<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-maxx-crosby-drops-best-take-himself-patrick-mahomes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Maxx Crosby drops ‘best’ take on himself, Patrick Mahomes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Maxx-Crosby.jpg"><figcaption>Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Maxx Crosby drops ‘best’ take on himself, Patrick Mahomes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T08:36:53-07:00">June 30th, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T08:36:53-07:00">June 30th, 8:36am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders made some huge improvements this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-pete-carroll-next-head-coach">Las Vegas hired head coach Pete Carroll</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">traded for QB Geno Smith</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-ashton-jeanty-2025-nfl-draft">drafted RB Ashton Jeanty</a>. Now the offense looks a lot better than it did a few months ago. If the Raiders gets some solid play from their defense, they could make some noise this season.</p><p>Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby praised both himself and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on a recent appearance on ESPN. Crosby <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/maxx-crosby-im-the-best-pass-rusher-in-the-world-patrick-mahomes-is-the-best-qb" rel="noopener">knows that he’s at his best</a> when playing against the Chiefs.</p><p>“It’s ultimate respect when it comes to them,” Crosby said of the Chiefs. “They’ve earned it. They’ve won three Super Bowls, they’ve got the best quarterback in football. But for us, as a pass rusher, I’m going against the best quarterback. For me, I believe I’m the best pass rusher in the world, so every time we match up it’s match made in heaven.”</p><p>Crosby also seems to understand that the Raiders need to get past the Chiefs if they want to make noise in the AFC.</p><p>Crosby has sacked Mahomes six times throughout his NFL career. Unfortunately, it has not led to results. The Raiders are 2-10 against the Chiefs during Crosby’s tenure in Las Vegas.</p><p>The pressure will be on Crosby and the Raiders defense in 2025.</p><h2><b>Maxx Crosby reveals Thunder inspiration for Raiders turnaround</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Maxx-Crosby-of-the-Las-Vegas-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crosby is still hopeful that he can bring a championship to Las Vegas.</p><p>Crosby takes some hope from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who recently won the 2025 NBA Finals.</p><p>He explained the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-maxx-crosby-reveals-thunder-inspiration-for-turnaround">Thunder’s success gives him hope for the Raiders</a> in a recent interview.</p><p>“Individual success and things like that are awesome, but it’s not why you play the game. You play to win. We just saw it in the NBA: OKC, just a couple years ago, was one of the worst teams in the league,” Crosby explained to The Athletic’s Tashan Reed. “But they had a lot of young guys, they trusted the process, they developed and now they’re the world champions.”</p><p>Crosby made it clear during that interview that he is doing whatever he can to try and win with the Raiders.</p><p>“We’re trying to win. I want to win so badly,” he said. “I put everything into it and I want everybody else to think like that. And that’s been my goal, just bringing as many guys along as I possibly can.”</p><p>It will be exciting to see how much the Raiders have improved during the 2025 NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Maxx Crosby drops ‘best’ take on himself, Patrick Mahomes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-maxx-crosby-reveals-thunder-inspiration-for-turnaround');   ga('set', 'title', 'Maxx Crosby reveals Thunder inspiration for Raiders turnaround');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Maxx-Crosby-during-minicamp.jpg"><figcaption>Candice Ward-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Maxx Crosby reveals Thunder inspiration for Raiders turnaround</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T19:29:39-07:00">June 29th, 7:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T19:29:39-07:00">June 29th, 7:29pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Maxx Crosby clearly took notice of one championship run. But it wasn’t the Philadelphia Eagles the Las Vegas Raiders star observed. The edge rusher grabbed cues from the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>OKC claimed the top of the NBA world by winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy. So how and why is Crosby turning to the Thunder for the inspiration? <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6454694/2025/06/27/maxx-crosby-raiders-sack-summit-las-vegas/" rel="noopener">He detailed his reasonings</a> with Raiders insider for The Athletic Tashan Reed during the annual Sack Summit, a camp where pass rushers sharpen their skills.</p><p>“Individual success and things like that are awesome, but it’s not why you play the game. You play to win. We just saw it in the NBA: OKC, just a couple years ago, was one of the worst teams in the league,” Crosby explained to Reed. “But they had a lot of young guys, they trusted the process, they developed and now they’re the world champions.”</p><p>He’s drawing inspiration from the ecosystem Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and others embraced. Crosby will hope Pete Carroll creates something similar.