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Thursday, August 21st, 2008Quotes on the death of NFL Hall of Famer and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw: “Gene Upshaw did everything with great dignity, pride, and conviction. He was the rare individual who earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame both for his accomplishments on the field and for his leadership of the players […]
NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only last Sunday, the NFL […]
49ers still mulling quarterback options (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Kyle Orton has a starting job and J.T. O’Sullivan will try to lock one up, too. While Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith declared Orton the winner in the race with Rex Grossman, San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan wasn’t quite ready to say O’Sullivan is the regular-season starter. Sure, he will take the first snaps […]
Harris gets fresh start in Oakland (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008By the time Kwame Harris’ tenure in San Francisco had come to an end his confidence had taken a huge hit. Harris went from being a first-round pick as an offensive tackle in 2003 to becoming the main target of fan criticism as he struggled with penalties and pass protection. He was eventually relegated to […]
Raiders Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Raiders are still waiting for Javon Walker to display the form that the Raiders are counting on to be the go-to receiver for quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
In the meantime, tight end Zach Miller will do just fine.
Miller, a second-year player out of Arizona State, caught four passes for 48 yards from Russell in a 17-16 […]
Raiders need better play from receivers (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008A slant pass from JaMarcus Russell went right through the hands of Javon Walker, leading to a punt on the first drive. Johnnie Lee Higgins later ran an in route instead of an out on third down, leading to another punt. For a team building its offense around hotshot quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the play of […]
Hall has ligament damage in hand (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall has ligament damage in his right hand and may have to wear a protective cast for the rest of the preseason. “I talked to my doctor and he said I tore some ligaments or something,” Hall said as he walked off the practice field Tuesday. “I don’t know. We’ll see […]
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Tennessee Titans know they can run the ball. What they want is some offensive balance and a passing threat with Vince Young. That remains a work in progress. John Vaughn, filling in for All-Pro Rob Bironas, kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired Friday night to lift the Titans to a 17-16 victory […]
Russell, Miller click in Raiders’ passing attack (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Oakland Raiders unraveled an actual passing game. It came on a broken play, on which quarterback JaMarcus…
Higgins gains confidence in year two with Raiders (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The fumbled punts, short returns and missed opportunities weighed on Johnnie Lee Higgins during his rookie year with the Oakland Raiders. A third-round pick out of UTEP a year ago who was expected to transform Oakland’s return game, Higgins instead ended up losing his job midway through the season because he couldn’t hold onto the […]
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