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Former Raiders tackle Barry Sims is expected to sign with the 49ers today. Sims deal is for two years and he is expected to compete at right tackle with injury-prone Jonas Jennings. Signing Sims is a great move even though he has been one of the leaders in false starts the last two years. With [...]
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In line with the new features we have been working on here at TFDS to improve the coverage of the Oakland Raiders for you guys, we now have a mobile version of Thoughts from the Dark Side. I have long been able to access it from my phone, but with the recent upgrade it is much cleaner and easier to navigate.
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