The Raiders appear set to add help from outside their building after quarterback Aidan O’Connell suffered a thumb injury Sunday.
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The Raiders will be down one of their two quarterbacks for the foreseeable future, so the team is set to sign a player off the Cardinals’ practice squad.
The Chiefs beat the 49ers 28-18 after closing as 2½-point underdogs. Bettors backed San Francisco at the SuperBook, which, in a rarity, won on Kansas City.
The Raiders, after losing to the Rams on Sunday to drop to 2-5 this season, can turn their attention to the future. Losses are now wins.
Professional handicapper Dionne D’Amico (Sportsmemo.com) analyzes every NFL Week 7 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Fans had several questions after a busy week for the Raiders, including who the team could look to trade next after moving Davante Adams to the Jets.
Davante Adams has departed from the Raiders, and Cooper Kupp is on the cusp of returning to the Rams. Those are two reasons the Rams have shot up to 7-point favorites.
It’s unknown how the Raiders will react on the field now that Davante Adams is gone for good. But off the field, it erases an unneeded distraction.
Raiders rookie offensive tackle DJ Glaze has learned a lot so far by going up against edge rusher Maxx Crosby every day in practice.
The Raiders could be down two of their offensive starters, including their top receiver, when they travel to take on the Rams in Week 7 of the NFL season Sunday.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with NFL betting notes and trends.
Raiders offensive lineman Jordan Meredith doesn’t see much action, but he thrived against the Pittsburgh Steelers when he replaced injured starter Dylan Parham.
Davante Adams was not making the kind of impact with the Raiders that he believes he’s capable of. He thinks that can change with the Jets.
Tom Brady, despite becoming a Raiders minority partner Tuesday, will still be allowed to broadcast the team’s games for Fox, the NFL said Thursday.
