JOSH DUBOW
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Offseason QB moves played big role in NFL schedule

By Josh Dubow May. 13, 2022 08:47 PM EDT
When the NFL schedule makers started to dig in after the Super Bowl on putting

FILE - SMU wide receiver Danny Gray runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Gray found the ideal workout partner before the draft to prepare him to play with the 49ers' strong-armed quarterback Trey Lance. It just happened to be a former 49ers quarterback known for his his ability to throw with velocity. “I worked out with Colin Kaepernick and he has kind of like a bazooka, too," Gray said Thursday, May 12. "That workout was pretty great. So I think I’m. I think I’m up for the task.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
49ers WR hopes Kaepernick workout prepares him for Lance

By Josh Dubow May. 12, 2022 08:10 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco rookie receiver Danny Gray found the ideal

FILE - Dan Ventrelle, of the Oakland Raiders, speaks to the media, on June 5, 2019, at a press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ventrelle, the team president, has left the organization less than a year after taking over the job, owner Las Vegas Raiders Mark Davis announced in a statement Friday, May 6, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Dan Ventrelle out as Raiders team president

By Josh Dubow May. 06, 2022 03:55 PM EDT
Las Vegas Raiders team President Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a

FILE - San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 28, 2021. The 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
49ers address needs at offensive line, cornerback in draft

By Josh Dubow Apr. 30, 2022 08:43 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers went into the NFL draft with only

FILE - Southern California linebacker Drake Jackson (99) tries to pass-rush around the block from Arizona offensive lineman Jordan Morgan during the second half of an NCAA college football game Oct. 30, 2021, in Los Angeles. Jackson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers during the second round of the NFL draft Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
USC pass rusher Drake Jackson goes to 49ers in 2nd round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2022 09:27 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have had a distinct team-building

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders safety Johnathan Abram (24) plays against the Cleveland Browns during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. The Las Vegas Raiders are declining the fifth-year options on all three of their 2019 first-round picks as the new regime doesn't want to commit to players inherited on the roster. General manager Dave Ziegler announced Friday, April 29, 2022, that the team will let defensive end Clelin Ferrell, running back Josh Jacobs and safety Johnathan Abram play out the final year of their rookie contracts instead of extending them through 2023. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Raiders decline options on three 2019 1st-round picks

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2022 04:22 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders are declining the fifth-year options on all three of their 2019

FILE - Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson II plays in the team's NCAA football game against Notre Dame on Sept. 5, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Johnson was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, April 28. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Trading post: 9 draft-day trades shake up 1st round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 28, 2022 11:46 PM EDT
Two more prominent wide receivers switched teams with Tennessee's A.J. Brown and

FILE - Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson runs during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. Hutchinson is expected to be taken in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Top of NFL draft could lack skill position players

By Josh Dubow Apr. 27, 2022 12:46 PM EDT
This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a

FILE - San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 28, 2021. The 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
49ers GM Lynch 'can't ever imagine' trading Deebo Samuel

By Josh Dubow Apr. 25, 2022 05:46 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch says he

FILE - Dave Ziegler, of the Denver Broncos NFL football team, poses Aug. 4, 2011, in Englewood, Colo. As a first-time general manager, Ziegler knows his tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders will be judged heavily on how well he handles the draft. (AP Photo/File)
Raiders GM embraces draft pressure despite no high pick

By Josh Dubow Apr. 22, 2022 06:27 PM EDT
As a first-time general manager, Dave Ziegler knows his tenure with the Las Vegas

FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) warms up before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN that he has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers as the two sides have been unable to negotiate a long-term deal for one of the league's top playmakers. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
49ers must exhibit patience with no 1st round pick

By Josh Dubow Apr. 22, 2022 05:13 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have helped dictate the first

FILE - Former NFL football player Daryle Lamonica speaks at a news conference as part of Oakland Raiders alumni weekend after a Raiders NFL football practice in Napa, Calif., Saturday, July 28, 2018. Lamonica, the deep-throwing quarterback who won an AFL Player of the Year award and led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl appearance, has died. He was 80. The Fresno County Sherriff's said Lamonica passed away at his Fresno home on Thursday morning, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica dies at age 80

By Josh Dubow Apr. 21, 2022 03:22 PM EDT
Daryle Lamonica, the deep-throwing quarterback who won an AFL Player of the Year

FILE - Denver Broncos new starting quarterback Russell Wilson, center, is flanked by coach Nathaniel Hackett, right, and general manager George Paton after a news conference March 16, 2022, in Englewood, Colo. Hackett said there's never “too high of a price on anybody that’s great" — especially when it comes to quarterbacks. Denver had been dealing with a revolving door of mediocrity at the most important position ever since Peyton Manning retired seven years ago but now has Wilson in place. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Record 8 teams head into NFL draft without 1st-round pick

By Josh Dubow Apr. 21, 2022 12:20 PM EDT
The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams should have plenty of company sitting out

FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) warms up before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN that he has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers as the two sides have been unable to negotiate a long-term deal for one of the league's top playmakers. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Report: 49ers All-Pro WR Deebo Samuel requests trade

By Josh Dubow Apr. 20, 2022 03:30 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN on Wednesday that

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins (90) is shown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Raiders signed quarterback Nick Mullens to be the backup to Derek Carr on Monday, April 4, 2022, and brought back defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins for a fifth season with the team. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Raiders sign QB Nick Mullens, DT Johnathan Hankins

By Josh Dubow Apr. 04, 2022 03:31 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders signed quarterback Nick Mullens to be the backup to Derek Carr

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels speaks to journalists at a coaches media availability during the NFL owners meeting March 28, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. McDaniels said the Raiders are trying to build around quarterback Derek Carr and are looking for the “sweet spot” in finding an acceptable contract extension that won't hampering the franchise in the future. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
McDaniels: Raiders looking for 'sweet spot' in Carr deal

By Josh Dubow Mar. 28, 2022 05:22 PM EDT
Coach Josh McDaniels said the Las Vegas Raiders are trying to build around

Raiders sign free agent LBs Kyler Fackrell, Micah Kiser

By Josh Dubow Mar. 21, 2022 04:35 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent linebackers Kyler Fackrell and Micah Kiser on

FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams runs during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Jan. 9, 2022, in Detroit. The Las Vegas Raiders have traded two draft picks to Green Bay for All-Pro receiver Adams. A person familiar with the move said Thursday, March 17, the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in April's draft and another draft pick to the Packers to reunited Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been announced. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Raiders finalize trade for All-Pro WR Davante Adams

By Josh Dubow Mar. 18, 2022 05:41 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders have finalized their trade for All-Pro receiver Davante Adams,

AP source: 49ers sign safety George Odum

By Josh Dubow Mar. 18, 2022 04:15 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a three-year deal

FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams runs during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Jan. 9, 2022, in Detroit. The Las Vegas Raiders have traded two draft picks to Green Bay for All-Pro receiver Adams. A person familiar with the move said Thursday, March 17, the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in April's draft and another draft pick to the Packers to reunited Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been announced. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
AP source: Raiders acquiring Davante Adams from Packers

By Josh Dubow Mar. 17, 2022 08:09 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders are making a blockbuster move to keep up in the AFC West,