</p><h2>Maxx Crosby shares ultimate desire with Raiders</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Thunder-victory-parade.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crosby continues to demonstrate his loyalty toward the Raiders. He squashed offseason trade rumors <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-maxx-crosby-historic-contract-extension">by agreeing to the Raiders’ $106. million extension in March</a>.</p><p>He’s entering another new regime once again. The Raiders have gone through Jon Gruden, Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce as head coaches. Now they’re turning to 74-year-old Carroll. And the past Super Bowl winning head coach is bringing in a mix of young and veteran talent.</p><p>Crosby isn’t here to hear the words “rebuild,” though.</p><p>“We’re trying to win. I want to win so badly,” he said. “I put everything into it and I want everybody else to think like that. And that’s been my goal, just bringing as many guys along as I possibly can.”</p><p>Carroll is doing his part to infuse new energy in Vegas. Ashton Jeanty is the new featured back. Geno Smith is handling QB1 duties after starring for Carroll before. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-maxx-crosby-brutally-honest-message-will-get-fans-hyped">Crosby previously energized Raiders fans with a May 27 message</a>. Now he’s hoping Vegas becomes the NFL’s version of the Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Maxx Crosby reveals Thunder inspiration for Raiders turnaround

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-tom-brady-delegating-downplaying-role-with-las-vegas');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tom Brady delegating, downplaying role with Las Vegas');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tom-Brady.jpg"><figcaption>Michelle Pemberton-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tom Brady delegating, downplaying role with Las Vegas</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T16:25:03-07:00">June 27th, 4:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T16:25:03-07:00">June 27th, 4:25pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, there have been very few signs of optimism surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders. They have been cratering over the past few seasons and hired Pete Carroll to try to turn the ship around. One of the biggest storylines involving the Raiders is that Tom Brady purchased a minority stake in the team, and there has been a lot of speculation around the NFL about how involved he has been.</p><p>Numerous reports have emerged stating that Brady has been running the team since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-tom-brady-approved-las-vegas-minority-owner">the purchase was finalized</a>. In a chat with Paul Gutierrez of Raiders.com, Brady <a href="https://www.raiders.com/news/tom-brady-las-vegas-raiders-mark-davis-nfl-new-role-goal-is-unchanged">downplayed how much influence he has</a> as a minority owner, especially compared to how much influence majority owner Mark Davis has.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tom Brady delegating, downplaying role with Las Vegas

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/1-obvious-las-vegas-raiders-trade-candidate-entering-2025-training-camp');   ga('set', 'title', '1 obvious Las Vegas Raiders trade candidate entering 2025 training camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1-obvious-Las-Vegas-Raiders-trade-candidate-entering-2025-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>1 obvious Las Vegas Raiders trade candidate entering 2025 training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T13:16:04-07:00">June 26th, 1:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T13:16:04-07:00">June 26th, 1:16pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders made some incredibly aggressive moves to improve the team this offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-pete-carroll-next-head-coach">Las Vegas hired Pete Carroll</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">traded for Geno Smith</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-ashton-jeanty-2025-nfl-draft">drafted Ashton Jeanty</a> to immediately give themselves a new identity on offense. Now the Raiders look frisky on both sides of the football heading into NFL training camp.</p><p>Las Vegas still needs to add some more talent on the defensive side of the ball. But the offense is looking better than ever.</p><p>The Raiders have already had a quick look at this year’s roster during rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp. But the real test will come in training camp, which begins towards the end of July.</p><p>There is no guarantee that the Raiders won’t make any tweaks to the roster before then. Could Las Vegas add another cornerback in the secondary? Or maybe trade away a talented player?</p><p>Below we will explore one obvious Raiders trade candidate heading into 2025 training camp.</p><h2><b>Brock Bowers has made Michael Mayer expendable for the Raiders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Raiders-tight-end-Michael-Mayer.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>I want to start by saying that Mayer and Bowers <i>can</i> coexist in Vegas’ offense. But it may still be the right move to trade Mayer to another team.