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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2019 NFL Draft: Complete Raiders Seven-Round Mock Draft

I'll be honest: when I see the phrase "seven-round mock" I cringe a little bit. To think that I'm writing one now is borderline painful — and yet, I think in some cases there is value, and here's why: thanks…

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Big Board

The NFL Draft is finally almost here and as we wrap up our series breaking down a number of the prospects in play with one of the Oakland Raiders' first-round picks, the bow on the entire set is going to be…

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Ranking Nick Bosa, Josh Allen and Quinnen Williams

I'll be the first to admit that it's kind of sad how much I love NFL Draft Season — but when you're an Oakland Raiders fan in the 21st Century...

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Tier-Two Pass-Rushers

What are the odds that the Oakland Raiders use all four of their top-35 draft picks without any trades...

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Linebackers

As the NFL Draft looms less than two weeks away, we near the stretch run of our "Pick or Pass" series...

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Quarterbacks

Our sixth edition of this series, it's time to get to the most controversial piece of the entire series: what should the Oakland Raiders...

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Josh Jacobs

With the NFL draft inching closer by the day, we continue our series of evaluating prospects who may be available for the Oakland Raiders...

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Raiders Free Agency Wraps Up Successful Phase Two

The best teams are never built through free agency — it's an NFL adage that has long been proven true...

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Jeffery Simmons

Of all the prospects you'll read about this draft season, I'm beginning to doubt you'll see a more polarizing name than Mississippi State's Jeffery Simmons. In most polarizing cases, the player falls into one of two categories: a guy with…

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Raiders 2019 NFL Draft Pick Or Pass: Noah Fant

It's amazing how quickly things can change. A week ago, I wrote the first two installments of our "Pick or Pass" series — a seven week series that will take us up to the week of the draft — and…

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