--Each week, Sports Illustrateds Raider Maven goes around the world of the NFL, talking Las Vegas Raiders and all things pro football with In this weeks episode, we take a deep dive into the pool that is Raider Nation. This sports franchise has amazing fans who span the globe, many of wh...

Comments Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press When the Las Vegas Raiders were on the clock for the first time in the 2021 NFL draft, they selected offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood at No. 17 overall. The decision was the most surprising move of the draft to coaches and general managers around the league, according to Peter King of ProFootballTalk. Bleacher Reports NFL Scouting Department ranked Leatherwood as the No. 35 overall prospect in the draft and No. 7 at his position. Numerous players ran...

There needs to be some evaluation on us fans (looking into the mirror as I write) about out lack of clue when it comes to player assessment, value in relationship to team concepts, and, in John...

Kyle Robertson / USA Today Sports Images Boom: Fields is an elite athlete who showed excellent accuracy and mobility while at Ohio State. He completed over 70% of his passes last season and showed toughness, overcoming multiple injuries. Bears head coach Matt Nagy is a former quarterback coach who was hired for his ability to develop offensive players. Bust: The Bears already struck out on 2017 first-round pick Mitchell Trubisky, and Fields will still need time to develop as a passer. Hi...

Subscribe to watch What They Were Saying After Round 1 of the NFL Draft about the Six Alabama Selections To the surprise of no one, the Crimson Tide dominated the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft like it did the 2020 football season Author: The best story on draft day was probably one you didnt see.  A few hours before the start of the 2021 NFL Draft, former Alabama running back Najee Harris visited the homeless shelter that he and his his four siblings and parents lived in for several years...

Copied! Once again, the Las Vegas Raiders stunned the Draft Industrial Complex, selecting Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood No. 17 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Most media scouts didnt rank the OT anywhere near a first-round prospect. It was just the latest example of general manager Mike Mayock, coach Jon Gruden and the rest of the Raiders scouting staff rejecting the consensus outside their building. "He was the highest-rated player on our board at that time, offense or def...

Apr 29, 2021 Henderson, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders entered tonights 2021 NFL Draft needing offensive line help. They got it in their first pick, No. 17 overall, Alex Leatherwood from the University of Alabama. The monster (6-6, 312-pound) star brings a huge frame to the Silver and Black, but also much more. Leatherwood has a rare combination of size, speed and explosiveness in playing the offensive line. Leatherwood also brings position flexibility within the offensive line because of those tr...