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Christian Bale looks unreal as Al Davis in new movie photos

Christian Bale is set to play a starring role in an upcoming movie about the life of John Madden, and he looks absolutely incredible in character. Bale, who won an Academy Award for his role in “The Fighter,” will be playing the role of …

The Raiders logo at midfield

Surprise Oscar-winning actor to portray late Al Davis in new John Madden film

One veteran actor is going from playing Patrick Bateman to Bruce Wayne to … Al Davis. Entertainment reporter Jeff Sneider revealed over the weekend that Oscar winner Christian Bale will be portraying the late Raiders owner Davis in the upcoming …

Raiders fan dressed as Al Davis

Look: Raiders fan dressed as Al Davis goes viral

One Las Vegas Raiders fan went viral on Sunday night for the great outfit he wore to the team’s home game against the Kansas City Chiefs. A fan was wearing an Al Davis outfit and got some camera time from NBC: STUD pic.twitter.com/utBzJ6lxHu …

Henry Ruggs

Mark Davis says father Al would have loved Henry Ruggs pick

The Las Vegas Raiders nabbed arguably the best wide receiver in the 2020 NFL Draft when they selected former Alabama star Henry Ruggs with the 12th overall pick, and Mark Davis is confident the team would have made the same pick if his father were …

Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin says he wanted to draft Calvin Johnson, Al Davis took JaMarcus Russell

Lane Kiffin’s first and only stint as a head coach in the NFL was very short-lived, and you could argue that one move destroyed any chance he had at succeeding. Of course, Kiffin claims that move wasn’t his choice. In an interview with …

Al Davis had no idea who Darth Vader was

The late Al Davis was one of the most polarizing and entertaining figures in sports history during his lengthy tenure as owner of the Oakland Raiders. That’s because he did awesome stuff like not knowing anything about Star Wars. Amy Trask, an …

Oakland Raiders did not have a full-time groundskeeper under Al Davis

The stories of how far behind the times the Oakland Raiders were in Al Davis’ later years are infamous. Last year, we passed along a story saying that new GM Reggie McKenzie asked the team to construct a modern-day “war room” for …

Elvis Grbac: Mike Shanahan Ordered Me to Throw a Football at Al Davis’ Head

With the passing of Al Davis over the weekend came many stories about how he changed the game of football for the better.  Davis was glorified by players, fans, and writers and much of the praise he received is deserved.  While Davis left behind a …

Al Davis Tattoo Raises the Fan Tribute Stakes (Picture)

While the Raiders paid tribute to deceased owner Al Davis Sunday with helmet stickers and a win, one fan raised the stakes with a calf tattoo. Busted Coverage shared the picture, saying that the Raiders fan got it done on Sunday. Dude wasted very …

Raiders Paid Tribute to Al Davis with Win, Sticker on Helmet

The Oakland Raiders paid tribute to former owner Al Davis, who died on Saturday, by winning one for him in Houston Sunday. The Silver and Black came back from a 14-6 second quarter deficit to win 25-20. Safety Michael Huff sealed the win with an …

Al Davis Left a Legacy of Good and Bad

It’s amazing how a day many Raiders fans eagerly anticipated for years was received so differently. Longtime Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis died Saturday at the age of 82. He was part of the team for 49 of its 52 years of existence, eventually …

Al Davis: Calvin Johnson is Nothing Special

Al Davis never gets old.  Actually, he has gotten old.  Very, very old — but you know what I mean.  It seems like every time he opens his mouth something ridiculous comes out.  Just when Crazy Al says something that might lead us to believe he …

Al Davis: I See Jason Campbell Like I Saw Jim Plunkett

To say Al Davis has high hopes for his offense in the near future would be an epic understatement. If he truly believes the things he says — and we have no reason to believe Crazy Al doesn’t — then he must believe Jason Campbell and …

Jim Fassel Says He Got Along with Al Davis, Wants Raiders Coaching Job

Apparently Jim Fassel is really desperate to get back in the NFL as a head coach. So desperate that he has the death wish to coach the Raiders, which is more of a curse than a privilege. Fassel apparently wrote a letter to Al Davis expressing his …

Al Davis was Angry my Friends

Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli, Al Davis, got fiesty at Tuesday’s official introduction of Lane Kiffin as the new head coach of the Raiders. San Jose Mercury News columnist Ann Killion asked Kiffin if he was concerned …

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