The Las Vegas Raiders' defense has been the team's most prominent bright spot this season. Las Vegas' defense has been the saving grace of an otherwise forgettable season.
First-year general manager John Spytek reportedly had a “prime opportunity” to overhaul the Las Vegas Raiders. Maybe so. But placing the team’s 2–9 record at his feet is a little like blaming the architect for the house fire while the head coach is inside roasting marshmallows.
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Maxx Crosby can’t shoulder the underperforming Las Vegas Raiders defense alone, so they’ll be relying on Malcolm Koonce. But is he prepared for the challenge?
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
HENDERSON, NV-- The return of veteran defensive end Malcolm Koonce is quietly a top storyline for the Las Vegas Raiders. Losing Koonce last season was one of the many tough blows the Silver and Black suffered during their 4-13 campaign.
The Las Vegas Raiders had one of the most highly anticipated defensive line groups heading into the 2024 NFL season. Between Maxx Crosby, Christian Wilkins, Adam Butler and Malcolm Koonce, opposing offenses had plenty of reason to worry.
With training camp in full swing at Las Vegas Raiders HQ in Henderson, head coach Pete Carroll provided an important update regarding two of his key defensive linemen.
With training camp and the regular season on the horizon, the Las Vegas Raiders are hoping their offseason changes lead to marked improvement. However, the return of one of the many players they lost to injury last season will play a significant role in the Raiders' success this season.
The Las Vegas Raiders did plenty of losing last season, enduring a 10-game losing streak during a dismal 4-13 campaign. However, one of their most significant losses happened before they even took the field for their first game of the season.
The Las Vegas Raiders made a lot of good moves this offseason that involved the coaching staff and players. The Raiders are bringing players in that will best fit the new culture that the new regime is trying to build here in Las Vegas.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Las Vegas Raiders will be getting back their young, good pass rusher next season. Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce is getting ready for the 2025 season after missing the whole 2024 season with a torn ACL.
Raiders edge rusher Malcolm Koonce returned to practice this week after missing all of the 2024 season with a knee injury, per Tashan Reed of The Athletic.
The Las Vegas Raiders were plagued with issues last season under head coach Antonio Pierce. Due to a combination of poor personnel choices, a lack of strong leadership and several devastating injuries, the team mustered only four wins.
Last season, the Las Vegas Raiders took a massive loss before the season even ended. They lost their second-best defensive end, Malcolm Koonce, the one who set the tone when Maxx Crosby was being double-teamed, to an ACL injury during training camp.
2024 was without question the most challenging and frustrating of edge rusher Malcolm Koonce’s career. Coming off a career season the previous year with a personal best eight sacks, Koonce was hoping to make some money during a contract year.
Despite a season-ending injury a year before entering free agency, the Las Vegas Raiders re-signed defensive end Malcolm Koonce to a one-year contract. Koonce missed the entire 2024 season with a knee injury, coming off a breakout 2023 campaign.
The Chicago Bears front office has their work cut out for them in landing big name talent this offseason, but it will be important for them to upgrade the overall depth of the team as well.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce had a breakout season in 2023 when he recorded eight sacks. Plenty was expected from Koonce going into the 2024 NFL season, but a training camp injury derailed those plans.
The Las Vegas Raiders are getting things going again as they come out of their bye week—let’s catch you up on all the latest musings, including a legend going off on the Silver and Black, as well as an offseason prediction worth monitoring.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury sustained before Week 1, multiple media outlets reported.
The Raiders got some bad news to start the season when it was announced that breakout pass-rusher Malcolm Koonce would miss at least the first four games of the season after being placed on injured reserve the day before the season opener.
The timing of the injury news surrounding Malcolm Koonce couldn’t have been worse for the Las Vegas Raiders‘ rising defensive star—in a contract year, no less.