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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
With the Christian Wilkins release, Pete Carroll and his Raiders show a blunt culture building approach
HENDERSON, Nev. — As the Las Vegas Raiders stretched and went through warmups Friday, team owner Mark Davis sat more than 50 yards away under a shaded platform. Laid out before him was an ocean of new faces that have come to define his franchise's latest sweeping reboot — from the majority of his retooled coaching staff, his new starting quarterback, a first-time general manager, to more than 40 new players threading through the training camp depth chart. And of course, one very notable omission who became an ex-Raider on Thursday: prize 2024 free agent defensive tackle signee Christian Wilkins, who was dumped by the team in a jarring move that had already seen Las Vegas void $35.2 million of his guaranteed salary last month. It's a staggering end for a player who was expected to wreak havoc on AFC West offenses and give star Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby a running partner who could help balance the scales against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Instead, Wilkins appeared in only five games before suffering a Jones fracture in his left foot, setting the table for a potential surgery and rehabilitation that conceivably should have had him back onto the field this month. He wasn't. And now he won't ever be for the Raiders, who sent a football and culture message that might as well have been plastered onto a theater marquee at the entrance of the team's Henderson practice facility. Something like: If you're not going to be playing for us, you're not going to be sticking around with us. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Without a doubt, that's how this new regime is planning to operate moving forward, refusing to hang onto what it views as roster-building errors from past regimes and also aiming to be aggressive in moving on from any mistakes it might commit in the future. With head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek at the controls, the mandate is to make sure the next iteration of the Raiders doesn't fall into familiar (and seemingly longstanding) pitfalls and get dragged further by roster-building blunders. For the Raiders, Wilkins became that when the team demanded for months some kind of cogent plan — most likely involving surgery — to get him back into the fold and playing football. The Raiders' brass didn't see that materializing, and that ultimately ended the relationship between a hopeful building block and the brain trust neither signed him nor saw him play a single snap. 'We took a long time to make our decision,' Carroll said. 'We watched our way through the whole thing. We're keeping really clear with what we said. I think there was no clear path to his return, and so we just had to move on.' Talking more generally about his philosophy with players, Carroll later added, 'Each practice is an opportunity for us. Each day is a statement of who we are, what we're all about. Are we there again? Are we consistent? Are we battling?' With that in mind, this looks like a roster that's going to continue to experience considerable churn through next offseason and into 2026. Spytek comes from organizations that were built in a multitude of ways, but his preference with the Raiders is to draft and cultivate the vast majority of the team's roster and then accentuate down the line when opportunities present themselves to add a player through free agency or via trade who can potentially stimulate another significant step forward. You can already see some of those fingerprints on this version of Carroll and Spytek's team. Among the swath of new talent is an 11-player draft class that is thriving under a clear reality: Those who make the team are going to be expected to play a role — and potentially a massive one — as rookies. Eventually that will roll into a 2026 draft class that already has 10 picks to continue lining the roster with talent. [Get more Raiders news: Vegas team feed] That 2025 class includes first-round running back Ashton Jeanty, who will be playing as monumental a role on the offense as he can behind a line that is still on a developmental and chemistry trek. Interestingly, Jeanty has cut a similar seriousness to acclimating to life as a pro as one of Spytek's favorites with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — wideout Chris Godwin. Like Godwin's entry into the NFL in 2017, Jeanty put in serious time locking down all of his off-field priorities before hitting training camp. That included buying a house, getting settled into his community and building a routine so that he's not getting pulled into a multitude of directions when the season starts. Inside the Raiders' front office, that's known as walking into the league ready to be a professional player. And when it's a trait of one of your potentially special players, it can create a meaningful image for the team to promote to other incoming players. That's exactly what the Buccaneers did with Godwin's example, and it's expected to carry over with Spytek and his rookie running back. The Raiders would like to thread the Wilkins release through that needle, too. Rather than reminding the fan base and critics of the litany of free-agent signing mistakes and trade addition blunders that played a part in scuttling past regimes, the coaching staff and front office wants the decisions made and work from this camp to punctuate the foundation that's getting constructed. If you want to play football and want to be about the team, you're in. Anything less is just a waiver wire statistic that hasn't happened yet.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
