MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 19: Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers dives for a fourth quarter touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) | Getty Images
If there is a common theme to NFL mock...
HENDERSON, NEVADA - MAY 02: Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Las Vegas Raiders warms up during the team's rookie minicamp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center on May 02, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) | Getty Images
There are certain NFL teams that are different.
Maybe I am alone in this thought....
Dec 13, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) greet after the game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images
Kirk Cousins has a new home.
And will soon surpass one of his new bosses in NFL career earnings.
The veteran quarterback agreed to terms on a...
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 14: Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2025 in Philadelphia, United States. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Earlier in the day on Friday, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sent social media into hyperdrive when...
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 14: Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders runs off the field after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Raiders are in complete rebuilding mode, and that could mean finally dealing...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 7: Maxx Crosby #98 of the Las Vegas Raiders stretches on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium on December 07, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Maxx Crosby is perhaps the biggest name on the NFL trade market entering the offseason. The Las...
Micah Parsons may be down for a few more months with an ACL injury, but that doesn’t mean he’s willing to spend his time building up a loadout in Arc Raiders. The Packers’ pass rushing superstar is looking to pay $500 for someone willing to grind the game for him.
Bro I can’t spend 100 hours on arc raiders to grind ! I got 500. For someone to grind...
The Las Vegas Raiders are limping to the end of a dismal season.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks to last week’s loss to the New York Giants, which dropped the Raiders to 2-14 on the season, they are now in the driver’s seat for the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
And they control their own destiny, as it were, in that race....
After weeks of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders are unofficially on the clock.
Thanks to the New York Giants winning their second consecutive game, the Raiders officially clinched the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft before they even took the field in Week 18. That win for the Giants improved New York to 4-13 on the season, erasing any chance the Giants had at...
Game update (Sunday afternoon): The Giants are now closer to securing the No. 1 pick here in Week 17. With the Browns defeating the Steelers, and both the Buccaneers and Colts losing, New York will clinch the No. 1 pick with a loss to the Raiders.
Call it the Fernando Mendoza Bowl.
While teams are jockeying for division titles and playoff seeding here in Week...
A dismal season for Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders now has a sliver lining.
The Raiders are on the cusp of securing the first-overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Las Vegas and the New York Giants entered Week 17 with matching 2-13 records, and as luck would have it the two teams squared off on Sunday. New York’s blowout win improved their...
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 19: Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after defeating Miami Hurricanes 27-21 in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) eludes Green Bay Packers defensive end Rashan Gary (52) during their football game Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. | Dan Powers / USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The first Sunday without football was terrible.
It is horrible to realize that this is our...
Postgame update: The Eagles had no trouble in Week 15, beating the Raiders 31-0. The win improved them to 9-5 on the season. They now have a 95% chance of winning the division. They’ll be keeping an eye on Cowboys vs. Vikings on Sunday Night Football.
The Philadelphia Eagles have been struggling in recent weeks, but they still head in Week 15 as the heavy favorites to win the NFC...
Dec 6, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders former receiver Tim Brown poses during halftime ceremony to receive his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ring during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
There is no slowing down when it comes to Tim Brown.
The Heisman...
Remember the great NFL Conspiracy Theory of 2025, in which Tom Brady was helping the Las Vegas Raiders, a team he had recently purchased 5 percent of, cheat by sending along confidential broadcast meeting info to offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and the rest of the coaching staff? The same Chip Kelly who was calling plays that hadn’t been installed yet, who...
Dec 7, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) along with his wife Rachel Washburn and daughter Ella Rose Crosby and Raiders general manager John Spytek receives the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award prior to a game against the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images...
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza (15) smiles on the podium after the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. | Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Las Vegas Raiders have made it official.
Fernando Mendoza was just announced as the first pick in the...