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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 didn't 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 defense," Mayock said Thursday night, via the team's official website. At 6-foot-5, 312 pounds with at...

Copied! No matter whom you talk to in the Raiders organization, it sounds like the team was always going to pick Alex Leatherwood No. 17 overall, regardless of mock drafts or what any draft expert said. For months, General Manager Mike Mayock, Head Coach Jon Gruden, and the rest of the scouting department scoured through hours of tape, and what they saw was a starting right tackle from Day One. "He can play inside and outside, but he's going to start for us at right tackle Day One," Mayock told reporters following the first round, "and we're going to see if he can hold on to that jo...

Coach Tom Cable remains the 'steady force' of the reloaded offensive line Apr 19, 2021 at 11:42 AM Copied! The Raiders offensive line was a huge plug-and-play situation for the Raiders last season, and the line will see even more change this upcoming 2021 NFL season with some familiar starters being traded to make way for young talent coming up behind them. Despite whatever changes are to come for the Silver and Black's offensive line, Coach Tom Cable has proven that he can take command of the unit and lead them. Cable has become a consistent presence i...

>> reporter: on a sunday afternoon in the fall of 2006, a 6-year-old jailen and his granddad watched football together and played outside for the last time. >> i came to pick the kids up and about an hour later, he was dead. he had a heart attack. >> reporter: but jailen's biggest challenge began when doctors found a tumor on his pituitary gland and had to operate. now 10, jailen had one wish throughout his battle to survive, and that's to work out with his favorite football team. the oakland raiders. >> jailen, this is coach cable from the oakland raiders, how are you? >> good. >> yeah? >> ye...

That's something jailen always kept with him. he never forgot, he always talked about the raiders. >> reporter: on a sunday afternoon in the fall of 2006, a 6-year-old jailen and his granddad watched football together and played outside for the last time. >> i came to pick the kids up and about an hour later, he was dead. he had a heart attack. >> reporter: but jailen's biggest challenge began when doctors found a tumor on his pituitary gland and had to operate. now 10, jailen had one wish throughout his battle to survive, and that's to work out with his favorite football team. the oakland rai...