Terdell Sands News

It's been a strange offseason in Oakland. In the past, Superstar-Prima Donna's with character issues have found a huge payday waiting for them in Oaktown... by Pat Cowan 12 reads Opinion It's been a strange offseason in Oakland.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 12:54 pm in Oakland Raiders .

The Raiders wrapped up OTA practice today in Alameda. Here are my initial thoughts and observations with more to come later.

Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha spent his first five NFL seasons playing in relative anonymity, out of the national spotlight.

Charlie Frye is playing catch up with the Oakland Raiders, trying to get acclimated to the team's offense with training camp six weeks away.

Players that did not attend the voluntary OTA workout included quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Andrew Walter, running back Justin Fargas, defensive tackle Terdell Sands, defensive ends Derrick Burgess and Jay Richardson, punter Shane Lechler and placekicker Sebastian Janikowski.

The Raiders open Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, going three times a week for four weeks.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, May 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm in Oakland Raiders .

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 1:52 pm in Oakland Raiders .

No. 7 overall draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey did not practice Saturday evening, and a team official said coach Tom Cable won't explain why until Sunday.

For the first time since Rich Gannon, the Raiders actually have the personnel to have an identity.

Once you're done perusing our site, this is the place to find links to other news involving Bay Area teams and athletes: Could AK-47 wind up with the Warriors? Ross Siler from our sister paper in Salt Lake City theorizes that it might make sense for the Jazz to trade Andrei Kirilenko to the Warriors for Corey Maggette.

Free Agency and the NFL Draft is over. The Oakland Raiders still have a decent-sized list of question marks going into September, most notably the poor run defense of theirs that has ranked about dead last for half of the last decade... by AJ DeMello 94 reads Opinion Free Agency and the NFL Draft is over.

That London Super Bowl talk just won't let up. Over the weekend, the Telegraph newspaper amplified BBC Sports' earlier report that the NFL was in talks to move its biggest spectacle across the pond.

Raiders defensive tackle Terdell Sands is from Tennessee, so the topic of new Vols coach Lane Kiffin was quick to come up in an interview with his hometown paper.

Stephen Hargis, Chattanooga Times Free Press Originally published 11:29 a.m., May 2, 2009 Updated 11:29 a.m., May 2, 2009 One of the good things about being 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds is that you don't have to tiptoe around questions.

If there was a reward for bad run defenses, the Raiders would have received a silver medal with their 31st ranked run defense last season... by Ramone Brown 12 reads Preview/Prediction If there was a reward for bad run defenses, the Raiders would have received a silver medal with their 31st ranked run defense last season.

One of the good things about being 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds is that you dona t have to tiptoe around questions.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, April 26th, 2009 at 10:03 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Draft analysis: B.J. Raji, etc. For months, most the talk involving the Raiders and the No.