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-2023-nfl-draft-grades-every-pick">Raiders drafted Mayer in the second round</a> of the 2023 NFL Draft. He was drafted by a completely different regime in to a different situation. And the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-grading-brock-bowers-2024-nfl-draft-landing-spot">Raiders were right to draft Brock Bowers</a> in the first round in 2024.</p><p>It should be no surprise that the arrival of Brock Bowers significantly cut into Mayers’ production.</p><p>Mayer put up 27 receptions for 304 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season. He followed that up with 21 receptions for 156 yards and no touchdowns in 2024.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bowers exploded for 112 receptions, 1,194 yards, and five touchdowns during his rookie season.</p><p>Mayer’s drop in production is tied to the arrival of Bowers, but not a change in his role. He had almost the same distribution of targets during both seasons with most of his targets coming short of the sticks.</p><p>None of this is an indictment of Mayer, but I think the Raiders need to get real about his value.</p><p>Ultimately, the decision on whether or not to trade Mayer could come down to the potential return.</p><p>I’m sure that Carroll would love to keep Mayer, as he would help the Raiders deploy more formations with multiple tight ends. But if the Raiders receive an offer they can’t refuse, they should be willing to move on from the former second-rounder.</p><h2><b>Which NFL teams could be interested in adding Michael Mayer before training camp?</b></h2><p>Wanting to trade Michael Mayer is one thing. Actually finding a trade partner is another.</p><p>Fortunately, it seems quite easy to find viable trade partners who might be interested in adding Mayer before training camp.</p><p>The first team that jumps to mind is the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>The Steelers have been vocal about the fact that they want to add another pass catcher. They even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/nfl-rumors-steelers-dolphins-discussed-trade-pro-bowl-jonnu-smith">sniffed around Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith</a> regarding a potential trade earlier this offseason.</p><p>Now that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-finally-agree-contract">Pittsburgh finally signed Aaron Rodgers</a>, they could feel more pressure to succeed in 2025. Especially considering Rodgers’ recent remarks about this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-teases-retirement-plan-pat-mcafee">likely being his last season in the NFL</a>.</p><p>The beauty of adding a young player like Mayer is that it helps both now and later. Mayer could fit right in with Pat Freiermuth and give the Steelers plenty of beef at tight end. He still has two years left on his rookie contract and could become a valuable piece moving forward.</p><p>Las Vegas could always try to use Mayer to pry a cornerback away from Pittsburgh in trade negotiations. But if they’re forced to settle for a draft pick, that could make a trade less likely.</p><p>Another team that could value Michael Mayer is the Washington Commanders.</p><p>Washington should be set at tight end in 2025 with veteran Zach Ertz. But the 34-year-old is likely coming towards the end of his NFL career.</p><p>The Commanders used a second-round pick on tight end Ben Sinnott in the 2024 NFL Draft. But he disappointed during his rookie season, only managing five receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Even if Sinnott does turn his career around, adding a reliable player like Mayer as a tertiary pass catcher could help the Commanders right away.</p><p>But Washington lacks any trade pieces that should interest Vegas. They also used significant draft capital to acquire Geno Smith, <a href="https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/teams/2026/washington-commanders" rel="noopener">leaving them with little to barter with</a>. Therefore, trade terms could be almost impossible to agree upon.</p><p>Finally, I believe the Carolina Panthers should consider making an offer on Mayer.</p><p>Carolina does already have Tommy Tremble and Ja’Tavion Sanders both under contract. But Tremble is only locked up through 2026 and could easily be replaced by Mayer.</p><p>Meanwhile, Mayer and Sanders have complementary skills that Dave Canales could use to punish opposing defenses.</p><p>I still see the Steelers as the best fit for Mayer, but the Panthers could be a dark horse candidate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 obvious Las Vegas Raiders trade candidate entering 2025 training camp

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He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/1-perfect-las-vegas-raiders-move-to-fill-out-roster-before-2025-training-camp">Las Vegas Raiders have work to do</a> with their roster, and head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-insider-hints-roster-moves-after-pete-carroll-comments">Pete Carroll is staying on top</a> of things. Included in the mix is the 73-year-old Carroll’s embracing of AI.</p><p>Carroll said it’s a growing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6446516/2025/06/24/nfl-ai-artificial-intelligence-investments-analytics-advantage/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twhq&amp;source=twitterhq" rel="noopener">part of the game</a>, according to nytimes.com.