Oakland Raiders

Terrell Owens says he’d like to play for 49ers or Raiders

May 19, 2012

Still out of a job and with time not on his side, free agent receiver Terrell Owens is pushing hard to find a new home. That home, if he had his druthers, would be somewhere in the Bay Area. During an interview with “The Drive” on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, which airs Monday, [...]

Heyward-Bey issues apology to Raiders fans

May 16, 2012

Just when things were starting to pick up, Darrius Heyward-Bey halted any momentum he had gathered this offseason with his April 7 arrest for driving under the influence. In an effort to regain that momentum, the Raiders’ speedy wideout, live from team OTAs Tuesday, issued an apology to the fans, assuring them that he remains [...]

Darrius Heyward-Bey charged with DUI

May 10, 2012

Oakland Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was charged with driving under the influence Thursday, according to a report. San Francisco’s district attorney formally levied the charge upon the 25-year-old, who was arrested on April 7 after police noticed him “speeding and weaving” between lanes in the wee hours of the night. When pulled over, a “very [...]

Raiders hire Dennis Allen as head coach

January 24, 2012

Just about two weeks after Hue Jackson was canned, the Black and Silver have decided upon his replacement. According to multiple reports, the Raiders hired Dennis Allen as head coach on Tuesday night. Allen spent this past season in Denver, impressively transforming a statistically awful defense into a much-improved unit. He’s reportedly already informed the [...]

Winston Moss ‘frontrunner’ for Raiders job

January 12, 2012

As the NFL coaching carousel continues to spin, a name has emerged as the favorite to fill the latest vacancy in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle reports, via two league sources, that Packers assistant coach Winston Moss is the current “frontrunner” to become the Raiders’ next head coach. Of course, the position opened [...]

Richard Seymour fined $30K for throwing punch

December 10, 2011

Following his dismissal from yet another game, Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour is unlikely to be surprised when he’s disciplined for his wily style of play. Considering his history of on-field transgressions, it’s almost like he’s expecting it at this point. According to Bill Williamson of ESPN.com, Seymour was fined $30,000 by the NFL for [...]

Chaz Schilens: ‘Warren Sapp is a fool’

November 23, 2011

Even though they’re currently leading the AFC West division with a 6-4 mark, the Raiders still don’t get any respect. The butt of many a joke over the years, Oakland seems to have finally turned the corner, and yet one of their own of years past — Warren Sapp — continues to trash them on [...]

Hue Jackson: Penalties against Raiders ‘unfair’

November 21, 2011

Though his team came away with a victory, Raiders head coach Hue Jackson believes his penalty-prone bunch were undeserving of the excessive amount of laundry cast against them, and is going to let the powers-that-be hear about it. Per ESPN.com, Jackson criticized the officiating crew from Sunday’s 27-21 win over the Vikings, saying he “truly [...]