The Oakland Raiders, a professional football franchise based in California, operates under the motto "Commitment to Excellence." Yet turmoil has been as much a hallmark of the team's history as high-quality play. Established in...

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders began play...

Oakland Raiders www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/raiders DRAFT DISH: The Raiders packaged the first-round pick they received from Tampa Bay for coach Jon Gruden with two lower-round selections to move from No. 21 to No. 17. They then drafted CB Philip Buchanon, who may have been...

1st pick DECISION MAKER: Owner Al Devis consults scouts and coaches, but he ultimately decides which players the Raiders select-and the draft has been his baby for more than 40 years. He's a proponent of taking the best players available, especially those with...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia and potentially nabbed even more competition for incumbent starter Chris Simms by obtaining the rights to Jake Plummer from Denver on Saturday.Garcia, a three-time Pro Bowl selection who nearly signed with the Bucs as a free...

The Oakland Raiders fired senior personnel executive Michael Lombardi on Wednesday, further distancing themselves from last year's 2-14 season.Lombardi's role had been diminishing in recent months and the move was expected. He was not seen at practice during last weekend's mandatory minicamp.The Raiders did not...