</p><p>“It’s just such a wide-open domain to kind of figure things out and do things new, take advantage and utilize everything you can think of,” Carroll said. “That’s something I like, man. If you’re not curious, you’re not growing. The last thing I’m going to do is ignore AI.”</p><h2><b>Raiders head coach Pete Carroll staying on cutting edge</b></h2><p>Many NFL <a href="https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/1937571635848184183" rel="noopener">teams are using</a> AI these days, according to a post on X by The Athletic.</p><p><i>Thomas Dimitroff estimates that 75 percent of NFL teams are using some sort of artificial intelligence in their weekly preparation but that most are using it only at the most basic level.</i></p><p><i>But a revolution is coming — and the game could be changed forever.</i></p><p>Carroll hired Ryan Pagnanetti as the team’s “Head Coach Research Specialist.” A better term may be AI Coordinator.</p><p>“I don’t think when I was hired the idea was, ‘This is our AI guy,’ ” Paganetti said. “But there is no doubt whatsoever that I am going to be using AI every single day. And probably in increasingly larger amounts every month that goes by.</p><p>“It almost might be a blockbuster moment. Where some coaches … roles are replaced entirely. That’s an issue in all sorts of industries where AI is just better and more accurate. I think that is going to happen with the football industry, to some degree.”</p><p>Paganetti said he believes AI will influence a Super Bowl victory in the coming years.</p><p>“I feel pretty confident saying some team is going to win a Super Bowl in the next few years utilizing AI at a very high rate,” Paganetti said. “Significantly higher than it has ever been used before. It’s really an opportunity to differentiate yourself from a team that might have a more talented roster or better coaches or whatnot. There is going to be more and more separation with teams that are bought in.”</p><p>Of course, it will be difficult to blame AI. Imagine a head coach saying, “I didn’t want to blitz. But the AI said I should. So we did.” That wouldn’t work well for the fans, would it?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ 73-year-old Pete Carroll is embracing AI

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/1-perfect-las-vegas-raiders-move-to-fill-out-roster-before-2025-training-camp');   ga('set', 'title', '1 perfect Las Vegas Raiders move to fill out roster before 2025 training camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1-perfect-Las-Vegas-Raiders-move-to-fill-out-roster-before-2025-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>1 perfect Las Vegas Raiders move to fill out roster before 2025 training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T20:10:19-07:00">June 23rd, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T20:10:19-07:00">June 23rd, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders stacked layers of new faces ahead of 2025. Their NFL Draft class brings new intrigue in Sin City. But there’s one more move they can make before training camp.</p><p>Pete Carroll wrapped up his first minicamp and OTAs by installing a renewed energy. He also completed his first offseason process building this roster alongside Tom Brady. Mark Davis and new general manager John Spytek added their input and hand too.</p><p>Ashton Jeanty is expected to bolster the league’s worst running attack. Geno Smith eases quarterback concerns after the Raiders went through three passers last season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-las-vegas-maxx-crosby-historic-contract-extension">Maxx Crosby inked a new historic deal</a> to become a part of this new era.</p><p>But of the three, the latter still can use some help. Here’s why this free agent is one perfect move for the Raiders before they report to training camp.</p><h2>Raiders need to address edge rush room still</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Maxx-Crosby-of-the-Las-Vegas-Raiders.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crosby still walks into a rather questionable edge rusher room.</p><p>Malcolm Koonce is solid when healthy. He’s attempting to return from a torn ACL. <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/malcolm-koonce-is-practicing-at-raiders-otas-after-missing-all-of-2024-with-knee-injury" rel="noopener">He practiced during OTAs</a> and appears on the right track to return.</p><p>Koonce and Crosby, however, are the only consistent pass rushers in Sin City. They still deal with Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and a rising star in Bo Nix.</p><p>Tyree Wilson is facing a make-or-break campaign. The Raiders need more from him as he enters season three. And he’s one of the last draft picks when Dave Ziegler was general manager.</p><p>There’s simply not enough depth here. Or star options next to Crosby.</p><h2><b>Time for Raiders to bring back familiar face</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Yannick-Ngakoue-in-2021.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Yannick Ngakoue is still out there on the NFL free agency market.</p><p>Ngakoue is labeled a one-dimensional defender — as he’s known for only rushing the passer. The Raiders eventually shipped him away on March 2022. And he’s played for four different teams since then.</p><p>But he thrived in Vegas before. Ngakoue delivered his last double-digit sack season with the Silver and Black. He dropped the quarterback to the ground 10 times in the 2021 season.</p><p>Ngakoue would walk into a far different, structured defense compared to the Gus Bradley one he was in. Patrick Graham brings a more “illusion of complexity” style against offenses.</p><p>Graham attacks offenses with confusion. He’s thrown multiple fronts on offensive lines and quarterbacks. Graham has created plays that allow Crosby to draw one-on-one’s or even call his own rush sequence.</p><p>Throwing Ngakoue into this scheme creates additional solo battles for Crosby during passing sequences. Plus the 30-year-old Ngakoue himself can draw more favorable matchups. Something he never had the luxury of having with the New England Patriots.</p><p>The Raiders would turn to someone who’s thrived in their uniform before. Plus turn a questionable area into an increased strength.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 perfect Las Vegas Raiders move to fill out roster before 2025 training camp

