Ex-Ravens fullback Neal released by Raiders

In a somewhat surprising move, the Oakland Raiders severed ties with fullback Lorenzo Neal today. As evidence by the 48% of JBB readers who voted Neal as the best acquisition of the off-season, the four time Pro Bowler was already a fan favorite. Yours truly even sung his praises not so long ago in hopes that [...]

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that wide receiver Chaz Schilens broke a bone in his left foot. Schilens was hurt cutting on a route. There was no contact on the play. He hopped it to the locker room and emerged after practice on crutches. Schilens did not say how long he’d be out. When asked if he’d [...]

Chaz Schilens, who is projected to be one of the Raiders’ top two receivers this season, broke a bone in his left foot while running a route during Tuesday’s joint practice with the San Fran 49ers. Schilens said he was uncovered when he made a cut and felt a sharp pain. X-rays revealed he’d broke the fifth metatarsal [...]

NAPA – It had been one of the more uplifting, inspirational scenes of training camp thus far – second-year wide receiver Chaz Schilens emerging from the locker room after practically every practice with that massive binder containing a Raiders playbook under his arm. Especially when relatively few of his teammates have acted out the same scene. It was one of the more depressing...

The NFL is investigating reports that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable got into an altercation that sent one of his assistants to the hospital.

Joe Posnanski had an interesting nugget in a post on, of all things, the Oakland Raiders, that I thought applied to our collective situation. There are stages to being a fan of bad teams: Anger first, then numbness, then irrational hope, then renewed anger, then realization, then finally this resting place of compromise where fans will either pull back their support or mock their...

From combined dispatches Tom Cable went on the defensive Tuesday, and the NFL said it would investigate reports that the Oakland Raiders' coach got into a fight that sent one of his assistants to the hospital. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is trying to determine what happened. A day after calling it "an internal issue that we are dealing with," Cable denied anything transpired...

David White reports from his Twitter page that Raiders WR Chaz Schilens says he'll play opener "if God does a miracle." Not what fans want to hear...

The Oakland Raiders have signed safety Rashad Baker and waived fullback Lorenzo Neal.

Tom Cable went on the defensive Tuesday, and the NFL said it would investigate reports that the Oakland Raiders' coach got into a fight that sent one of his assistants to the hospital.

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable (a.k.a. John Goodman) was rumored to have "round-housed" assistant Randy Hanson during a coaches meeting. Cable, who models his coaching style after Buddy Ryan, believes it is okay to hit people in the face when they aren't looking as long as you keep it in-house. What could Randy Hanson have possibly done that would anger Cable...