Former Oakland Raiders offensive lineman John Vella passed away on Tuesday ... Vella made 48 starts and appeared in 48 games for the Raiders and legendary former coach John Madden.

Las Vegas Raiders fans, starved for decades for wins much less ... they started playing the compensatory-pick game. The Raiders should have a couple of extra draft picks in the fourth and fifth ...

Pugh suggested that winning seven or eight games would be considered a "Super ... especially loyal Raiders fans, saw them as unnecessarily disrespectful. For a franchise with a storied history ...

The Las Vegas Raiders are still in search for a starting wide receiver (a No. 1 option if possible) and many fans would be in favor ... Uzan had a breakout game for the Cougars in the NCAA ...