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-tom-brady-1-million-championship');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tom Brady wins $1 million with latest championship');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tom-Brady-on-a-red-carpet.jpg"><figcaption>Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Tom Brady wins $1 million with latest championship</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T11:12:32-07:00">June 23rd, 11:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T12:02:03-07:00">June 23rd, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Andrew Korpan</a>Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Going to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wwe/wwe-news-tom-bradys-fanatics-fest-entrance-interrupted-eli-manning">2025 Fanatics Fest</a> paid off for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-the-tom-brady-reason-las-vegas-didnt-pursue-sam-darnold">Las Vegas Raiders owner Tom Brady</a>, who won another championship worth $1 million at the event.</p><p>He won the inaugural Fanatics Games at the 2025 Fanatics Fest event. Brady <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45563279/tom-brady-wins-inaugural-fanatics-games-1m-prize" rel="noopener">beat out 99 other athletes and celebrities</a> who took part in the event with 399.1 points earned throughout the contests.</p><p>What will Brady do with the money? According to ESPN’s report, Brady will give $50,000 to each of the 50 fans who competed in the Fanatics Games. The rest will be donated to charity.</p><p>In second place was Justin Gaethje, a UFC fighter. He finished with 345.5 points throughout the competition. While the second-place prize was not $1 million, he won a Ferrari 812 GTS.</p><p>Matt Dennish, a Pennsylvania teacher, finished in third place. He scored 326 points, winning one of 50 2003-04 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor LeBron James rookie cards in the world. He did not hold onto the prize for long, selling it to Brady for $250,000 and a jersey from the legendary quarterback.</p><h2><b>What was Raiders owner Tom Brady doing at Fanatics Fest?</b></h2><p>While Brady was not at Fanatics Fest to sign autographs and do photo ops, the seven-time Super Bowl champion was there on June 20 and 21 as a panelist. He also took part in the Fanatics Games, winning the top prize.</p><p>We will have to wait and see if he returns next year to defend his crown. If nothing else, Brady proved he’s still a top athlete despite being retired from football for several years.</p><p>Currently, Brady is a commentator for Fox’s NFL broadcasts and a part owner of the Raiders. He previously spent 23 years in the NFL playing for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>With Bill Belichick and the Patriots, Brady won six Super Bowls. After leaving the Patriots after two decades, he signed with the Buccaneers. They would beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Brady’s first year with the team in the Super Bowl. Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl MVP honor with the win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tom Brady wins $1 million with latest championship

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-the-tom-brady-reason-las-vegas-didnt-pursue-sam-darnold');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders rumors: The Tom Brady reason Las Vegas didn’t pursue Sam Darnold');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tom-Brady-reason-Raiders-didnt-pursue-Sam-Darnold.jpg"><figcaption>© Winslow Townson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders rumors: The Tom Brady reason Las Vegas didn’t pursue Sam Darnold</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-22T13:03:33-07:00">June 22nd, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-22T13:03:33-07:00">June 22nd, 1:03pm</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders">The Las Vegas Raiders’</a> quarterback room could look really different now if minority owner Tom Brady didn’t speak up.</p><p>While the Raiders ultimately landed on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-rumors-rival-exec-prediction-geno-smith-trade">trading for and extending Geno Smith</a>, they could and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6432900/2025/06/19/sam-darnold-seahawks-contract-nfl-vikings/" rel="noopener">might have realistically</a> signed Smith’s Seattle successor.</p><p>“The Seahawks’ pursuit of Darnold snuck up on many NFL observers and proceeded in rapid-fire fashion,” according to The Athletic’s Michael Silver. “While some believed the Las Vegas Raiders would try to sign Darnold, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-tom-brady-brutally-honest-pete-carroll-geno-smith">minority owner Tom Brady</a> — a seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback whose opinion held great sway — was not in favor of that approach, according to a source familiar with the franchise’s internal discussions.”