Published on: 15th May, 2010
Al Davis was born on July 4, 1929. In 1963, he was assigned the head coaching and general manager job of the Oakland Raiders. He became the commissioner of the American Football League three years later, only to return the Oakland after the merge of the AFL and NFL. Fast forward ...Published on: 8th April, 2010
Dennis Dixon was born on Jan. 11th, 1985 in San Leandro, a small city just minutes away from Oakland. Growing up in the city, Dixon attended San Leandro High School, home of the San Leandro Pirates. Dixon made the high school varsity team in his sophomore year and started at quarterback ...Published on: 5th April, 2010
The Raider Nation has been torn this off-season over the quarterback position. On one side, fans root for the former number one overall pick JaMarcus Russell. From LSU, Russell is a tremendous athlete with a cannon of an arm. However, people have criticized his work ethic, calling him lazy ...Published on: 4th April, 2010
After a long period of rumors, the Philadelphia Eagles have traded Donovan McNabb away to the Washington Redskins. Of all teams, the Redskins were the ones that no one expected to make the move. It was rumored that the Raiders or Bills would break the ice and trade for McNabb. Those ...Published on: 4th April, 2010
The Oakland Raiders have many needs, that's the obvious. Some of those needs are left tackle, right guard, and center. Some of the recent mock drafts that websites put out say that the Raiders' need for a defensive end is big enough that they're willing to use the eight overall pick ...Published on: 24th March, 2010
In 2004, the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles reached an agreement that sent Terrell Owens to play with the Eagles. In his first season, Owens played in 14 games, caught 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns. The next season, he only played in seven, yet still able to record over ...