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| Raiders bring back Bresnahan as assistant |
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02/01/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders are bringing back Chuck Bresnahan for a second stint with the team as a defensive assistant. The team did not say what Bresnahan's duties will be when the hiring was announced Tuesday. Coach Hue Jackson, who worked with Bresnahan in Cincinnati, praised him for his motivational skills and ability as a teacher. Bresnahan coached the Raiders defensive backs in 1998-99 before becoming defensive coordinator for four seasons. Oakland won the AFC West in his first thr |
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| Packers' Rodgers set to write his own storybook ending |
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02/01/2011 |
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| l title in 1996. Rodgers was most likely going through puberty at that time, but now the full grown man is on the verge of stating his case to be the greatest Packers quarterback to ever lace up the spikes. Is that an insupportable claim? Maybe, but Oakland Raiders legendary owner Al Davis may have been on to something when he recently took a jab at the media for its love affair with Favre, whom as he correctly pointed out, won just one Super Bowl. Whatever Davis' personal feelings are and how many trophies it |
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| Police: Shot fired at former 'Bama star McClain |
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01/28/2011 |
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| ehicle driven by former Alabama football star Rolando McClain while he was in his hometown of Decatur. No one was hurt, and police said Friday they're unsure whether the shooter realized the vehicle belonged to McClain, who now plays for the NFL's Oakland Raiders. Police say McClain called authorities about 7 p.m. Thursday to report that someone in a group on a street corner had shot at his Chevy Tahoe while he was driving by. Officers found a slug stuck in the rear door of the SUV, but the bullet didn't e |
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| Broncos' Bailey added as Pro Bowl replacement |
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01/27/2011 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is headed to Hawaii for this Sunday's Pro Bowl, replacing the injured Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders. Bailey will play in the 10th Pro Bowl of his illustrious career after totaling 45 tackles, a sack, two interceptions and 13 pass breakups for Denver this past season. His 48 career interceptions are tops among all active cornerbacks. |
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| Raiders hire Wisniewski as assistant OL coach |
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01/27/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have hired former Pro Bowl guard Steve Wisniewski as their assistant offensive line coach. The team announced the hiring on its Twitter account Thursday. Wisniewski was the strength and conditioning coach at Stanford last season. He said this move gets him back to what he loves in being with the Raiders and coaching the offensive line. Wisniewski played 206 games over 13 seasons with the Raiders. He made the Pro Bowl eight times and is a two-time first-team A |
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| Raiders name Saunders offensive coordinator |
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01/25/2011 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have named Al Saunders their new offensive coordinator on Tuesday. Saunders was an offensive consultant with Baltimore the past two seasons and in 2009 was part of the Ravens' staff along with new Oakland head coach Hue Jackson. Saunders has been a coach in the NFL for nearly 30 years and was 17-22 in two- plus seasons as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1986-88. He has spent the majority of his coaching career running offenses, including stints |
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| Raiders TE Miller to replace Gates at Pro Bowl |
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01/19/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Oakland Raiders tight end Zach Miller will go to his first Pro Bowl in place of injured Antonio Gates. The Raiders announced Wednesday that Miller was picked as an injury replacement for Gates, the San Diego Chargers star who was placed on injured reserve late in the season with a right foot injury. Miller led the Raiders with 60 catches for 685 yards and five touchdowns this season. He has led Oakland in receiving each of the last three seasons. Miller is one of four Raiders pl |
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| Raiders TE Miller added to Pro Bowl roster |
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01/19/2011 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders tight end Zach Miller has been added to the AFC roster for the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl. Miller, who will make his first Pro Bowl appearance, is replacing Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. This past season, Miller caught 60 passes for 685 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. The fourth-year player has led the Raiders in receiving in each of the past three seasons "I'm excited and I can't wait to get to Hawaii," Miller said. "It feels great, finally people are starti |
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| New Raiders coach, supplements firm cut ties |
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01/19/2011 |
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Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson stopped endorsing a supplement company because his connection violated NFL rules. ``We have a long-standing policy that prohibits coaches from any relationship with a supplement company,'' league spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote Wednesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. ``Coach Jackson is now in compliance.'' The policy applies to coaches only, not players, McCarthy wrote. ThePostGame.com first reported Wednesday that the league ordered Jackson to cut ties with Sp |
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| Report: Raiders coach, supplements firm cut ties |
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01/19/2011 |
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ThePostGame.com is reporting that the NFL ordered new Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson to sever ties to a supplements company that sells a product containing a banned substance. The website for Sports With Alternatives To Steroids says ``The Ultimate Spray'' includes IGF-1, a byproduct of human growth hormone that is banned by the NFL. According to ThePostGame.com's report on Wednesday, Jackson began endorsing the company when he was an assistant with the Baltimore Ravens from 2008 to 2009, and ended his |
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