</p><p>It’s unclear exactly why Brady was reportedly against Darnold; the journeyman quarterback found new life as the Minnesota Vikings’ starter last season, leading to a 14-3 record but also fell in the Wild Card in a 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.</p><p>Unlike Darnold and the Vikings, Smith and the Seahawks did not end up making the playoffs, as they lost out to the Rams on the NFC West title on a tiebreaker. Still, Smith led Seattle to a 10-7 record and a 7-1 record on the road.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Raiders, one year after making a surprise resurgence under then-interim coach Antonio Pierce following the firing of Josh McDaniels, collapsed in 2024. Las Vegas, without a dependable quarterback to rely on, started the season 2-2 before losing 10 games in a row from early October to just before Christmas. The Raiders managed to end the losing streak and win two of their final three games, but the 4-13 record was enough for majority owner Mark Davis to fire Pierce and replace him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/pete-carroll">with Pete Carroll</a>, coincidentally the former Seahawks head coach.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-geno-smith-explains-why-seahawks-trade-excited-him">Carroll has a connection with Smith</a>, who played for the Seahawks from 2019 to 2023 under Carroll. It was with the veteran coach that he experienced a career revival; after barely playing for seven straight years across four different teams, he started all 17 games during the 2022 season and threw for more than 4,000 yards, a career-high 30 touchdowns, and led the league in completion percentage. In 2024, Smith set a new career high for wins as a starter, completions, attempts, and passing yards.</p><p>Brady, widely considered the greatest quarterback of all time, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-tom-brady-vision-spark-bombshell-changes">officially joined the Raiders’ ownership group</a> in October 2024. He owns approximately 5% of the team but, as reported, has an outsized influence on the franchise’s operations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders rumors: The Tom Brady reason Las Vegas didn’t pursue Sam Darnold

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-rookie-wr-gets-major-chip-kelly-endorsement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders rookie WR gets major Chip Kelly endorsement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Raiders-OC-Chip-Kelly.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders rookie WR gets major Chip Kelly endorsement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-21T12:32:57-07:00">June 21st, 12:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-21T12:32:57-07:00">June 21st, 12:32pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first regular season of the Pete Carroll era with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/2-hottest-las-vegas-raiders-takes-coming-2025-minicamp">Las Vegas Raiders is only</a> a few months away. Since taking over as head coach, Carroll and new general manager John Spytek have worked to remake the Raiders in their image. Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly might have been their most important hire. As the team continues their preparation for the upcoming season, Kelly <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chip-kelly-not-many-humans-have-size-and-speed-like-raiders-rookie-wr-donte-thornton" rel="noopener">spoke highly of rookie</a> wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. to team media.</p><p>“I think Dont’e is unique in terms of he’s just a hair under 6-5 and he ran 4.3,” said Kelly to Raiders.com (via NBCSports). “There’s not a lot of humans on this planet that can do that. And I think if you had a draw up an outside receiver, you would pick that type of body type, someone that’s got length, someone that’s got a huge catch radius, but also has speed. Sometimes you can get a big guy like that, but he can’t really run, so they can stay with him. So, you add that speed element to him, his ability to sink his hips, his ability to get in and out of cuts.”</p><p>Despite the fact <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-news-towering-rookie-dazzles-in-early-otas-action">that Thornton Jr. is still</a> pretty raw, he could certainly be an undeveloped gem just waiting to be polished. The coaching staff that Carroll and Spytek have brought together is full of teachers just like Kelly. Quarterback Geno Smith is a solid veteran option that needs more weapons outside of tight ends Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer. Jakobi Meyers is really the only proven option they have at receiver, so there’s plenty of opportunity for Thornton Jr. Can the rookie seize the moment?</p><h2><b>Can Dont’e Thornton Jr. break out in rookie season for Raiders?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Raiders-WR-Donte-Thornton.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Based on his physical attributes, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the fourth-round pick step into a bigger role. The mental side comes with study, preparation and time. