Raiders are trying to trade up with the Chicago Bears to get the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and select…..
According to rumors, the Raiders were trying to trade up with the Chicago Bears to get the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and select Stroud out of Ohio State, via Dov Kleiman. Instead, the Carolina Panthers traded up with the Bears and picked Bryce Young out of Alabama. The Houston Texans picked second and took Stroud.
If the Raiders had successfully traded up and taken Stroud, things could look so much different. If the Raiders got Stroud, would the Texans have taken Young or Anthony Richardson? Would the Panthers still have traded up? Would Stroud be starting for the Raiders or would Jimmy Garoppolo still be the No. 1 guy?
The Raiders look like they truly missed out on Stroud. Though Las Vegas has Garoppolo, Jimmy G has already missed a game and has yet to show he’s more than a bridge QB for the Raiders. Meanwhile, Stroud has looked like the most promising rookie quarterback through five games. The Texans may only have two wins, but Stroud has impressed leading the team. He is third in the NFL with 1,461 passing yards and has yet to throw an interception.
Aside from the stats, Stroud has proven he’s a smart decision maker and a playmaker through the air. He additionally showed his poise and composure when he led the Texans on a late fourth-quarter touchdown drive which allowed Houston to take a 19-18 lead. The Falcons would end up getting a game-winning field goal, but Stroud did his part to put the Texans in position to win.
Las Vegas Raiders sign former Montana Grizzlies WR/KR Malik Flowers to practice squad
Former Montana Grizzlies All-American Malik Flowers has signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a member of their practice squad, the NFL team announced Wednesday.
Flowers had signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League in September. Before that, he had been on the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks for their final preseason game in August but was then cut before the season. Coming out of college, he had originally signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints in May but was cut in June after minicamp.
Flowers was most known at UM for his kick return prowess. He tied the NCAA Division I record with seven career kickoff return scores. He was a three-time FCS All-America second-team honoree as a kick returner.
As a receiver, Flowers tallied 51 catches for 716 yards and four touchdowns in 52 games. The native of Fontana, California, ran the ball 16 times for 251 yards and one score.
Flowers’ signing gives the Griz seven former players currently on professional teams and four in the NFL.
On NFL 53-man rosters are offensive lineman Dylan Cook (Pittsburgh Steelers) and wide receiver Samori Toure (Green Bay Packers). Toure is in Year 2 in the NFL while Cook was on an NFL practice squad as a rookie last year. Patrick O’Connell is on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad as a rookie.
In the USFL are wide receiver Samuel Akem (Philadelphia Stars) and cornerback Justin Ford (Houston Gamblers). Akem has played one year and Ford signed as a free agent last month.
Quarterback Dalton Sneed recently completed his second season in the Indoor Football League. He led the Bay Area Panthers to the championship this summer and was named the title game MVP.
