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Free agency opens March 11. CBS Sports has their top 50 ranking. No Raiders on the list. I am surprised at a couple rated high - Aaron Rodgers and Daniel Jones. Lots of wide receivers

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/earl ... ng-top-50/
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KillerRaider30 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:30 am Colts right tackle Braden Smith took a significant leave of absence at the end of the 2024 season due to a severe mental health crisis.

Diagnosis: In 2024, Smith was diagnosed with a form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) called religious scrupulosity.

This condition caused him to experience debilitating, intrusive thoughts and compulsions related to his faith and moral standing.

Leave of Absence: On the day before Thanksgiving in 2024, the struggle became overwhelming, leading him to step away from the team.

He was placed on the Non-Football Illness (NFI) list and missed the final five games of the 2024 season.

Treatment: Smith sought intensive help, which included:
Inpatient Facility: He spent 48 days in a specialized mental health facility in Colorado.

Alternative Therapy: He traveled to Mexico for treatment with ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, substances he credited with "resetting" his brain and allowing him to find peace.

Return to Play: After his recovery, Smith returned for the 2025 season under a restructured contract.

He started 13 games in 2025 before suffering a concussion and neck injury in Week 14 that ended his season on Injured Reserve.

Out because my nephew plays next to him at RG and told me he did have mental struggles.
God, I had a Barret Robins flashback...
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Sold My Soul wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:55 pm On another note....was hoping Mrs Kelce would just retire and fade off my TV so I wouldn't have to watch her or her husband in the queefs box every 60 second cutaways. :smirk:
Mr Swift is getting old, past his prime. Maybe we'll get to watch him play like crap. Here's hoping.
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DanKD wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:59 pm Definitely some revealing info about some aspects of what Spytek and Kubiak think of the roster. They clearly thought our LB were a big weakness. The lack of a guard tells me they may like JPJ and Rogers as starters.
Probably watched a lot of film and concluded we do have some talent on the line. Still need a RT though, and I wouldn't mind a developmental left tackle to replace Miller someday (which may be sooner rather than later)
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raider_kin wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:34 am Mr Swift is getting old, past his prime. Maybe we'll get to watch him play like crap. Here's hoping.
took a pay cut to play but has lost a few steps and dropping passes he normally makes in 2025 he is only slightly above avg at te now
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Xramfan wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:08 pm “Nothing is ever as good as it seems and nothing is ever as bad as it seems”

Happy with the staff and FAs we signed. Koolaid is flowing.

Asked Google “Which NFL team had the best FA day today”

“As of March 9, 2026, the Las Vegas Raiders are widely considered to have had the best start to free agency, utilizing over $120 million in cap space to sign top talent like center Tyler Linderbaum ($27M/year), LB Quay Walker, and DE Kwity Paye.”


I’m still guarded though. Been way too many years of suffering to fall for this just yet :)
Too many years of Stockholm Syndrome.
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LayneStaley wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:15 pm

Seems like good news for our future pick.
Next years pick just put on the jet pack :wind:
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mstrbass2000 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:37 am took a pay cut to play but has lost a few steps and dropping passes he normally makes in 2025 he is only slightly above avg at te now
He’s marrying a billionaire. He’s playing football for fun at this point.
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https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... nate-hobbs

Packers to release CB Nate Hobbs - is a return to LV possible?
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PrestonRaider wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:06 am https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... nate-hobbs

Packers to release CB Nate Hobbs - is a return to LV possible?
no
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PrestonRaider wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:06 am https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootba ... nate-hobbs

Packers to release CB Nate Hobbs - is a return to LV possible?
No thanks. Just like signing the invisible man
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What’s the word with Chaisson?
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Vikings showing interest in Wilkins.
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haji81872 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:54 am Vikings showing interest in Wilkins.
Sir Touchalot?
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Fairbairn now the highest paid kicker in the league

Honestly I do not want to be the team with the highest paid kicker
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Panthers release DT Robinson, I don't watch enough of them, is he worth anything?
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