Raiders newsAmari Cooper trade to Cowboys is actually pretty good for Raiders | Silver and Black PrideColor me surprised. After the trades the Raiders have made this offseason Womens Johnny Townsend Jersey , I didn’t expect much from their trades. For them to be able to get a first round pick for Amari Cooper is pretty impressive. From the outset it would appear to actually work in the Raiders’ favor.Raiders place Marshawn Lynch on injured reserve with groin injury, possibly ending his season and perhaps career | Silver and Black PrideMarshawn suffered a groin injury in the team’s loss to the Seahawks in London last Sunday. After the game, Jon Gruden said they were concerned about the groin and a few days ago it was said that he would miss a month. Now he will miss at least eight weeks and perhaps the entire season.Jon Gruden didn’t tell the Raiders players that Amari Cooper had been traded | For the WinAccording to Las Vegas Review-Journal Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken, Cooper was escorted off the practice field Monday upon being traded with no explanation given to the team. Gehlken went on to report that Gruden didn’t tell the players that Cooper was traded, and that he doesn’t play to do so until Wednesday — like, two days from now!Amari Cooper the latest Reggie McKenzie pick gone, who’s next? | Silver and Black PrideIt was clear from the moment Gruden took control over this organization that he was not satisfied with Reggie McKenzie’s draft classes. In fact, only three of McKenzie’s 12 first and second round picks remain on the current active roster (Derek Carr, Karl Joseph, Gareon Conley).2019 NFL Draft: Here’s how Raiders’ three first-round picks can deliver championship core | CBS SportsIf this is possible, for a few minutes totally ignore the players Gruden has sent packing so we can dive into the embarrassment of riches the Raiders head coach now has on the draft front and identify potential prospects he could select with the team’s three first-round picks in 2019. AFC WestDemaryius Thomas says he wants to stay with Broncos, amid trade talk | ESPN.com“I love to be here Youth Rodney Hudson Jersey ,’’ Thomas said. “I’m going to do what I’ve got to do to be ready ... I love to be here, I’ve been here my whole career.’’After snapping a losing streak, the Broncos don’t want to be done at one | ESPN.comLast season their losing streak reached eight games before the Broncos were finally able to end it with a Week 14 victory over the New York Jets. The Broncos won the following week, against Indianapolis, then talked of ending a dismal season on a good note and then promptly stumbled through two ugly losses to close out a 5-11 year.It’s Not Just Patrick Mahomes; the Chiefs Are a Bona Fide Juggernaut | Bleacher ReportTyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are exceptional talents and two of the best at their respective positions. Hill may be the NFL’s fastest man and is nearly uncoverable. Kelce, meanwhile, can make a strong argument he surpassed the New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski as TE1. Chiefs may suddenly have options at safety, plus other snap-count observations | Kansas City StarIn a two-week span, the Chiefs went from having serious questions about who they’d put on the field at the safety position to being on the verge of having an abundance of options.Chargers sat Melvin Gordon to “protect” against lingering hamstring injury | Pro Football TalkThe Chargers didn’t have any major concerns about running back Melvin Gordon‘s health when he didn’t practice on Friday as he wasn’t given an injury designation for their game against the Titans.NFL NewsRanking the NFL’s eight divisions, from best to worst | Washington PostThe AFC South appears to be back in a place where nine victories will win the division. And the drop-off got us thinking: What are the best and worst divisions in the NFL? Seven weeks in, we ranked them all.Le’Veon Bell won’t report to Steelers facility this week | NFL.comBell’s no-show is the latest in a slew of promised or reported, then delayed appearances at the Steelers’ facility. Bell said he’d show up on Labor Day; he didn’t. He was reportedly aiming to return during Pittsburgh’s Week 7 bye; that didn’t happen. Now Youth Jared Cook Jersey , after the bye, the back still isn’t in the building.Doug Marrone won’t reveal Jaguars’ starting QB | NFL.comThe safe assumption is that Bortles will continue to sit. If not, Marrone would have simply come out and restored order by calling Sunday a blip on the radar.Cardinals HC: We are not trading Patrick Peterson | NFL.comAsked Monday if the team would entertain trade offers for the star cornerback -- or trade demands by the star cornerback -- first-year coach Steve Wilks shot down both scenarios.Raiders Las Vegas stadium parking plan scatters fans to several lots up to four miles away with more lots still needed Parking has been an issue since day one for the Raiders stadium plans in Las Vegas. There are only enough spaces available on the actual stadium lot to accommodate employees and few others. So, the majority of fans are going to have to park somewhere else. That has proven a tricky proposition.The site itself has some 2375 spaces. That means an additional 13,875 spaces are needed to fulfill the minimum 16,250 spaces required by law for the 65,000-seat stadium.There are four sites gives the Raiders an additional 11,925 spaces, bringing the total to between 12,000 and 14,650 spaces which obviously falls short of the minimum, which means more sites will be needed. Those sites according to the Las Vegas Sun include: the Orleans (4 Womens P.J. Hall Jersey ,625 spaces), a parking lot on Las Vegas Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road (up to 3,625 spots), the former Southwest Gas facility on Arville Street and Tropicana Avenue (1,175 spots) and a parking lot on Las Vegas Boulevard and Arby Avenue (2,500).Here is the map of those sites:These sites are far enough away from the stadium (lower right) that shuttle buses will be needed to transport fans from the lot and back. The distances of those sites ranges from two miles to four miles from the stadiumThe closest site is also the smallest. It’s the Arville Tropicana (second from top right), which has between 1025 and 1175 spaces. It’s two miles away. The Orleans lot is about a half mile past that (top right). Which in Las Vegas, may as well be ten miles, because you don’t want to be walking that in the midday heat.The farthest lot will be four miles away at Las Vegas Blvd and Blue Diamond (bottom left). That one will require some freeway driving to get to the stadium. Right now that site as well as the Las Vegas and Arby site are dirt lots. More sites will need to be secured before all is said and done. And it’s so much fun so far, it will be interesting to see where the FIFTH parking lot will be scattered across the area. Follow @LeviDamien