HENDERSON, Nev. — A year ago, Las Vegas Raiders coaches and teammates were raving about the improvements linebacker Robert Spillane made in pass coverage. “It means 1-1, it means we’ve got some momentum going into Week 3, we’re excited to get back to Vegas, get healthy and get ready for the Panthers.” GO DEEPER Raiders and Gardner Minshew learn good …
HENDERSON, Nev. — Maxx Crosby and Robert Spillane are the first players to hit the practice field every day. “We’re blue-collar dudes that have a winning mentality and are willing to be good teammates and do whatever we have to do to win,” Spillane said. We were rivals and now we’re brothers.” Robert Spillane became the first player in Raiders …
The Raiders’ defense is in rough shape. They could still theoretically re-sign cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, who started nine games during an injury-plagued season last year and is available on the open market, but that feels unlikely given the additions of Facyson, Duke Shelley and David Long Jr. It’s not exactly an exciting group of additions, and it’s fair to say …
