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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5 Things To Watch For In 2018 Raiders Week 4 Preseason Game Vs. Seahawks

With a season-opening, Monday night matchup against the Los Angeles Rams looming, the Oakland Raiders wrap up their preseason with a game against Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks. Given how little the starters played last week, you can assume that…

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2018 Raiders 53-Man Roster Predictions: Defense And Special Teams

With the preseason nearly over and the regular season just around the corner, we turn our attention to the Oakland Raiders defense and special teams in Part 2 of our predictions regarding the 53-man roster. Defensive Line: Tank Carradine, Mario…

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2018 Raiders 53-Man Roster Predictions: Offense

On Sept. 1, approximately 1,184 players from around the NFL will immediately become free agents as part of 'cut-down day.' Throughout the preseason, teams have been able to carry 90 players on their roster, but on this one day, each…

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5 Things To Watch For In 2018 Raiders Week 2 Preseason Game Vs. Rams

It's the battle of Los Angeles! Oh...wait... There was a point when this matchup would have represented the battle for Southern California, but now that we're 23 years removed from both teams' departures, it's back to being a strange inter-conference matchup…

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5 Things To Watch For In 2018 Raiders Preseason Opener Vs. Lions

It's crazy to think that it's already here: the 2018 NFL season officially starts on Friday. Of course, the NFL season has already started for a couple teams, but for the Raiders, the start of the season comes Friday night when…

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Raiders Draft Class Has Chance To Be Special Heading Into 2018 NFL Season

When the Oakland Raiders took offensive tackle Kolton Miller with the No. 15 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the consensus among fans was simple: meh. After months of being tantalized with predictions and mock drafts that had the Raiders landing…

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