Las Vegas Raiders Longform Articles

Six former Raiders came together last week to recall, relive and commemorate the team's Super Bowl XI championship, the first NFL title in franchise history.

As Fernando Mendoza begins his Raiders career, three former Heismans-turned-Raiders offer their advice.

There's a familiar saying, often seen on wall décor in homes across America: "Home is where the heart is." For Ashton Jeanty, who's never stayed in one place for too long, home is where football is. That's where his heart truly lies.

Take a trip with us on the lore of The Muff.

A year removed from suffering an ACL tear, Malcolm Koonce looks back on the rehab process.

At 6-foot-6, 373 pounds, Laki Tasi may look like he was born to play football, but it wasn't a thought in his mind until quite recently.

Raiders alumni Jon Condo, Otis Sistrunk and Tom Flores share their stories of going from overlooked to undenied.

Bowers has taken the league by storm and positioned himself as a top candidate for OROY, but the rookie tight end maintains one focus: just playing football.

"I can remember every play like it was yesterday." Take a journey back 50 years to one of the most iconic Raiders plays in the 1974 AFC Divisional Round clash against the Miami Dolphins.

How Robert Spillane, Jakobi Meyers and Isaiah Pola-Mao climbed their way up the NFL mountain after going undrafted.

When the opportunity has presented itself, Antonio Pierce has always found a way to seize the moment.

Whether it's watching tape on an upcoming opponent or watching his own script come to life on film, Ameer Abdullah is embracing the duality within himself.

The Raiders rolled through the 1983 playoffs, saving their best performance for last in Tampa, Florida, on January 22, 1984.

Jim Plunkett, Mike Haynes and the Silver and Black get to the No. 1 seed in the AFC after a thrilling 1983 season.

Jim Plunkett and Mike Haynes relive the journey and obstacles which brought them to the Raiders.

Who is Maxx Crosby when the cameras aren't on him? To truly understand the player we all think we know, we have to go back to where it all began.

For a talkative kid who grew up in Michigan listening to the likes of Detroit announcers George Blaha and Ernie Harwell, the dream job was being the voice of a team.

Raiders.com's Levi Edwards tells the story of how these two men made the most of their opportunity as undrafted free agents.

History has shown that being a part of the Raiders secondary comes with a lot of honor and responsibility.

Raiders.com went through the Silver and Black's extensive library of sound and story to bring to life the Raiders' perspective of the Immaculate Reception, through the eyes of those who lived it.

Longtime head of equipment Bob Romanski awarded 2022 NFL Equipment Manager of the Year.

A tribute to the Raiders icon upon his Hall of Fame election penned by a teammate who knew him well.

The longtime guard pens a personal letter as he retires from the NFL.

Dallin Leavitt, AJ Cole and Andre James stand out as just a few of the Raiders' UDFAs who've made the most of their opportunity in the Silver and Black.

The receiver's journey to becoming an All-Pro can be traced through the wide receivers coaches that molded him at Fresno State and early in his NFL career.

The NFL, and America, have been heavily impacted by the contributions of a few black men who donned the Silver and Black.

The duo have a few roster areas they'll need to address, but one thing the two won't lack in their quest to improve the Silver and Black is chemistry.

For the past four years, Kolton Miller has been swimming through the waters of the NFL. In the process, he's become one of the best left tackles in the NFL.

The lasting impact John Madden has made on the game of football will reign down on generations to come.

Within a month of being traded from the Carolina Panthers, Perryman has reunited with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and has become the Raiders' leading tackler.

Hobbs' first regular-season NFL game on Monday comes after years of being overlooked and underrecruited.

The fourth-round draft pick describes how he's tried to be a "big sponge" over the course of Raiders Training Camp and preseason.

If there's one thing Charlie Ward and Nick Saban both noticed about coaching the Raiders' 2021 first-round pick — Leatherwood is a true leader.

The second-round pick out of TCU details what it was like to take the field for the first time in the Raiders' preseason game against the Seahawks.

The seventh-round 2021 draft pick details what he's looking forward to in the lead up to the Raiders' first preseason game.

Each week during Training Camp, Raiders.com will be checking in with one of the 2021 draft picks for a slice of camp life.

Ron Brown played for the Raiders and won an 1984 gold medal – all in his hometown of Los Angeles, California.

Nothing has come easy for James Jett in his journey from growing up in West Virginia to his unconventional Olympics experience.

Sam Graddy is perhaps the most decorated Olympian in Raiders history, winning two medals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The diehard Raider fan pens a tribute to a man who means so much to so many.

Leader. Teammate. Friend. A tribute to the Raiders icon by someone who knows him well.

It's an almost unstoppable move synonymous with the Raider legend — and it's just one of the many things Allen has helped teach the Silver and Black's second-year running back.

A slice of camp life told in the words of the linebacker out of Clemson.

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Jason Witten reveals what went into his choice to join the Silver and Black.