Raiders news2019 NFL Draft rumors: Raiders reportedly planning to make a surprising pick at No. 4 | CBS SportsLast week Womens Derek Carr Jersey , the Raiders sent all of their scouts home in an attempt to protect their..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昐ilver Mining 4/23: Rumors at No. 4 begin swirling for Raiders New,31commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareSilver Mining 4/23: Rumors at No. 4 begin swirling for Raiders Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsRaiders news2019 NFL Draft rumors: Raiders reportedly planning to make a surprising pick at No. 4 | CBS SportsLast week, the Raiders sent all of their scouts home in an attempt to protect their draft plans from a leak. While the Raiders’ plans are still entirely unknown -- with three first-round picks, they really could go in a number of different directions -- it sounds like they’re planning something entirely unexpected for the 2019 NFL Draft.NFL draft rumors: Raiders likely to stay at No. 4 to select D-lineman | NBC SportsWhen it comes to the Raiders, another interesting tidbit has surfaced regarding the Raiders. A source told ESPN’s Todd McShay that he thinks the Raiders will stick with the No. 4 pick and “take an impact, defensive lineman.”NFL Draft 2019 scouting report: Quinnen Williams is the best player in this draft | Silver and Black PrideAlabama has a history of sending talented defensive lineman to the NFL, but Quinnen Williams is the best of them. He is an absolute game wrecker that checks all of the boxes on and off the field. Williams impacts both the passing and rushing game and should be a three-down player in the NFL with All-Pro potential. Overall, he is the best player in the 2019 NFL Draft and is the closest thing to a “can’t miss” prospect.Khalil Mack or 20 new players? Maybe Gruden knew something after all | ESPN.comCoach Jon Gruden has an inkling, even if, as he says, it pains him and Khalil Mack fans to say it. Yes, the trade of the All-Pro edge rusher on Sept. 1 in the middle of Mack’s holdout netted not only a gaggle of draft picks and salary-cap space, but also some intriguing hardware.LA Times annual live beat writer mock draft number one overall pick sends shock waves through first round | Silver and Black PrideIt’s draft week. And as is the tradition, that means the LA Times holds their beat writers mock draft in which writers for various publications across the country make the pick for the team they cover. And right away, there was a shocker at number one overall. It got kinda cray cray from there too.AFC WestReport: Chargers among front-runners to land Cardinals QB Josh Rosen | Chargers WireNothing is set in stone as the draft hasn’t even begun. But Los Angeles appears to be at the top of Rosen’s destination list, if this does occur within the next few days.Seahawks have reportedly discussed Frank Clark trade with several teams, including Chiefs, Colts, Jets | CBS SportsIt’s not difficult to understand why so many teams would at least reach out to the Seahawks about Clark, a 25-year-old defensive end who can both set the edge and attack the quarterback. He’s racked up 35 sacks in four seasons, including nearly 11 per season since his rookie year. He’s a very good player, even though teams could be scared off by his troubling history away from the field. Damien Williams can carry the load for the Chiefs in 2019 | Arrowhead PrideOn Friday, the football analytics site published an article about the top five running backs in the red zone during 2018. Williams was ranked fifth behind Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans, Jordan Howard of the Philadelphia Eagles, Nyheim Hines from the Indianapolis Colts and Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos.Rumor: Broncos are not interested in the first-round quarterbacks per ESPN’s Todd McShay | Mile High ReportMcShay notes that the Broncos want to “roll the dice” with quarterback Joe Flacco first before acquiring another “quarterback of the future”. Or in other words, they’re punting this big need down the road and revisiting it again in 2020 when Justin Herbert will be available.Broncos may use Von Miller more often in coverage this season | Broncos WireSome fans in Denver may not be too thrilled about the idea of Miller doing less of what he does best, but if it works, fans won’t be able to argue with the results.NFL newsDisney Makes Big Play to Stay in NFL’s TV-Football Game | Variety Roberts, best known for her regular appearances on “Good Morning America,” will serve this Thursday as an important presence on one night of ABC’s multi-evening coverage of the NFL Draft, an annual highlight for pigskin fans that will also be broadcast on ABC’s sister, ESPN. Both networks are part of the Walt Disney Company, which looks to be making its best play for NFL football as discussions about broadcast rights for the sport are nearing a new round.Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 NFL Draft’s Top Storylines | MMQBHere are the top-line storylines—the names, picks and decisions—that will shape the 2019 NFL draft, and ultimately the futures of many franchises.Dear NFL, please don’t overthink these college stars | ESPN.comConsider it our free scouting service to NFL general managers: Here are five “sleeper” players who despite the tape, production and numbers from their college careers will invariably be undervalued in the upcoming draft -- whether for size Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , shorter arms, slower 40 times or being a “tweener” at the pro level.Wonderlic test scores of 2019 NFL Draft quarterbacks leaked | Sporting NewsA well-researched article on Medium looked at quarterbacks only and determined there was a minor benefit at this position: “There seems to be a sort of smartness threshold, where the best NFL quarterbacks need to be at least this smart to see success. But once a QB passes that threshold (around a score of 25), their additional smartness has little to no effect on success on the field.”The Race to Make the NFL Draft an Exact Science | The RingerIt is not a surprise that teams view players differently—traditional draft boards have wide variances even without the use of complex formulas. Each organization believed its in-house analysts had identified specific targets to build its draft strategies around. But what struck me is how very few of the teams’ targets overlapped with each other. One was obsessed with body composition. Another, using data collected from the traditional scouting process, thought it had found a formula to determine what constitutes a red flag. Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the most severe punishment in NFL history for an on-field infraction.Burfict will miss the final 12 games of the season and any playoff games for “repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules.” He has been suspended three times in his career for hits violating the league’s player safety rules.Burfict has the right under the collective bargaining agreement to appeal the punishment in the next three days. He had one of his previous suspensions reduced from five games to three games on an appeal in 2017.It’s that history that led to the most severe punishment the NFL has handed out when it comes to player safety, topping the five games Tennessee’s Albert Haynesworth got in 2006 for kicking and stomping on Cowboys center Andre Gurode’s face, leading to 30 stitches.Burfict had served two three-game suspensions already in his career and had been warned about severe punishment for future infractions.“There were no mitigating circumstances on this play,” NFL Vice President of football operations Jon Runyan said in a letter to Burfict announcing the suspension. “Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided.For your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game.“Following each of your previous rule violations, you were warned by me and each of the jointly-appointed appeal officers that future violations would result in escalated accountability measures.However, you have continued to flagrantly abuse rules designated to protect yourself and your opponents from unnecessary risk.”“Your extensive history of rules violations is factored into this decision regarding accountability measures.”The suspension is without pay, costing Burfict more than $1.1 million in salary and per game active roster bonuses.Burfict was flagged for unnecessary roughness and ejected from the Raiders’ game against the Colts on Sunday after a blow to Doyle’s head early in the second quarter.“I just got tackled,” Doyle said after the game. “I’m sure it looked worse than it was. I didn’t really feel anything from it. My helmet protected me.”The Colts have now had two players enter the concussion protocol following games this season — All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard two weeks ago and starting safety Clayton Geathers following Sunday’s game. Doyle, Colts coach Frank Reich said Monday, showed no symptoms of a head injury.But Reich backed the league’s decision.“I was just thankful the league took the action that it did, and (I) support the league and the decision,” he said on a conference call Monday. “I did have a reaction yesterday. When someone does something like that and attacks one of your players — that’s just not supposed to be in the game. Then when it’s against one of your players, you naturally have a reaction. I’m just glad they did what they did at the game and the follow-up action seems very appropriate.”Burfict during his time in Cincinnati was repeatedly suspended by the NFL for egregious hits and violating its policy on performance-enhancers. He was fined regularly for hits that crossed the line, most notably the one to Antonio Brown’s head that helped the Steelers rally for an 18-16 playoff win in the 2015 season.the 2016 season.Burfict then was penalized for a blind-side block against Kansas City fullback Anthony Sherman in the 2017 preseason that led to a five-game suspension that was later reduced to three games.Burfict was also fined $112,000 last season for hits on Brown and James Conner in a game against Pittsburgh.Despite that history, Burfict said after signing with the Raiders that he disputes accusations that he is a “dirty” player.“I play a physical position, which is middle linebacker, outside linebacker. That’s physical,” he said. “I can’t go in there playing patty-cake. If I go out there playing patty-cake, then I’m going to be getting run over. I have 300-pound linemen, 300-plus pound linemen coming at me, trying to block me. If I play soft, then I’m not doing my job. I could see if I played quarterback or kicker or punter, then yeah you can be, I wouldn’t say soft, but you know what I’m saying. I play a physical position to where I have to put my jockstrap on right, put my shoes on right, put my cleats on right and come out ready to play physical.”Burfict also was suspended for the first four games in 2018 for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancers.The loss of Burfict will be a big blow to the Raiders defense. He was brought in because of his extensive knowledge of coordinator Paul Guenther’s scheme and had a key role as captain and signal caller to make sure Oakland ran it properly.Tahir Whitehead took over as signal caller after Burfict left the game.The Raiders arrived in London on Monday to prepare for an upcoming game against the Chicago Bears and players and coaches were unavailable for comment.