1. Jarrod Cooper: My Fight with Head Injuries and My Decision To Retire

    Today is the first day I've felt that I needed to talk about what's been going on with my personal medical condition...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 3,702 reads 27 comments

  2. Mike Singletary Got Chewed Up and Spit Out As San Francisco 49ers Head Coach

    Mike Singletary was one of the most memorable defensive players that you could ever watch in football. He was mean, dirty and a shameless player that the opposing teams hated to see coming...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 3,869 reads 19 comments

  3. Life Changes In a Blink Of an Eye, It'd Be Nice If the Raiders Wouldn't Part 2

    When you think of the Oakland Raiders you think of the most monumental owner in NFL history. Al Davis has done so much for the game of football I would be doing him an injustice by trying to write down all of his accomplishments...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,942 reads 52 comments

  4. Life Changes In a Blink Of an Eye, It'd Be Nice If the Raiders Wouldn't Part I

    At 8-8 the Raiders have made 2010 a season to remember, unfortunately Raider nation didn't have much time to enjoy as the Oakland Raiders once again shuffle the deck of cards to find another head coach...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,373 reads 10 comments

  5. Tom Cable Finds Out That Listening to Players Can Be Beneficial to His Career

    Well, there you have it ladies and gentleman, not a perfect season but one to remember. I want every Raider fan to know even though it seems like the Oakland Raiders always have crazy issues going on, so does everyone else...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,375 reads 13 comments

  6. Tom Cable: Another Year at Head Coach for Oakland Raiders?

    The Oakland Raiders have successfully earned their way out of the bottom half of the NFL. Clearly the Raiders have not achieved all of their goals, but they have made improvements ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 527 reads 14 comments

  7. Oakland Raiders Doing Little Things Right and Making Football Fun to Watch Again

    The NFL is easily the most watched sport in the USA due to the entertainment value that it provides for the fans. That same entertainment value that carries the NFL is also the reason the Raiders have had a hard time selling out McAfee stadium...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 3,391 reads 25 comments

  8. Oakland Raiders Will Not Be Satisfied With Another Losing Season—Period

    When a player has an opportunity to play in the NFL, he leaves people wanting to know the trials and tribulations it took to get there, as if there is a secret to your success...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,285 reads 32 comments

  9. NFL: There Is Nothing Like the Fight To Get Into the Playoffs

    The NFL playoff race is most electric during the holidays and this year will be no different. The race to the playoffs has not hit us in such dramatic fashion in years...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 198 reads 3 comments

  10. Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers: Raiders Finally Have Their Day

    Holding a grudge is a bad idea and we learn as kids to forget and forgive, thank God that doesn't apply in the game of football. I don't know what everyone else was watching during the Raiders vs...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,339 reads 25 comments

  11. Players Pick and Choose Their Battles Wisely Before Speaking

    With all the football experience a NFL player has, it's no surprise players have their own opinion on how a team should operate. The problem is players face a lot of scrutiny from their own team when expressing their opinion...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 217 reads 6 comments

  12. NFL: Understanding the Mindset of the Player After Losing

    Unlike most jobs the NFL is full of negativity, an every players must fight his way through it or he will never have a chance to complete a single season...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,368 reads 31 comments

  13. Oakland Raiders: Week In and Week Out, the Title Changes Hands

    The reason the NFL is the biggest sport in the USA is because you have no idea what team is going to be on top from week to week...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 50 reads 0 comments

  14. NFL: How Important Is the Bye Week, and Is It Fair To All?

    The NFL is in the business of high impact entertainment, but in order to do so the NFL must keep it's players in tip top shape...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,203 reads 14 comments

  15. Raider Nations Message Has Been Felt 'We Will Never Die'

    Raider Nation will always push for the best. During last Sunday's game against KC, Raiders fans everywhere showed everyone in the country that the Nation will never die...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 616 reads 13 comments

  16. Randy Moss: Let's Not Jump To Conclusions Without The Full Story

    One of the major life lessons we teach our kids as they grow older is to get both sides of the story before making a decision. We live by this rule because we don't want to look like fools when the real truth comes out...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 257 reads 1 comments

  17. Oakland Raiders: Don't Let Anyone Change Your Mind About Them

    Eight weeks ago professional annalist had plenty of negative comments about the Oakland Raiders. You would think that professionals in the broadcasting business would know the ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 2,221 reads 25 comments

  18. Oakland Raiders: Don't Look Now, but the Silver and Black Have the Upper Hand

    With a mind blowing victory over the Denver Broncos people still will not give the Raiders any credit. Don't get me wrong there has been a lot of compliments on behalf of the Raiders ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,352 reads 102 comments

  19. NFL Changes: Rules! Rules! Rules! How We Love Them

    There is a new rule in town, "don't touch any ones helmet." It started with the QB and now, is being in forced on the rest of the team. Everyone knows why rules are put in place: to keep the order and to protect...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 329 reads 5 comments

  20. Battle Of The Bad , What Did We Sit Through

    The much anticipated Battle of the Bay was more then disappointing for both teams involved. Watching this game was I like watching a episode of Jersey Shore, you know its going ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 117 reads 9 comments

  21. Glass Half Empty Or Half Full

    With victory comes perfection, and when I say perfection I mean recognizing the errors of the past. When a team makes it a habit of losing like the Oakland Raiders have, getting ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 70 reads 0 comments

  22. Things You Would Not Belive

    There is nothing fun about the NFL if you're on a losing team. Trust me, my first year in the NFL I was on the Carolina Panthers 1-15 team with George Seifert , losing just sucks...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 146 reads 6 comments

  23. All the Confidence in the World

    Many people ask me the same question when they find out that I have played in the NFL . What did it take to get to the NFL , and how did you keep from getting distracted? I thought ...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 686 reads 11 comments

  24. Different Types Of NFL Players: Bruce Gradkowski Is Moving On Up

    At a young age I always knew that the best man is supposed to win.I have always tried to apply this rule to day to day living. You can imagine how this played out every time I stepped on the football field...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 1,974 reads 9 comments

  25. I Bet You Didnt Know......rules Protect Players?!?

    The NFL has an elaborate way to keep players in check when it comes to the rules of the NFL, it's an over the top system of fining players. Every player in the course of his career will be fined either by his team or by the NFL...

    Jarrod Cooper Written by Jarrod Cooper about over 2 years ago 848 reads 4 comments