With the Christian Wilkins release, Pete Carroll and his Raiders show a blunt culture building approach
HENDERSON, Nev. — As the Las Vegas Raiders stretched and went through warmups Friday, team owner Mark Davis sat more than 50 yards away under a shaded platform. Laid out before him was an ocean of new faces that have come to define his franchise's latest sweeping reboot — from the majority of his retooled coaching staff, his new starting quarterback, a first-time general manager, to more than 40 new players threading through the training camp depth chart. And of course, one very notable omission who became an ex-Raider on Thursday: prize 2024 free agent defensive tackle signee Christian Wilkins, who was dumped by the team in a jarring move that had already seen Las Vegas void $35.2 million of his guaranteed salary last month. It's a staggering end for a player who was expected to wreak havoc on AFC West offenses and give star Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby a running partner who could help balance the scales against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Instead, Wilkins appeared in only five games before suffering a Jones fracture in his left foot, setting the table for a potential surgery and rehabilitation that conceivably should have had him back onto the field this month. He wasn't. And now he won't ever be for the Raiders, who sent a football and culture message that might as well have been plastered onto a theater marquee at the entrance of the team's Henderson practice facility. Something like: If you're not going to be playing for us, you're not going to be sticking around with us. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Without a doubt, that's how this new regime is planning to operate moving forward, refusing to hang onto what it views as roster-building errors from past regimes and also aiming to be aggressive in moving on from any mistakes it might commit in the future. With head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek at the controls, the mandate is to make sure the next iteration of the Raiders doesn't fall into familiar (and seemingly longstanding) pitfalls and get dragged further by roster-building blunders. For the Raiders, Wilkins became that when the team demanded for months some kind of cogent plan — most likely involving surgery — to get him back into the fold and playing football. The Raiders' brass didn't see that materializing, and that ultimately ended the relationship between a hopeful building block and the brain trust neither signed him nor saw him play a single snap. 'We took a long time to make our decision,' Carroll said. 'We watched our way through the whole thing. We're keeping really clear with what we said. I think there was no clear path to his return, and so we just had to move on.' Talking more generally about his philosophy with players, Carroll later added, 'Each practice is an opportunity for us. Each day is a statement of who we are, what we're all about. Are we there again? Are we consistent? Are we battling?' With that in mind, this looks like a roster that's going to continue to experience considerable churn through next offseason and into 2026. Spytek comes from organizations that were built in a multitude of ways, but his preference with the Raiders is to draft and cultivate the vast majority of the team's roster and then accentuate down the line when opportunities present themselves to add a player through free agency or via trade who can potentially stimulate another significant step forward. You can already see some of those fingerprints on this version of Carroll and Spytek's team. Among the swath of new talent is an 11-player draft class that is thriving under a clear reality: Those who make the team are going to be expected to play a role — and potentially a massive one — as rookies. Eventually that will roll into a 2026 draft class that already has 10 picks to continue lining the roster with talent. [Get more Raiders news: Vegas team feed] That 2025 class includes first-round running back Ashton Jeanty, who will be playing as monumental a role on the offense as he can behind a line that is still on a developmental and chemistry trek. Interestingly, Jeanty has cut a similar seriousness to acclimating to life as a pro as one of Spytek's favorites with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — wideout Chris Godwin. Like Godwin's entry into the NFL in 2017, Jeanty put in serious time locking down all of his off-field priorities before hitting training camp. That included buying a house, getting settled into his community and building a routine so that he's not getting pulled into a multitude of directions when the season starts. Inside the Raiders' front office, that's known as walking into the league ready to