The Las Vegas Raiders will not only have a new look at the head coaching position with Pete Carroll, and a new quarterback under center in Geno Smith. The Raiders will look different on the defensive side of the ball as well.
Grading an NFL Draft immediately after the draft, obviously, is ridiculous . Grading a draft after just one year is a bit dangerous, too. In 2021, the Green Bay Packers used their first-round pick on cornerback Eric Stokes.
Here are the Day 2 selections that could provide the biggest payoffs for the Raiders.
How many of the active NFL players who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season can you name in five minutes?
The Green Bay Packers have a variety of needs that they still need to address this offseason. One of these is the cornerback position, which is in the midst of a very clear overhaul.
Even after signing Eric Stokes, the former Green Bay Packers cornerback, the Las Vegas Raiders still felt like they needed some more depth pieces in the cornerback room, and they especially needed another veteran presence.
After four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Eric Stokes is embracing his new chapter with the Las Vegas Raiders, citing the distinct lifestyle opportunities the city offers.
The Las Vegas Raiders decided against overpaying for their starting defensive players who entered free agency this offseason. Instead, the new-look Raiders' front office found multiple players who were talented but needed a change of scenery for various reasons.
Few position groups on the Las Vegas Raiders' roster was as thin as their group of cornerbacks following the departure of Nate Hobbs in free agency. Even with Hobbs, the Raiders' defensive backfield was one injury away from peril this past season.
After four years with the Green Bay Packers, Eric Stokes is happy to be with the Las Vegas Raiders. While he has nothing against the Wisconsin city, Stokes admitted that he is excited about the different lifestyle opportunities Las Vegas presents.
HENDERSON, NV-- The Las Vegas Raiders signed cornerback Eric Stokes after losing safety Nate Hobbs to free agency. The Raiders decided against overpaying to keep their starters from the past two seasons who were entering free agency.
One of the more underrated storylines so far in free agency has been the Las Vegas Raiders and Green Bay Packers swapping their cornerbacks for next season.
With the official start of the league year less than 24 hours away, the Las Vegas Raiders have continued to build their defense up. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Raider have signed former Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes to a one-year, $4 million deal.
Las Vegas Raiders have had a major shake-up this offseason so far. Owner Mark Davis with the help of minority owner Tom Brady has brought in two key people who will look to turn around the franchise in Las Vegas.
Four-year veteran cornerback Eric Stokes signed a new contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. Stokes, a former first-round pick, spent the entirety of his career with the Green Bay Packers.
Although injuries dogged him in 2022 and ’23, he did suit up every Packers game last season.
While Eric Stokes is already in pro football, he returned to Georgia for his high school football jersey retirement ceremony. The four-year player for the Green Bay Packers shared photos from the ceremony at Eastside High School on Instagram.
Since the Green Bay Packers came back from their Week 10 bye, a total of 75 cornerbacks have played at least 150 coverage snaps over the past seven weeks.
Breaking up is hard to do. For Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes, it’s been impossible. As a first-round pick in 2021, Stokes had a tremendous rookie season with one interception and 14 passes defensed.
The writing seems to be on the wall for Green Bay Packers former 1st round pick Eric Stokes. Last week’s ugly win against Chicago only saw Stokes on the field for four snaps compared to Carrington Valentine’s 64.
This will be a very important season for Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes. The fourth-year man out of Georgia is in the final year of his rookie contract and the Packers have already declined to pick up his fifth-year option.
He's dealt with injuries throughout his career, having suffered a season-ending leg injury in 2022 and multiple hamstring ailments in 2023.
As the Green Bay Packers get set for the 2024 season, who is one of the players on the team with the most to prove? Cornerback Eric Stokes certainly does.
The 2024 season is a big one for Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes. The team declined the fifth-year option on his rookie contract, meaning he will hit free agency in 2025.
The team has seen injuries sidetrack the 2021 draftee’s career, bringing about a contract year.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes has received a lot of praise for how he has looked during the team’s OTAs. Healthy for the first time in a long time, he is regaining the form that he showed during an excellent rookie season in 2021.
The Green Bay Packers had a major decision to make on Thursday with cornerback Eric Stokes. The Georgia product, selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, had to have a decision made about the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
The Green Bay Packers have a difficult decision to make this offseason regarding cornerback Eric Stokes. GM Brian Gutekunst must decide whether to exercise the team’s fifth year option on the former first-round pick out of Georgia which would kick in for the 2025 season.
Expectations are high heading into the 2024 campaign, but the Packers will need to see improvement from several players if they want to take the next step.
His 2023 season ends now after only three games played.
Cornerback Eric Stokes won't fix Green Bay's struggling run defense. That's something defensive coordinator Joe Barry will have to do, and frankly, it sounds like he's all out of answers
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