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/3-raiders-veterans-whose-roles-will-be-pushed-by-rookies-in-2025">If Thornton Jr. wants to</a> become one of Smith’s most trusted targets, then he will have to work with all the resources he has to succeed.</p><p>Meyers and third-year target Tre Turner aren’t the most imposing top two receivers, while fellow rookie Jack Bech was taken in the second round. It’s certainly safe to assume with Smith and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-news-insider-chip-kelly-prediction-forgotten-brock-bowers-running-mate">Kelly in charge</a> of the offense, there will be plenty of healthy competition for targets moving forward. Don’t be surprised if Thornton Jr. works his way into a bigger role as the first season in this new era of Raiders football progresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders rookie WR gets major Chip Kelly endorsement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-jakobi-meyers-prestigious-tag-leave-patriots-fans-screaming');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers earns prestigious tag that’ll leave Patriots fans screaming');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Patriots-WR-Jakobi-Meyers.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers earns prestigious tag that’ll leave Patriots fans screaming</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-20T12:16:06-07:00">June 20th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-20T12:16:06-07:00">June 20th, 12:16pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jakobi Meyers is not elite by any means, but is easily one of the most underrated wideouts in the NFL. After showing promise <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-jakobi-meyers-vocal-amid-uncertain-future-in-new-england">early in his career with the New England Patriots</a>, the Las Vegas Raiders receiver recorded his first 1,000-yard season in 2024 and is on the verge of a full breakout.</p><p>Since leaving the Patriots in the 2023 offseason, Meyers is coming off consecutive career-best seasons with the Raiders. The 28-year-old hauled in a career-high eight touchdowns in 2023, before setting another personal best in 2024 with 1,027 receiving yards. Ahead of his third season with Las Vegas, Meyers is the <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-most-underrated-players-all-32-nfl-teams-2025" rel="noopener">most underrated player on the team</a>, according to Pro Football Focus.</p><p>“With [Davante] Adams gone since Week 3 of 2024, Meyers really stepped up, earning 108 targets and going for 875 receiving yards and 1.87 yards per route run to rank second on the team, behind only Brock Bowers,” the PFF article read. “Meyers has established himself as a reliable second option in the passing game for the Raiders, ranking 39th in PFF receiving grade (78.2) and 17th in total targets (232) among 147 qualifying wide receivers since 2023.”</p><p>Any Patriots fan could have seen Meyers’ breakout coming a mile away. Meyers led the team in receiving in 2022 and 2023, his final two seasons with the team. He sought an extension once his rookie deal expired, but was surprised to discover that the front office was ready to move on. Instead of extending Meyers, New England signed JuJu Smith-Schuster in the 2023 offseason, who mustered just 260 receiving yards in his lone season with the team.</p><h2><b>Jakobi Meyers ready for next step with Raiders in 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jakobi-Meyers-celebrating.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Meyers has long been a victim of subpar quarterback play, dealing with the frustrating inconsistency of Mac Jones, Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell throughout his career. However, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-news-shocking-geno-smith-trade-seahawks">Raiders trading for Geno Smith</a> in the offseason, Meyers will get to work with the best signal-caller of his career in 2025.</p><p>Meyers will undoubtedly begin the year as the Raiders’ top receiver, but he will have more competition for targets than he did a year ago. Las Vegas added dynamic wideouts Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton Jr. in the 2025 NFL Draft to bolster a previously lackluster receiving corps. The group all follows tight end Brock Bowers, who is coming off a historic rookie campaign.</p><p>Las Vegas won just four games in 2024 but already has significantly higher expectations for the 2025 season. The hiring of Pete Carroll and subsequent offseason moves have fans as optimistic as they have been in years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers earns prestigious tag that’ll leave Patriots fans screaming

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-houston-signs-ex-raiders-first-round-cornerback-damon-arnette');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans sign ex-Raiders first-round cornerback');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Former-Raiders-cornerback-Damon-Arnette.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Texans sign ex-Raiders first-round cornerback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T13:15:55-07:00">June 18th, 1:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T13:15:55-07:00">June 18th, 1:15pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/houston-texans/texans-news-nick-chubb-update-after-injuries-over-the-hump">Houston Texans are taking a chance</a> on a former first-round pick to potentially improve the cornerback room. Houston managed to sign Damon Arnette, who was initially picked by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 NFL Draft, to a new deal.