CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns aren’t keeping four quarterbacks afterall. They planned to, unless someone made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. When the Raiders offered them a fifth-round pick in 2026 for No. 2 quarterback Kenny Pickett on Monday evening, they jumped at the chance, league source said. The Browns announced the trade themselves around 8:45 p.m. It leaves …
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The Las Vegas Raiders encountered a need for a veteran backup over the weekend and found one in a former first-round pick. The Cleveland Browns are trading quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Raiders in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported Monday evening. Taken 20th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers …
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HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders made two decisions in the interest of solidifying their receiver room Monday. First, a team source confirmed to The Athletic that the team had denied a trade request by receiver Jakobi Meyers. A short time later, news broke that they were signing free-agent wideout Amari Cooper on a one-year deal. A league source …
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Veteran wide receiver Amari Cooper is heading to Las Vegas. Cooper is signing a one-year contract with the Raiders, according to multiple reports. The 31-year-old Cooper started his NFL career with the Raiders, as the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft. He spent three and a half years playing for the Raiders in Oakland before he was traded …
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Aug 25, 2025, 05:50 PM ET Free agent wide receiver Amari Cooper is returning to the Raiders organization on a one-year contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cooper, 30, entered free agency after three high profile trades marked his last team changes. The Oakland Raiders traded him to the Dallas Cowboys during the 2018 season, the Cowboys traded him …
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A couple of well-known veterans were among the Raiders’ cuts today. Longtime wide receiver Phillip Dorsett, a 2015 first-round pick of the Colts, was released in Las Vegas today. And so was linebacker Jaylon Smith, a former Cowboy who was a Pro Bowler in 2019. Two other veteran receivers were cut in Marquez Callaway and Collin Johnson. Players placed on …
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Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is currently set to open the season with the Raiders, but he’d reportedly prefer to be elsewhere. NFL Media reports that Meyers recently requested a trade. Per the report, he two sides had been trying to negotiate a new contract and the trade request came when they were unable to agree to terms. Meyers has a …
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Chaisson, a former first-round pick looking to solidify his role in New England, has quietly built momentum throughout camp despite a setback that cost him a few days of practice following the in-stadium session earlier this month. He’s been a consistent presence off the edge and his role has steadily grown since the spring. His connection with head coach Mike …
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The Raiders are looking for a new quarterback. Not a starter — but not a prospect, either. Pete Carroll weighed in Sunday on the Raiders’ quarterback challenges following Aidan O’Connell’s wrist fracture in the team’s final preseason game, calling the injury “a big blow” to the team. Carroll acknowledged that O’Connell’s recovery will take time and that the team will …
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Fair enough. But that doesn’t make the Raiders unique. What NFL team wouldn’t want an experienced, plug-and-play backup QB? Yes, the Raiders used a sixth-round draft pick on FCS stud Cam Miller this spring. And, sure, Miller got more run than expected in the preseason, especially in Arizona on Saturday night. But more experience is needed. Asked what he’d like …
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