The Raiders have been hard at work this free agency period Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , signing four big-time players to big-time contracts. Unfortunately, that may leave them on the outside looking in as one of their best..."The Raiders have been hard at work this free agency period, signing four big-time players to big-time contracts. Unfortunately, that may leave them on the outside looking in as one of their best players from last season could sign elsewhere.Jared Cook was easily the Raiders’ best receiving threat in 2018, especially down the stretch when the Raiders had no wide receivers to speak of. He had a tremendous season and was a model Raider. The Saints have plenty of receiver talent, but very little in the way of tight ends, so they could bring in Cook to make their offense even more dangerous than it was last year, if such a thing were even feasible.It’s been reported that the Patriots are also interested in Cook, unsure if Rob Gronkowski will come back to play in 2019, and even if he does they could still use a player of Cook’s caliber. The Raiders are monitoring Cook’s market, but it seems likely that they won’t be able to match one of these teams for his services. If that’s the case, it’s possible that the Raiders could spend one of their three first-rounders next month on a tight end. Iowa’s TJ Hockenson and Noah Fant as well as Alabama’s Irv Smith are the top prospects available. Today preparation for the 2019 season officially ramped up. The Raiders began mandatory minicamp practices. Prior to this, all practices were voluntary, so while absences were sometimes noteworthy,..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Eight players not participating in Raiders first minicamp practice Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , but Jon Gruden insists injuries ‘nothing serious’New,26commentsPDTToday preparation for the 2019 season officially ramped up. The Raiders began mandatory minicamp practices. Prior to this, all practices were voluntary, so while absences were sometimes noteworthy, attendance was not required. Gruden said all players were at the facility, though there were eight players not practicing Tuesday. Players not on the field today were:C Jordan DeveyG Denzelle GoodG/T Denver KirklandWR Saeed BlacknallLB Brandon MarshallLB Koa FarmerCB Gareon ConleyCB Isaiah JohnsonFor minicamps, it’s the last preparation before the long offseason. so you’d like to have as many guys out there as possible. And as we know, injuries in minicamp can linger into training camp. Gareon Conley for example. Gruden doesn’t see any of the injuries that were keeping playing out today as being cause for concern.“We’ll have a couple guys that won’t participate much this afternoon for various reasons, nothing serious, but we’ve had an unbelievable attendance on every day of our offseason program,” said Gruden. “This is just an exclamation point on that.”Practice will again take place from 2-4 on Wednesday preceded by press conferences including special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia. Thursday’s practice is still TBA, which means it could be canceled.Follow @LeviDamien