All present and accounted for.
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The NFL has confirmed that Raiders running back Michael Bush is a restricted free agent, which therefore gives the Raiders a certain amount of protection against losing him to another team. Read the rest of this entry »

Beat writer Jerry McDonald spoke with Raiders tight end Zach Miller by phone earlier this afternoon.  Miller sounded relieved to shed his player rep hat in favor of a football helmet. The question is, which helmet will Miller be wearing this season? Read the rest of this entry »

What are the Raiders’ priorities as the free-agent market begins? Join us Tuesday at noon PDT as Steve Corkran answers this question and more during our Oakland Raiders live chat.

Just spoke by phone with Raiders senior executive John Herrera. He confirmed that he expects to see players “trickling in” Tuesday, as soon as 7 a.m. and that training camp will commence in Napa on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Teams are allowed to negotiate with free agents starting Tuesday. Deals can’t be finalized until 3 p.m. on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Several news outlets reported that the NFL owners and players have reached accord on all the major points in bargaining for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and that ratification by the players is a formality.
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