Ezekiel Elliott undeterred by 92 rushing yards in two games

Despite what some have suggested, inside linebackers are not being phased out of the NFL any more than running backs. Expect that fact to be proven in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday night. As former linebackers, themselves, Oakland Raiders’ head coach Jack Del Rio and Kansas City Chiefs’ general manager John Dorsey recognize the value of the position better than most. The AFC West competitors may see SEC standouts Jarrad Davis (Florida) and Zach Cunningham (Vanderbilt) as more likely to provide an immediate impact that rookies at other positions — a significant factor given that both clubs fancy themselves as potential Super Bowl candidates. With one final update coming, here

Monday’s “true Raider fan”comment has left Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in one of the most unsavory positions in all of sports: having to answer (and listen) to ESPN sensationalist Stephen A. Smith’s baseless rhetoric on the topic. For those that may not have seen or heard Carr’s comments, here was his reaction to a question during the season’s first media availability session regarding his recent interaction with Bay Area fans: “We’re not going to split up like you’ve seen other cities do. We’re not going to do things like that. For the ones that do, I don’t really believe that they’re true Raider fans. Smith originally took to his normal platform for spewing his nauseating opinions