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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2023 Raiders NFL Draft: CJ Stroud – Pick Or Pass?

Another year, another Ryan Day / Ohio State quarterback in the first-round conversation...

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2023 Raiders NFL Draft: Pick or Pass – Bryce Young

The No. 1 player on most people's big boards, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is one of the most fascinating...

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2023 Raiders NFL Draft: Pick or Pass – Mock Draft 1.0

It's only in NFL Draft season that you wish your team had lost more games, but here we are as Las Vegas Raiders fans...

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2023 Raiders NFL Draft: Pick-Or-Pass Primer

With the combine and the Senior Bowl in our rearview, it's time for one of my favorite periods of the year...

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Pros And Cons Of The Raiders Signing Veteran QB Jimmy Garoppolo

We knew it was possible — some might even say likely — but on Monday, it became (mostly) official...

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10 Most Important Raiders Players of 2023: No. 1 Maxx Crosby

I mentioned in the last piece that it was a toss-up between Crosby and Davante Adams, but after the season...

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10 Most Important Raiders Players of 2023: No. 2 Davante Adams

It was a major toss-up between the top two guys on this list — Adams and Maxx Crosby — but at the end of the day...

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10 Most Important Raiders Players of 2023: No. 3 Darren Waller

After missing zero games across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Waller has now played in just 20 of the Raiders' 34 regular-season...

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10 Most Important Raiders Players of 2023: No. 4 Kolton Miller

We all know the jokes about the Raiders and the draft, okay — and specifically the ones about first-round picks...

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10 Most Important Raiders Players of 2023: No. 5 Hunter Renfrow

When the Raiders signed Renfrow to a 2-year, $32 million extension prior to last season, they weren't expecting this...

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