</p><p>Arnette recently played for the Houston Roughnecks in the UFL <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1935388004165517727" rel="noopener">before signing a contract</a> with the Texans, according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. This is the first time since the 2022 season that the 28-year-old cornerback has been signed to an NFL team.</p><p>“NFL comeback story: Texans are expected to sign former Raiders first-round CB Damon Arnette, per source, who now returns to the NFL for the first time since 2022. Arnette just finished playing with the UFL’s Houston Roughnecks, recording 18 tackles, a sack, and a pick-six. Now he stays in Houston but with an NFL team.”</p><p>Damon Arnette went viral during his rookie season after posting controversial videos of himself brandishing a customized firearm on social media and delivering verbal threats. The Raiders released him in 2021 after he was arrested on gun and drug charges. He was given a second chance by the Kansas City Chiefs shortly after. However, the Chiefs released Arnette after he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.</p><p>Since then, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-ex-first-round-pick-legal-trouble-again-arrest-drug-gun-possession">Damon Arnette had another arrest</a> on drug and gun charges in 2024. His contract with the Texans is for one year. Despite the multiple off-the-field issues throughout his career, Houston is giving him an opportunity to prove himself at the professional level once again.</p><p>The Texans have a solid group of cornerbacks. Derek Stingley Jr. and Kamari Lassiter hold it down on the outside, while Jalen Pitre is the starter in the slot. Arnette will likely have to prove himself as a depth option for Houston if he hopes to avoid being cut to make the final roster. He’ll also have to avoid any off-the-field problems to stay in the league this time around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans sign ex-Raiders first-round cornerback

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He received his Masters in Business Administration Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nichols College. Previously, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided, Basketball Network, Athlon Sports, and The Sporting News. In addition to his work at ClutchPoints, Owen is also a Breaking News Writer at Heavy and a Content Producer for More Views Media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Las Vegas Raiders</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders are entering the 2025 campaign looking like a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-rumors-insider-hints-roster-moves-after-pete-carroll-comments">completely different team</a>. Head coach Pete Caroll is leading from the sidelines now, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/raiders-rumors-rival-exec-prediction-geno-smith-trade">stars like Geno Smith</a> and Ashton Jeanty have been brought to town to help out on offense. One guy who could emerge this season is former second-round tight end Michael Mayer, with one insider believing that the team’s new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly can help him find his footing in the NFL.</p><p>Mayer has largely been a disappointment in the first two seasons of his career, although it didn’t help that he was essentially glued to the sidelines last year thanks to the emergence of Brock Bowers. That certainly doesn’t mean the two can’t coexist on offense together, though, and according to Ryan McFadden of ESPN, there’s reason to believe Mayer could <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45524879/raiders-2025-minicamp-pete-carroll-ashton-jeanty-geno-smith" rel="noopener">enjoy a breakout season</a> under Las Vegas’ new coaching staff.</p><p>“Tight end Michael Mayer hasn’t lived up to expectations thus far. But with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly calling plays, that could change,” Ryan McFadden of ESPN wrote. “(Pete) Carroll had a heart-to-heart conversation with Mayer to lay out the expectations he has for Mayer and the rest of the team. He thought Mayer and second-year tight end Brock Bowers made plays on the field, creating optimism for the position group. During the second day of minicamp, Mayer made an impressive touchdown grab off a throw from Smith.”</p><h2><b>Raiders hoping Michael Mayer can take a step forward in 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Michael-Mayer-celebrates-against-the-Los-Angeles-Chargers.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Raiders selected Mayer with the No. 35 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, so they clearly believe in him, but to this point, he hasn’t been able to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. In his two seasons, he has just 48 catches for 460 yards and two touchdowns, but there’s reason to believe a new regime will benefit him greatly.</p><p>If Mayer can establish himself on offense alongside Bowers, Las Vegas could be in a great spot to take a massive step forward in 2025. While Mayer has looked good so far, it won’t mean much until the games actually matter, so he’s going to have to continue putting in the necessary work behind the scenes so that he’s in the best position possible to excel during his third season in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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