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NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The Raiders brought in Matt Flynn in part because of his leadership qualities. Yet Flynn, both on the field and in the locker room, isn't about to force the issue. As the new Raiders' offensive system...

The Sports Xchange Raiders restore gap and power blocking scheme ALAMEDA, Calif. -- One of the key aspects of Oakland Raiders minicamp has been the return to gap and power blocking after an epic failure with a zone scheme in 2012. Running back Darren...

SI.com’s Peter King had an interesting item in “Monday Morning Quarterback” on Oakland’s interest in drafting quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2011, and how San Francisco traded up to grab him with the fourth pick in the second...

There is no hesitation from Carson Palmer, no hedging when asked to characterize his career as an NFL quarterback. "Unfulfilled," he said by phone from Arizona Cardinals mini-camp last week. "I've had a ton of experience. I've played in every type of...

Rex Burkhead received the call of a lifetime over the weekend. The Nebraska running back was drafted in the sixth round as the 190th overall pick in the NFL Draft Saturday by the Cincinnati Bengals. Burkhead's father Rick and mother Robyn are...

Leaving no football unturned when searching for their franchise quarterback five years ago, the Ravens drove up I-95 to Delaware to work out the strong-armed kid who had rocketed up NFL draft boards. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and quarterbacks...

It never takes long for an event like Super Bowl Week to become a theatre of the absurd, so why should anyone have been surprised to see dozens of reporters crowded around a strange-looking guy in a stocking cap and sleeveless muscle shirt for more than...

Mitch Ross handled Ray Lewis' public berating the way the Ravens linebacker has said he handles difficult times. "That stuff with Ray?" Ross said Wednesday. "I've put that in God's hands." Ross co-owns SWATS, the company that, according to Sports...

In a story that includes the phrase "he asks between squirts of deer antler," Sports Illustrated brings the fascinating story of two men aggressively marketing a line of health care supplements -- hologram stickers, the aforementioned deer antler spray,...

Twelve years after his first appearance in the Super Bowl was marred by questions about his legal problems in Atlanta, Ray Lewis was back on that stage Tuesday, again being asked to defend his integrity and reputation. Just hours after a Sports...

The following are final updates on area athletes and coaches in the National Football League for the 2012 season. Change was abundant for the three locals in the NFL this past season with even more on the horizon. Most notable was Andy Reid, a former...

There was an assumption during Jim Caldwell's eight years as quarterbacks coach of the Indianapolis Colts that he didn't have much to do. By the time Caldwell arrived for the 2002 season, Peyton Manning was four years into what is now sure to be a Hall of...