Raiders have a huge opportunity ahead of them

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As we start to turn the page to week two action versus the LA Chargers, we talk about the opportunity that the Raiders have ahead of them. That plus more on Wednesday's edition of the Locked On Raiders podcast for September 16th, 2026

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A lot of great calls, a lot of great texts. As you can imagine, we'll get as many as possible as we close things out. Segment number three. Segment number two. We'll talk about the opportunity that the Raiders have ahead of them heading into week two, heading into this game versus Chargers at SoFi Stadium, what they could prove to themselves, what they could prove to Raider Nation, and what they could prove to the outside world and outside media. We'll talk about that in segment number two. Here in segment number one, News and Notes of the Day. We'll get into that after I tell you about the title sponsor of the show, which is FanDuel. Get $350 in bonus bets, guaranteed when you bet $5 every day for seven days. Join all the action at fanduel.com. So on Tuesday, the Raiders weren't working out at the facility. As a matter of fact, we'll be back at the facility today. We'll talk to head coach Clint Kubiak this morning, get an injury report. You know, how's Brock Bowers doing? How's Darian Porter doing? You know, thoughts on the upcoming game? Because again, turning the page from the victory over the Dolphins. That was cool. That was great. That was a nice first step. But now it's on to week two and the LA Chargers. And that's where all the focus will be. But on Tuesday, the Raiders brought in a handful of players to work them out. Now this doesn't mean that they're looking to sign a guy. It just means that in case emergency break glass, they want to know what these guys have left in the tank, what they, or if they're young guys that haven't done anything, what their athleticism is looking like, how healthy they are, how they could fit in what they're trying to do, trying to get to know these guys just a little bit. So on Tuesdays, a lot of times you'll see these workouts. And on Tuesday, the Raiders had three guys come in. First of all, defensive tackle out of the University of Texas, Cole Brevard. He has no career stats, right? He wasn't selected in the 2026 NFL draft. He signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. And matter of fact, signed a three-year contract on August 30th, 2026 But he was waived as part of the final roster cuts, and then resigned to the practice squad, but was released two days later. So he was the guy that the Raiders brought in for a workout on Tuesday. Also guard Joshua Gray out of Oregon State. He's the guy that went undrafted in 2025 He's been a part of the Falcons, the Panthers, and the Vikings practice squad. But it was pretty cool, as I was doing a little bit of research on him, found a play going back to Oregon State when he was playing there. And part of that offensive line, protecting DJ U, where he was a tackle eligible. And they ran a play where he was protecting, protecting, protecting, let go almost like a screenplay and then leaked out. And DJ U hit him with a touchdown pass. So that was kind of cool. But Joshua Gray, guard out of Oregon State, again, has been part of the Falcons, Panthers and Vikings practice squad. Also was working out for the Raiders on Tuesday. And then Marshall Lang tied in out of Northwestern. Also a guy that went undrafted in 2025 Been a part of the Seahawks and Patriots. They did that twice, right? Seahawks and Patriots and Seahawks and Patriots. That was all 2025, part of their practice squad. And then in 2026, part of the Vikings practice squad. And again, another guy with no stats. But those are just some names to think of, just in kind of keeping the back of your memory, just in case the Raiders decide that they need to make a move at some point. Cole Brevard, the defense attack out of Texas. Joshua Gray, the guard out of Oregon State. And Marshall Lang tied in out of Northwestern. Also, on the other side of things, when it comes to the Chargers, they added a wide receiver. They have questions about Lad McConkey. We'll get an injury report today. So we'll find out about the injuries when we talk to Clint Kubiak. And then obviously they go through practice and we'll get the injury report. But we'll get it for the Raiders and the Chargers. And we'll do that Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. And then of course we'll get the inactives about 90 minutes before kickoff come Sunday. But the Chargers have questions about Lad McConkey and his availability. Obviously this is coming off the embarrassing loss to the Cardinals where they were at 9.8 favorites and really just did not look good at all. Week one, don't want to overreact one way or the other. But there's a lot of people questioning who the Chargers are going to be. Is this Mike McDaniel offense and Jim Harbaugh? Are they going to be able to mesh and actually work together well? I've been questioning that for a while. And obviously it didn't come to fruition at least in week one. We'll see what happens in week two. But the Chargers did sign veteran wide receiver Marquez Valdez Scantling.