Caught In A Draft
The Raiders have the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. This year's draft will be held April 25-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Raiders currently have seven selections in the 2013 draft.
The Raiders have had three top 5 picks this decade — offensive lineman Robert Gallery (No. 2 overall in 2004), quarterback JaMarcus Russell (No. 1 overall in 2007) and running back Darren McFadden (No. 4 overall in 2008). Gallery and Russell are out of the NFL.
2013 Exhibition Opponents
The Raiders’ 2013 exhibition schedule includes home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears and road contests against the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, the NFL announced April 4.
The Raiders host the Cowboys in Week 1 on Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. before playing the host Saints on Friday, Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. Oakland faces visiting Chicago on Friday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. before playing the host Seahawks on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.
AFL Lives On
The Raiders are among eight NFL franchises that began play in 1960 as original members of the American Football League.
Along with the Raiders, the other seven AFL originals are:
Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Boston Patriots (now New England Patriots), Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans), Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs) Chiefs, New York Titans (now New York Jets) and Los Angeles Chargers (now San Diego Chargers).
To read about the history of the AFL, please click here
Canton Hopefuls
Check out Crazy Canton Cuts, a blog promoting former AFL and NFL players who have merits to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
