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Video: Raiders Marquette King With An 87-Yard Punt
Second-year punter, Marquette King, has his hands full with veteran Chris Kluwe, but the rebuilding Raiders will surely consider the upside in their 24 year-old punter. It may be with the wind, but watch King’s 87-yard punt (in the air) from a spring workout:
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Raiders Owner Mark Davis Vows to Be More Involved
June 9, 2013
A week after creating a landslide of not-so-flattering headlines, Raiders owner, Mark Davis, addressed the firing of Reggie McKenzie’s Director of Media Relations, Zak Gilbert. According to Davis, Gilbert’s firing was in “no way” pointed at his second-year general manager, and added that McKenzie understands why the decision was made. Davis stopped short of saying […]
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Mortensen: Matt McGloin Pushing Terrelle Pryor and Tyler Wilson
June 4, 2013
It comes as news to some of the guys who have been on hand for some of the Raiders OTA’s, but ESPN’s Chris Mortensen says fourth string QB Matt McGloin has “made a huge impression in the first two weeks.” Mortensen specifically indicated terrelle Pryor and Tyler Wilson as McGloin’s competition, which suggests for now at […]
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Trotter: Gilbert Had Nothing To Do With Sports Illustrated Article
June 4, 2013
In response to the Sports Illustrated article that resulted in the firing of Raiders P.R. director, the story’s author, Jim Trotter, stated yesterday on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Zak Gilbert had nothing to do with his article. It’s maybe a stretch to suggest Gilbert had “nothing” to do with the article, but it’s only fair to acknowledge Gilbert was […]
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Mark Davis Sets Ominous Precedent Firing Zak Gilbert
June 3, 2013
I doubt Mark Davis anticipated how poorly received the firing of his PR Director, Zak Gilbert, would be. But he should have. He had six weeks to sort those things out after reportedly banishing Gilbert from the facility on April 18. The issue with Davis firing Reggie McKenzie’s staff has nothing to do with whether […]
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June 12, 2013
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