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August 31, 2023 - 6:35 amThe valuation of the Raiders continues to rise in Las Vegas, with the Silver and Black now worth $6.2 billion, making them the sixth-most valuable team in the NFL.The team’s value increased 22 percent over last year, when they were ninth, jumping $1.1 billion since 2022, according to Forbes annual ranking of NFL team values.The Raiders have come a long way from 2015, when they ...

4-5 minutes 8/31/2023August 31, 2023 - 3:40 PMThe inclusion of veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer on the Raiders’ roster along with starter Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie Aidan O’Connell would seem to indicate a logical depth chart at the position.But it might not be as simple as Hoyer serving as the backup with O’Connell in the emergency role created by the NFL’s new rule governing third quarterbacks.“I’ve ...

4-5 minutes 8/31/2023Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) hoists the Lombardi Trophy after leading the Chiefs to a Super Bowl LVII victory, 38-35, over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Chiefs Chairman & CEO Clark Hunt and Head Coach Andy Reid look on.When Patrick Mahomes became the Chiefs’ starting quarterback in 2018, the ...

Indianapolis StarINDIANAPOLIS — From the moment Anthony Richardson’s name was called on draft day, the rookie quarterback has been like a double shot of espresso for everybody around the Colts.For the fans, the mere selection of Richardson was a shot of life, the chance at developing a true franchise quarterback they’ve coveted since Andrew Luck’s retirement. For the front office, Richardson was a ...

Updated 19 hours agoCINCINNATI — If not for the horde of reporters documenting Joe Burrow’s every move in his return to practice Wednesday, it might have seemed just like any other day for the team’s fourth-year quarterback.Burrow has been out since suffering a right calf strain July 27 on the second day of training camp, but he’s returning just in time for the Bengals, who are a week-and-a-half out ...

Cincinnati EnquirerKeyshawn JohnsonKeyshawn Johnson rushed to Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins' defense on FS1's "Undisputed" when Skip Bayless said Higgins is not great, but just very good.Then Johnson, a co-host of the weekday morning debate show along with Bayless, Richard Sherman and Michael Irvin, aroused the ire of many Bengals fans by saying starting quarterback Joe Burrow, who has led ...

To borrow a famous quote from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” “attention must be paid” to Buffalo Bills players Stefon Diggs and Damar Hamlin entering the regular season for very different reasons.Diggs is supposedly unhappy while Hamlin is happy to be alive.This column gives both attention, starting with Diggs.Stephen A. Smith just knows Diggs is unhappy. Bills basher Nick Wright, Chris Broussard ...

7-9 minutes 8/31/2023Ozzie Newsome is always on the lookout.In his 27 years with the Ravens, Newsome has missed only a few practices and even fewer games, always observing either from a press box, suite or his usual perch on the patio at the team’s practice facility in Owings Mills.No one within the Ravens organization knows coach John Harbaugh better. Through Newsome’s eyes, first as a general manager ...

7-8 minutes 8/31/2023The sale of the Washington Commanders turned out to be quite a boost for the rest of the NFL.The average NFL value went up 14% last year in large part as a result of the Commanders selling for a record $6.05 billion, according to Forbes. The business publication released its annual list of NFL valuations on Thursday, with the average NFL team now worth $5.1 billion.In addition ...

10-12 minutes 8/31/2023During the NFL’s league meetings in March, Ron Rivera claimed that, in his fourth offseason as head coach of the Commanders, the team was “roster building for the first time” because it had a quarterback it felt confident could develop into a centerpiece.The Commanders have pinned their future (for now) on Sam Howell, a 22-year-old fifth-round pick in last year’s draft who started ...