Jeff Spiegel

Jeff Spiegel was raised in California but currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he worked in sports before entering journalism full time — first as a Sports Reporter and then as the Associate Editor of a small newspaper. Online, he has been writing about both the Raiders and Dodgers since 2012 — having written for DodgersNation.com and SBNation.com prior to joining both DodgerBlue.com and RaidersNewswire.com. He left full-time journalism in 2012 to become a pastor. Jeff can be found on Twitter at @JeffSpiegel. Favorite Raider This one is an easy one for me: Charles Woodson. When the Raiders drafted him, there was nothing to dislike about the guy — he was exciting and he was freaking good. Unfortunately, of course, he left after eight seasons — but when he returned in 2013 it was one of the better Raider moments of my lifetime. At that point, I didn't care how washed he was (and he wasn't!) — I just liked having him back in the silver and black. Obviously Tim Brown is another guy that was easy to love, but Woodson is the all-timer for me. As far as current, I'm still a believer in Derek Carr and think he's going to figure this all out. Favorite Raider Moment I think I'll go with the two weeks leading up to the 2001 Super Bowl. As a kid, I remember getting the newspaper every morning to read what they were talking about, clipping out the articles to keep for later. It was obviously far more exciting than the Super Bowl itself, but I'll never forget those moments of hope leading up to the Super Bowl. I referenced it above, but second to that was probably the return of Charles Woodson in 2013 — I just loved the guy, and never dreamed he'd actually come back.
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2020 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: With 3 More Picks On Day 2, Raiders Have More Room For Improvement

With Day 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft in the books and two massive questions answered (at least in theory), the Las Vegas Raiders...

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Rapid Reaction: Raiders First Round Goes Off Script, But Solves For Needs

The dream scenario for any team when it comes to the NFL Draft is for some unbelievable player to drop and drop...

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Raiders 2020 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Mock Draft — Dream Scenario And Predictions

It's here. It's finally here. The 2020 NFL Draft is upon us, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the future...

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2020 NFL Draft: Seven-Round Mock Nets Raiders Two Receivers — But None In The First

Can you even imagine what it must feel like to be a coach or general manager on draft day? You have spent months and months away from friends and family, studying tape and talking to prospects — all so that…

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Raiders 2020 NFL Draft: Pac-12 Network’s Yogi Roth Offers Insight Into Some Of Conference’s Best

While we know of Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock's love of Clemson and Alabama, the Las Vegas Raiders have also found some success...

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2020 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Setting the Raiders’ Draft Board 1-30

With the 2020 NFL Draft just around the corner, it's time to come down the home stretch with my first...

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2020 NFL Draft: The Athletic’s Newest Raiders Beat Writer Tashan Reed Weighs In

Tashan Reed has only been on the Las Vegas Raiders beat for a few weeks, but with the 2020 Draft being such a seminal moment...

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Raiders 2020 NFL Draft: Chris Trapasso Of CBS Offers A Different Take On Top Cornerbacks

With the 2020 NFL Draft officially days and not weeks away, we keep pushing forward with yet another draft expert...

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Raiders 2020 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Trading Up And Trading Back

With NFL Draft week upon us, it's time for the final three pieces in our annual Pick or Pass series...

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Raiders 2020 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Alabama Wide Receiver Jerry Jeudy

If you were going to build a wide receiver from scratch, what's the very first ingredient you would want to include...

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