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This National Football (NFL) Team was founded in 1960. It has branded their stadium McAfee Coliseum. Their logo consists of a helmeted pirate with two crossed sword behind him (pirate).

In 1960 the Raiders were the eighth charter members of the American Football League (AFL); here they won one championship and also three division titles. The Raiders actually joined the NFL in 1970 due to the merger between AFL and NFL. After the merger the team has managed to win 12 division titles and 3 super bowls having featured in 5 super bowls.

Currently the Oakland Raiders are playing in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the NFL. Their division rivals include the Kansas Chiefs, San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos.

Lately the Raiders have had their key player injured. Ricky Brown who is a student at the Boston College has a groin injury. The linebacker of the Raiders picked up the injury and is out for the rest of the season. Another player that has picked up a similar injury is Stanford Routt, the Houston college student plays the cornerback position, and he is credited with having played a key role in the Raiders wins, however his condition is questionable as the team doctors are yet to confirm if he will play again.

Another doubtful player is the cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, the California College student picked up a neck injury and the team doctors are yet to confirm if he will play. With the similar injury is Raiders running back Justin Fargas; he is a student at the USC College.

Another running back with injury woes is Arkansas College student Darren McFadden; he picked up an ankle injury. Also injured is wide receiver Ronald Curry; he is a student at the North Carolina College.

Kalimba Edwards who plays at the defensive end, picked up an ankle injury, he is a student at South Carolina.

Though the injury scare is much, the team has decided to extend the contract of Chris Johnson by four years, with this extension Johnson will have played in the NFL for seven seasons. Johnson’s start has been solid and has been credited with intercepting 3 passes and 12 pass defense. Not only has Johnson’s contract been extended, the Raiders have acquired Bruce Gradkowski. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Raiders opted for Andrew Walter and Marques Tuliasosopo instead of their new signing last season.

Gradkowski is a professional with three years experience having formerly played for the Browns and the Rams.

To their preparations for the 2009 season, the Oakland raiders have hired former coach Jim Michalczik to be the offensive line coach. This is only five days after appointing a full time coach. Tom cable has finally been appointed the official full coach, before his signing cable was just an interim coach and had joined the club as the offensive coach.

Cable had a tough time before despite leading the Raiders to victories at the end of their losing season which had run consecutively.

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