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Think Derek Carr and Antonio Brown are excited about the trade? Brown was pumped up about the Oakland Raiders acquiring him in a deal that was reported on Saturday night. He shared a few posts on social media hyping the move. Carr also got in on the …
There has been some speculation that new Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock could work with head coach Jon Gruden to find a replacement for Derek Carr, but it does not sound like that is the plan — at least in the short term. Mayock …
Jon Gruden indicated last month that he is comfortable moving forward with Derek Carr as his starting quarterback, but that does not necessarily mean the Oakland Raiders are opposed to drafting his potential successor early on. Armed with three …
Derek Carr did not take kindly to some criticism from ESPN’s “First Take” and decided to answer back with a challenge. During “First Take” on Wednesday, one of the topics was Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden talking …
Is Derek Carr still the long-term answer at quarterback for the Oakland Raiders? If you trust Jon Gruden, the answer is yes. Gruden was effusive in his praise for Carr on Monday, calling his production in spite of major issues around him …
Derek Carr went into the medical tent on the sideline in Baltimore for a concussion check after hitting his head before halftime against the Ravens. The Oakland Raiders had just gotten the ball back on an unreal interception in the end zone. They …
The Oakland Raiders have enjoyed very little success in Jon Gruden’s first season back with the team, and his frustration with his quarterback has been evident on numerous occasions. That was the case again on Sunday. On a 3rd down play late in …
If you like NFL upsets, you probably enjoyed Week 10. Some big names went down, often in surprising fashion, and some lesser teams lost in ways that are going to put their coaches firmly on the hottest of hot seats. One team also suffered a …
A bad season got even worse for Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, and the quarterback may have committed his most embarrassing mental mistake of the season. The Raiders had the ball deep in Los Angeles Chargers’ territory late in …
Deion Sanders is on the payroll with NFL Network, and the Oakland Raiders were so bad on Thursday night that even he didn’t want to watch the product his employer was putting out. As the Raiders were sleepwalking through a humiliating loss to …
The Oakland Raiders are in rebuilding mode, but they may not be closing the book on the Derek Carr era. The Raiders held onto Carr through the trade deadline even though they discussed trading away several other players. NFL Media’s Ian …
The Oakland Raiders have already traded two of their best players this season, but Derek Carr is not expected to be moved ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Raiders have assured Derek Carr that he …
The Oakland Raiders have already traded away two of their core players in the nine short months that Jon Gruden has been with the team, and some believe Derek Carr could be the next to go. Assuming the head coach is telling the truth, that is not …
Oakland Raiders tight end Lee Smith gave an impassioned defense of quarterback Derek Carr on Wednesday. Smith addressed a report that suggested Carr would struggle to lead the Raiders moving forward after the quarterback supposedly began crying …
There has been a lot of talk throughout the season about Derek Carr not being on the best terms with his head coach or his teammates, but the quarterback says there is no truth to the latest report of friction in Oakland. Marcus Thompson II of The …
The 2018 NFL season is nearing the halfway point, which also means that the trade deadline is looming. Clubs have until Oct. 30 to wheel and deal should they choose to, and given the increased trade activity in recent years, it should come as no …
