Bring on the competition! The Raiders will host the Detroit Lions in a joint practice today and Wednesday leading up to the two teams preseason match up Friday at the Oakland Coliseum. It has been four years since the Raiders last participated in a joint practice. The last being with the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, CA. When former head coach Jack Del Rio was in charge, the team avoided joint practices.
It wasn’t a sound move considering how beneficial joint practices are, especially with how limited teams are with time during their own practices. Jon Gruden, once again, proves how much of an upgrade he is over all the former Raider head coaches.