ALAMEDA, Calif. – When Al Davis was in charge, the Oakland Raiders seemed to come out of the NFL draft each year with a track team full of sprinters. New general manager Reggie McKenzie looked to another sport in his first draft, taking two converted basketball players who are relatively new to football among his five picks on Saturday’s final day of the draft.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) When Al Davis was in charge, the Oakland Raiders seemed to come out of the NFL draft each year with a track team full of sprinters. New general manager Reggie McKenzie looked to another sport in his first draft, taking two converted basketball players who are relatively new to football among his five picks on Saturday’s final day of the draft

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IMMOKALEE- Less than an hour after the NFL draft ended, Aaron Henry found himself a new home. The Immokalee High School graduate is heading to Oakland to wear silver and black for the Oakland Raiders. Henry tells us that he has signed with the Raiders after going undrafted in the seven rounds of this year’s draft

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Miles Burris still drives a 1998 Toyota 4Runner.

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Getty Images Quarterback Matt Leinart will reportedly join the Oakland Raiders as a back up quarterback. Former USC Trojan and Houston Texan Matt Leinart will reportedly join the Oakland Raiders to back up Carson Palmer. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Leinart will sign this week.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford with the 158th pick in the NFL draft.

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While the Oakland Raiders have to wait until Friday, April 27, before using their first draft pick, which falls at the end of the third round at 95th overall, there have been many discussions while the Raider Nation waits patiently to find out who will be the newest members of the Silver and Black. One of the discussions came about when the Oakland Raiders official Twitter account tweeted out an interesting trivia question, ” # NFLDraft trivia – from which school have the Raiders drafted the most players in the last 18 drafts?” Did you know the answer to that question? I was a little surprised to find out that it was Arizona State University with six Oakland Raiders hailing from the southwest school.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders had a quiet first day of the NFL draft with no pick in the first round. New general manager Reggie McKenzie did not trade into the first round Thursday and will have to wait another day to make the team’s first pick since the death of longtime owner Al Davis

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ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders had a quiet first day of the NFL draft with no pick in the first round.

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What if you could go back in Oakland Raiders history and select the greatest players for each position, from any time period, to assemble the ultimate Raiders all-time dream team. I was having lunch with my friend Raider Rick , a hardcore season-ticket holder with seats in the infamous Black Hole of the O.co Coliseum and we started talking about who we would put on the Raiders’ all-time greats fantasy team. Here’s our dream line-up for the ultimate Oakland Raiders offense: Quarterback – Ken Stabler, Rich Gannon Two of the Oakland Raiders’ greatest players and I would take Plunkett as my number three

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The 2012 NFL draft is now just hours away, and there are many rumors and reports as to which players the Oakland Raiders might pick up this year. On Wednesday, April 25, James Robert Sanos of East Bay Sports tweeted that the Raiders are showing a strong interest in the former Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen.

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The Raiders will have to be very creative in order to come out of this year’s NFL Draft with impact players. If you haven’t seen mock drafts projecting who Oakland will take in the first round, it’s because they don’t have a pick in the opening round. In fact, the Raiders won’t make a selection until 95th overall.

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The Oakland Raiders officially announced on Tuesday, April 24, that Hall of Famer Willie Brown will announce the 3rd round pick on Friday, April 27 from Radio City Music Hall. While the Raiders don’t have a lot of picks this year, they do have five including their three compensatory picks that they were awarded in late March

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New Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie (CBS) OAKLAND (CBS/AP) – For nearly a half-century, Al Davis ran the Oakland Raiders’ draft room in his own unique way. He coveted speed and size, seemingly ahead of almost all other attributes. His picks often baffled so-called experts and other teams, with some turning into surprising successes and others into notable flops.

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