Philips was actually born in Las Vegas, Nevada, so he should feel right at home with the Raiders. He still has an uphill battle to make the active roster once the season starts but his relationship with Kelly will certainly help him get a head start on other wide receivers on the roster.

T he Las Vegas Raiders were just able to sign a guy with somewhat of a championship pedigree before free agency even started. And by somewhat, I mean he just won a Super Bowl with

With Pete Carroll as the head coach and John Spytek leading the front office, there’s reason to be optimistic about the Las Vegas Raiders moving forward.