Filed under: Raiders , AFC West Bad night all around for the Oakland Raiders. Not only did they get shutout by the Arizona Cardinals (never a good thing) 24-0, they also lost wide receiver Drew Carter and starting fullback Oren O’Neal , likely for the entire 2008 season, in the first four plays of the game. O’neal went down on the opening kickoff and Carter soon followed on the third play from scrimmage. Both players suffered knee injuries. Carter is coming off a season where he only caught 31 passes in Carolina, but the loss is big because he was expected to start, and as David White at the San Francisco Chronicle writes, he was one of the only receivers to really connect with Jamarcus Russell in camp. Still, worse yet, the injury to carter now opens up the door for Javon Walker to be pretty much guaranteed a starting job, by default, even though he hasn’t really done anything . And for the low, low price of $55 million! Though, to be fair...
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After Nick Novak made just 6 of 10 field goals, the Kansas City Chiefs dropped their veteran kicker and replaced him with rookie Connor Barth.  Since then, the Wilmington native has nailed all six of his field goals including a 2-for-2 effort Sunday in the Chiefs’ 20-13 win over the Oakland Raiders. If you are looking [...]... more
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Lane Kiffin, who was fired by the Oakland Raiders, will be introduced Monday as the new football coach at the University of Tennessee, the school announced.... more
The University of Tennessee has called a press conference for 2 p.m. Monday during which former Oakland Raiders bench boss Lane Kiffin will be introduced as the 21st head football coach in school history.
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Tennessee will introduce Lane Kiffin as its new head coach on Monday. Athletic director Mike Hamilton announced that the former Oakland Raiders coach will be on campus for news conference. ... more
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