Raiders Announce Rare Good News Before Cowboys Game
This has been a season from hell for the Las Vegas Raiders. Injuries, inconsistent play and poor coaching have contributed. Good news has been few and far between for this team in 2025.
One major injury that has contributed to the rough season is left tackle Kolton Miller. After four games, he suffered a serious ankle injury that led to him being sent to Injured Reserve. At first, it looked like he could be out for the year, but head coach Pete Carroll had an exciting update.
“Yeah, I do,” Carroll said when asked if he thinks Miller can return this season. “He’s getting around okay, and everything’s pointing towards that.”
Stone Forsythe has been OK as a replacement for Miller, but the longtime Raiders starter is one of the better left tackles in the
Jackson Powers-Johnson is likely out for the season now, so the Raiders are down two starters. Getting Miller back would be helpful, but it remains to be seen what the timeline for his possible return could be. If the Raiders continue to lose, they might just hold Miller out for the rest of the season and let him get back to full strength for next year.
Raiders Hoping to Improve on Little Things
The Raiders are hoping to break a three-game losing streak against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday. Luckily, they’ve had a mini bye week between playing on Thursday in Week 10 and not having to play until Monday in Week 11.
The Raiders haven’t done much of anything right this season, and now they’re focusing on the details.
“The details are everything,” running back Ashton Jeanty said. “And you may not think it’s the play where you messed up, but more times than not, it is that play that can change the game in a bad way for you and your team. So every single detail, every single play matters.”
Quarterback Geno Smith echoed a similar sentiment to Jeanty.
“I really think that the lesson is that you’ve got to make the play when the play needs to be made,” Smith said. “And that goes for all of us, and myself more importantly. I’ve just got to make the plays and allow the guys to be themselves.”
Raiders Want Brock Bowers More Involved
The Raiders didn’t have Brock Bowers for much of the season due to an injury, but he’s easily their best offensive weapon. Despite that, they were inconsistent with how they used him in Week 10 against the
Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is hoping to get the ball to Bowers more often the rest of the way.
“We have to get him involved,” Kelly said on Friday
Yankees predicted to be pushed into trading for $330 million two-time MVP, eight-time All-Star if Blue Jays land Kyle Tucker
The New York Yankees' loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS was already devastating enough, but another blow may be coming. With the Jays being arguably the favorite for the top free agent on the market in Kyle Tucker, the Yankees will have to make an equally large move.
For Fansided’s Jake Elman, that move would be trading for the Philadelphia Phillies' two-time MVP Bryce Harper.
“If Tucker signs with the Blue Jays, the next domino to fall should be the Yankees aggressively fighting fire with fire and trading for Harper. That's especially true as the perennial All-Star's relationship with Philadelphia appears to be souring to some degree…The Yankees are unlikely to bring veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt back for 2026…Frazier suggested in October that the Yankees make Rice the centerpiece of a potential Harper trade,” Elman wrote.
This past season, Harper finished slashing .261/.357/.487/.844 with 32 doubles, 27 home runs, and 75 RBI in 132 games played. Those numbers should be pumped up, though, if he were to join New York, as he could take advantage of the Short Porch as a lefty.
While Harper does have a no-trade clause in his contract, combining the facts that his relationship with Philly is fading, he’d be going to a team that made the World Series in 2024, and it’s the Yankees, he might be willing to waive that clause.
Getting Ben Rice as a centerpiece in the deal also works in Philly’s favor. They get a man who can replace Harper at first, or be JT Realmuto’s successor at catcher. Hopefully, the two teams get to talking, especially if Toronto does land their white whale in Tucker.
