Oakland Raiders

“We seem to forget what the word ‘valuable’ truly means. And to me Derek Carr – hands down – is the most valuable player to any team in the National Football League.”

KNBR 1050’s The Audible have been covering the Raiders all season, with Drew Hoffar leading the caravan. Hoffar says the Derek Carr injury is a major blow for this year, but next year the Silver and Black will be back, better than ever.

On Saturday, the Raiders’ Connor Cook will be the first quarterback to make his starting debut in a playoff game in the Super Bowl era.

The Silver and Black squandered their first AFC West title since 2002, and a first-round bye in the playoffs, in a 24-6 blow-out loss to the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon.

Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin is taking a beating from the Denver Broncos defense in his first start of the season. McGloin was forced to exit Sunday’s game in the second quarter after taking a vicious late hit from Broncos defensive lineman Jared Crick. Crick was flagged for roughing the passer on the play.

Tempers are already flaring in the first quarter of the Raiders season finale against the Broncos.

Roger Goodell and the NFL have elected not to grant former All-Pro pass rusher Aldon Smith reinstatement into the league this season, according to a report by Pro Football Talk.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks as he recovers from upcoming surgery to repair a broken fibula suffered in Sunday’s win over the Colts, Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting.

OAKLAND – Derek Carr’s uncomfortable-to-watch leg injury on Saturday had Raider Nation fearing the worst and hoping to see their franchise QB at some point in the upcoming NFL playoffs. In his postgame press conference, head coach Jack Del Rio said Carr broke his fibula and is out indefinitely. Fans reacted poorly, to be sure; […]

In a very scary moment for the entire Oakland Raiders franchise on Saturday, quarterback Derek Carr went down with a nasty-looking leg injury after being taken down to the ground by Colts linebacker Trent Cole.