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Beginning with Monday’s home opener vs San Diego, the Oakland Raiders will be hosting a new pre-game entertainment event for the Raider Nation. Raiderville will be located on the South side of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Parking Lot G.
Monday’s event will be hosted from 2:00pm – 6:30pm
Highlights of Raiderville will include:

Half Pipe snow mountain [...]

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 [...]

Six days after Richard Seymour’s trade from the New England Patriots, the five time pro bowl defensive lineman reported to the Oakland Raiders on Saturday. Seymour told the Boston Herald that he expects to see some play time in the season opening game versus the San Diego Chargers. Seymour will make his debut for the [...]

The SFGate reports that the Oakland Raiders are in danger of possibly having their nationally televised home opener blacked out due to soft ticket sales.
The Bay Area’s unemployment rate has reached nearly 10 percent, leaving the Raiders’ fan base in terrible shape economically. With fewer than 33,000 fans in attendance for the final pre-season home [...]

The Oakland Raiders have added yet another player at the quarterback position in an attempt to stir competition and ensure they have enough reserves once the season begins. Former first round pick Jamarcus Russell is undoubtedly secure at number one, with veteran Jeff Garcia a probable shoe-in for number two. The third spot currently held [...]

This was a shocking move by Oakland, considering that many feel they could have traded down and nabbed him later in the first round, or even in the second. It was especially surprising considering the fact that Michael Crabtree and Jeremy Maclin, both regarded as better prospects than Heyward-Bey, were both still on the board [...]

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. [...]

The Raiders have three glaring needs which have to be addressed come draft day later this month.
The first of which is wide receiver. Last year Johnnie Lee Higgins led all receivers with 22 receptions during the 2008 season. It doesn’t get much more abysmal than that. The Raiders are predicted to take either Texas Tech’s [...]

Maryland wide receiver worked out for the Oakland Raiders on Friday in College Park, MD., as reported by the Baltimore Sun.
Two other receivers, Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree and Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin have both been linked to the Raiders as being possible first round picks in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Heyward-Bey may have caught the raiders’ attention [...]

After flirting with the idea of signing Garcia back in 1999, and then again in 2007, the Raiders have finally pulled the trigger on a deal that will return Garcia to his Bay Area roots.
A native of Gilroy, Garcia attended Gilroy High School, Gavilan College and San Jose State. The high point of his NFL [...]