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Having just turned 30 and about to embark upon his ninth season in the NFL, San Diego Chargers’ running back Ladainian Tomlinson is anxious to prove that he’s still the best back in the NFL. Tomlinson has had a chip on his shoulder ever since Jim Brown and other analysts claimed Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson was [...]

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions signed former Raiders’ receiver Ronald Curry to a one year deal. By Friday, he was already on the practice field working out with the team during their mandatory 3 day mini-camp.
Curry struggled along with the rest of the Raiders offense last season, amassing a mere 19 receptions for 181 yards. [...]

In a move to free up $2.5 million in salary cap space, the Raiders released DE Kalimba Edwards.
The former second round pick of the Detroit Lions had a solid 2008 season with the Raiders, posting 48 tackles and tying the team’s lead for sacks with five. The eighth-year pro started eleven games for the Raiders, [...]

Sources close to Don Martindale, the Oakland Raiders linebackers coach for the past five seasons, say that he’s likely to be joining Josh McDaniels and his staff over in Denver. McDaniels took over the reigns for the Broncos after 14 year coach Mike Shanahan was fired earlier this month.
Prior to this discovery, there was much [...]

Get ready for more mediocrity in the coming season on defense. After former defensive coordinator Rob Ryan left to take a job with the Cleveland Browns, the Raiders have been eyeing his assistant for the defensive coordinator position.
Don Martindale, the team’s linebacker’s coach, joined the raiders in 2004. This was the same year in which [...]

After failing to make the playoffs for the fourth time in six years, Head Coach Jon Gruden and General manager Bruce Allen were given the boot by Tampa Bay. The team started out with a promising 9-3 record but fell on their face in the final weeks.
The death blow was landed when Oakland took a [...]

Winston Moss, the assistant head coach for the Green Bay Packers, seems excited about the possibility of becoming a part of the Raiders organization. There is speculation that Moss might be picked up to fill the vacant defensive coordinator position, if not hired as a head coach.