When the Raiders decided to spend a guaranteed $18.125 million on defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, no one was more surprised than Kelly himself.
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Another day, another practice session that doesn’t remind anyone of the glory days of Sid Gillman. At this point, the Kerry Collins of 2004-05 is starting to look good.
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Heading out to today’s lone practice session at 3:30 p.m. Updates can be found on my Twitter page.
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Middle linebacker Rolando McClain missed practice to attend to a personal matter, but coach Tom Cable said he didn’t expect the Raiders’ first-round draft pick to be gone long.
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Heading out to practice, updates can be found on my Twitter page.
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Both linebackers Thomas Howard and Quentin Groves have offered prayers and support for linebacker Rolando McClain for reasons yet unknown.
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Note: Raiders players had the day of Friday and will not practice Saturday morning, returning to the field at 4:20 p.m. with media availablity to follow.

A transcript of coach Tom Cable’s conference call with Bay Area reporters Friday, the day after a 17-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas:
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Some observations from the Raiders’ 17-9 over the Dallas Cowboys to to consider or disregard:
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To steal and alter a line from Jimmy Johnson, “How ’bout them Raiders?”
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Opening third quarter with . . . a field goal attempt?
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