Practice has begun for the Oakland Raiders this Wednesday morning, December 28, and several players who’ve been out with injury are back in full participation, according to Steve Corkran Raiders blogger for Contra Costa Times/Bay Area News Group . The most exciting news of the day has to be that sophomore receiver Jacoby Ford is one of those players. Jacoby Ford, Oakland Raiders Wikimedia Commons The big question still on everyone’s mind may be running back Darren McFadden, but the unfortunate news there is that he sat out at practice, and as predicted he is unlikely to return for the New Year’s Day game against the San Diego Chargers.

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The Oakland Raiders might have gotten their spark back after it seemed to go out during at least two of their three recent losses. It nearly died in the battles against the Miami Dolphins and the Green Bay Packers, and there just wasn’t enough to get that flame going to defeat the Detroit Lions. But fortunately, it seems to have returned, and players are starting to sound like they’re part of the team fans know and love.

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By Bill Hanstock – Contributor The Oakland Raiders head into their final week of the 2011 season with playoff hopes on the line. They’ll need to pull out all the stops to ensure a win over the visiting San Diego Chargers. Follow , and Like SB Nation Bay Area on Facebook

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Running back Darren McFadden hasn’t given up hope of returning this season from a right midfoot sprain, though time is running out. Coach Hue Jackson on Thursday said “it doesn’t look great” for McFadden playing against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday

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Raiders safety Tyvon Branch may have put himself in the picture for returning kickoffs as a result of a 70-yard return against the Detroit Lions on Sunday that was called back because of a helmet-to-helmet block by teammate Jerome Boyd.

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With the Oakland Raiders facing the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Christmas Eve morning, a win by the Silver and Black would make it a much merrier Christmas for the Raider Nation. With the way things have gone this season, I wouldn’t place any bets, but I truly believe we’re going to see a victory for out team on Saturday. Please, Santa?

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Heyward-Bey is coming off the best game of his young career. He had eight catches for 155 yards and a touchdown in last week’s loss to Detroit — the most yardage for a Raiders wide receiver since Jerry Rice in 2003. He doesn’t see games like that as vindication

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Read More: Jason Campbell (QB – OAK), Carson Palmer (QB – OAK), Darren McFadden (RB – OAK), Jacoby Ford (WR – OAK), Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs Still a whole lot of bad news coming from Oakland Raiders practices these days as Silver and Black insider Steve Corkran had some not so cheerful tweets coming from Wednesday’s media portion of practice in Oakland.  First off, we start with this tweet:  not incredibly shocking, yet still highly disheartening. Corkran would continue to mention how any sign of Run DMC this week was unfathomable, and his outlook the rest of the way this year is grim. McFadden was looking like he could have had himself one monster of a season, but now, all he can really do is focus on his health and his future as a football player.  Next, we move on to this tweet:  More disheartening news, because he too was having himself a decent season

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden did some light jogging Tuesday but it remains uncertain whether he’ll play again this season after being sidelined with an ankle injury since mid-October. Just seeing McFadden doing something other than watching practice counted as a milestone for the injured runner

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Part of Raiders coach Hue Jackson’s plan to build a bully has apparently included regular visits to a Bay Area salon to have a manicure and pedicure.

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Read More: Rob Sims (G – DET), Michael Huff (FS – OAK), Samson Satele (C – OAK), Darren McFadden (RB – OAK), Kevin Smith (RB – DET), Louis Delmas (S – DET), Amari Spievey (S – DET), Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders, Dec 18, 2011 1:05 PM PST The Oakland Raiders and the Detroit Lions have been stumbling to the finish line. Both of them have suffered from the same issue–lack of a strong running game.

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Read More: Michael Huff (FS – OAK), Darren McFadden (RB – OAK), Jacoby Ford (WR – OAK), Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions Darren McFadden has had a few outstanding games for the Oakland Raiders this season, but it seems that the Detroit Lions might not have to worry about the running back for their game this week.

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The Oakland Raiders’ stand out rookie receiver, Denarius Moore is back at practice on Wednesday afternoon, December 14. This comes as good news in the land of the Silver and Black where the team has seemed to be under a rain cloud of doom these last couple of weeks. Oakland Raiders Sebastian Janikowski Broken Sphere/Wikimedia Commons Moore suffered an injury to his foot in the game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 20, and has missed the last three games.

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Denarius Moore of the Oakland Raiders makes a catch. (Harry How/Getty Images) OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – The Oakland Raiders got one of their injured big-play threats back at practice as receiver Denarius Moore took the field with his teammates for the first time since injuring his right foot

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