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Raiders sign outspoken punter Kluwe

Chris Kluwe
Punter Chris Kluwe, wide receiver Josh Cribbs and quarterback Matt McGloin have landed in Oakland. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie announced the Cribbs and McGloin signings on Thursday, while Kluwe took to Twitter to say he’ll be wearing the silver and black. Read More

Raiders sign return man Cribbs

Free-agent return specialist Josh Cribbs followed a recent “great visit” with the Raiders by signing a contract with the team Wednesday. The Raiders were one of a handful of teams to show interest in Cribbs, who is primarily a kick returner but also had a role as a receiver with the Cleveland Browns. Read More

Raiders bring back kicker Eddy Carmona

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The Raiders re-signed free agent kicker Eddy Carmona, general manager Reggie McKenzie announced Tuesday. Carmona, a left-footed kicker out of Harding University in Arkansas, spent training camp and preseason with the Raiders in 2012 after originally signing as a non-drafted rookie free agent. He was out of football last year after being waived by the Raiders on Aug. Read More

Raiders shuffle roster, reinstate McClain, cut Bartell, Schmitt

The Raiders reinstated linebacker Rolando McClain from the suspended list on Monday and cut starting cornerback Ron Bartell in the team’s latest roster shake-up. The Raiders (3-10) also cut backup fullback Owen Schmitt and promoted cornerback Chimdi Chekwa from the practice squad as they plan to get a better look at young players down the stretch of another disappointing season. Read More

Raiders’ losing skid hits five games

The problems piling up for Raiders first-year coach Dennis Allen are so vast and varied that it could take months — if not years — for the franchise to be fixed. Instead, Oakland has three days, and Allen won’t be around for most of them. Read More

Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain’s status still up in the air

Linebacker Rolando McClain remained a member of the Raiders on Thursday despite being told to stay out of practice for a second straight day and not to report to the team facility. The former first-round pick is stuck in limbo a day after being sent out of practice by coach Dennis Allen for undisclosed reasons. Read More

Darren McFadden, Mike Goodson return to practice for Raiders

The slumping Raiders got a jolt Wednesday when running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson returned to practice for the first time since missing three games with sprained right ankles. Both backs got hurt in Oakland’s 42-32 loss to Tampa Bay on Nov. 4 and were finally cleared to return to practice this week. That loss started the Raiders (3-8) on a four-game losing streak that is the team’s longest in four years. Read More

Raiders playing out remainder of another lost season

The Raiders are desperately in search of some sort of positive news. The Raiders (3-8) just finished perhaps the worst month in franchise history by losing all four games in November, capped by three straight losses by at least 21 points. The team’s first four-game skid since 2008 assures Oakland of a 10th straight season without a winning record and has turned the focus to the future rather than a playoff run. Read More

Raiders Carson Palmer takes on former team Cincinnati Bengals

For 15 long seasons, the drought endured. The Cincinnati Bengals, since their last playoff appearance and winning season in 1990, had toiled in football hell. Then Carson Palmer arrived. And come today in Cincy, Palmer will arrive again. “I have a pretty good feeling how that’s gonna go,” Palmer said, smirking, of the reception he’ll receive when he takes on his former team — a team he quarterbacked to two postseasons in 2005 and 2009. Read More

Frustration mounts for struggling Raiders

Coach Dennis Allen agrees with Oakland owner Mark Davis’ assessment that the Raiders have regressed in recent weeks and he is going to do what it takes to turn the team around. Read More
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