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The 49ers will report to OTAs today. The last time I attended OTAs was in 2019, which was my first year on the job. I went in cold to see if I could get a good read on some of the lesser-known players.
I thought there was no way that Richie James was making it out of training camp. A couple of years later, and James has an opportunity to be the 49ers WR3/4. I had that similar feeling with Jauan Jennings at training camp last year. Let’s see if he’s improved with another year under his belt.
Raiders assist in development of young athletes through ELITE Academy Dec 16, 2020 at 01:00 PM Copied!
HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders are building on the momentum of the popular ELITE chats that were instituted this summer. The ongoing ELITE series (an acronym representing Education, Leadership, Integrity, Teamwork, Equality) consists of weekly virtual meetings with high school football programs in Southern Nevada featuring Raiders players and Alumni.
The Silver & Black recently introduced a new program, ELITE Academy, a position training platform developed by the Raiders to assist in the development of young athletes. ELITE Academy offers football position specific drills at moderate and advanced levels. In addition, ELITE Academy provides tips, film study and words of wisdom from current and alumni Raiders. Every position group is being covered during this series, which is another coffering by the Raiders in supporting the gam