After often requesting through the media and getting support from Raider Nation, the media, and sites like this one, the Oakland Raiders have finally started to make a few transactions that may aid in the improvement of the team...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/25/oa....

The last couple of days have been eventful for the Oakland Raiders as special teams ace Jarrod Cooper has retired, several players put on the disabled list, the cuts beginning, as well as a few players added to give Lane Kiffin the competition that he has been asking for. These moves which dropped   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/26/ro....

Preseason games are nothing more than a double edged sword for coaches. One edge, the blunt one, is the improvement of the team and for getting everyone on the same page prior to the season. The other edge, the sharp one, is where you try to keep the players you really need healthy. Winning   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/15/oa....

I keep hearing from both 49er and Raiders fans that the game means nothing. Nothing? Like pretty much everything in life, I guess it's all in the perspective that you look at it from. If you're looking at it from a 'bragging rights' point of view, then it only means something if your team wins the   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/07/sa....

So now we wait. Friday can't come soon enough for the Raider Nation to get its first glimpse of their 2008 Oakland Raiders, 'glimpse' being the operative word. The first preseason game is not a game for fans to get good long looks at most of the players that will be starting on opening day, but   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/05/oa....

By all accounts, the practice on Tuesday was light and done in soft pads. Many of the starters played cheerleader as they sat on the sidelines giving those practicing funny words of discouragement...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/06/oa....

There have been some changes in the projected camp battles already, despite there not having been a game played yet. JaMarcus Russell is rebounding from his injury nicely. Jarrod Cooper keeps knocking people around. Oren O'Neal is bowling over defenders as a blocker. Michael Bush has been working   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/01/oa....

Day 8 of the Raiders 2008 training camp is in the books, and so far the team is still a work in progress, not unlike the other 31 teams at this point in the season. The stars of the team continue to provide highlights, the underachievers are, for the most part, still underachieving, but all around   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/01/oa....

Oakland Raiders head coach, Lane Kiffin, wasn't mincing words when he talked about the morning session of training camp day 6. The first edition of Tuesday's two a day was full of physical plays and a hit that forced one player to take the rest of the day off...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/07/30/oa....

Commitment to Excellence. That is the slogan of the worst team in the NFL last year the Oakland Raiders. I guess the players are now doing whatever it takes for that to happen. Cooper is the 2nd player this year from the Raiders to be suspended for steroids. Dominic Rhodes was suspended earlier   more...
Original Story: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ai....

The big news out of Raiders' camp today is that JaMarcus Russell missed a session of practice with what has been described as a minor elbow injury. Jarrod Cooper knocked John Madsen for a loop on a pass play, leaving Madsen's head ringing. Another former Raider added his voice to the offseason   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/07/30/oa....

Much of the talk surrounding the impending Raider free agents surrounds Nnamdi Asomugha and Justin Fargas, there are several role players who are also on the free agent market that are important for the Raiders to retain. At the top of that list is reserve safety special teams ace Jarrod Cooper.   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/01/16/th....

Today was the first day of the NFL Draft. Rob and I covered it from the Oakland Raiders Booster Clubs' draft party at Ricky's Sports Theater Bar and Grill in San Leandro, California. The Raider Nation was out in force to watch the Darren McFadden become the newest Raider. Jarrod Cooper, Oren   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/04/26/oa....

As of right now, there are 22 Oakland Raiders who are free agents of one type pf another. The biggest names are Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry Porter, Justin Fargas, and Daunte Culpepper. Lesser names who are important role players include Chris Carr, Chris Clemons, John Condo, Isaiah Ekejuiba, and Jerrod   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/01/07/wh....

NAPA - Does the "Battle of the Bay" mean something to you in the preseason?It begins to a degree next Monday when the 49ers come to Napa for a joint practice followed by the annual preseason game that Friday.Jarrod Cooper has already called his shot earlier today."I'm looking for DeShaun Foster,   more...
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