be a professional player. And when it's a trait of one of your potentially special players, it can create a meaningful image for the team to promote to other incoming players. That's exactly what the Buccaneers did with Godwin's example, and it's expected to carry over with Spytek and his rookie running back. The Raiders would like to thread the Wilkins release through that needle, too. Rather than reminding the fan base and critics of the litany of free-agent signing mistakes and trade addition blunders that played a part in scuttling past regimes, the coaching staff and front office wants the decisions made and work from this camp to punctuate the foundation that's getting constructed. If you want to play football and want to be about the team, you're in. Anything less is just a waiver wire statistic that hasn't happened yet.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Raiders Hit With Harsh Reality Regarding Status in AFC West
Raiders Hit With Harsh Reality Regarding Status in AFC West originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Las Vegas Raiders won just four games during the 2024 NFL season under head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco. Owner Mark Davis opted to part ways with these two and replace them during the offseason. Advertisement Bleacher Report's Moe Moton commended Davis and his decision-makers for this move and pointed out that the team made several key upgrades ahead of the 2025 NFL season. "The Silver and Black significantly upgraded their coaching staff, hiring head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly," Moton wrote. "They traded for two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith. The team also drafted top running back Ashton Jeanty with the No. 6 overall pick." Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) and running back Ashton Jeanty (2).Candice Ward-Imagn Images The Raiders still play in arguably the toughest division in the NFL, however. Moton predicted the last-place team in each of the league's eight divisions, and he chose Las Vegas for the AFC West. Advertisement "With those additions, Las Vegas can hang with some of the top teams across the league," Moton wrote. "That said, the Raiders must make up more ground between their roster and legitimate playoff-contending clubs. The Raiders could win seven or eight games, yet still finish last in the AFC West." This may be a disappointing outcome for Raider Nation, which has only experienced two playoff appearances and zero postseason victories in the last two decades. However, there are key reasons for this prediction, as Moton pointed out. "Las Vegas has two rookie receivers in Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr., who may have to take on prominent roles as complementary playmakers to All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers and wideout Jakobi Meyers. The coaching staff must also sort out the starters at both guard positions," Moton wrote. While the team has issues offensively, the Raiders also enter the 2025 campaign with question marks on their defense. Advertisement "The Raiders have a mostly unproven secondary," Moton pointed out. "They don't have a sure-fire starter at cornerback. Safety Isaiah Pola-Mao has to make more impact plays this year than he did as a first-year starter in 2024." Fortunately, the Silver and Black will have a chance to defy these notions in Week 1, when they travel to take on the New England Patriots. The Raiders have a more favorable schedule than in years past, so 2025 could be a season they make noise. Related: Patrick Mahomes Sends Strong Maxx Crosby Message Ahead of 2025 Season Related: Raiders Insider Provides Key Details About Christian Wilkins' Injury Status This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
bnok24
09-07-2025
- Business
- bnok24
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Hosts a Delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to Explore Areas of Joint Cooperation
Central Bank of Egypt H.E. Mr. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), welcomed a delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday, 9 July, 2025, at the premises of the CBE, to discuss avenues of strengthening mutual collaboration. The delegation included Mr. Mark Davis – EBRD Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region; Mr. Mike Taylor – Director of Financial Institutions for SEMED; Mr. Hashem Abd El Hakim – EBRD Deputy Head and Head of Financial Institutions for Egypt; and Ms. Dominique Naggar – Principal Banker for Financial Institutions The meeting commenced with a welcome for EBRD's new Managing Director for the SEMED, Mr. Mark Davis, followed by a review of existing cooperation frameworks between the CBE, the banking sector, and the EBRD across various fields. The discussions prioritized advancing these partnerships, with particular focus on amplifying support for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) – recognized as the fundamental pillars for promoting financial inclusion among all segments of society and driving economic development and sustainable growth. The EBRD delegation commended Egypt's recent economic reforms, highlighting their positive impact on key economic indicators Google News تابعونا على تابعونا على تطبيق نبض Central Bank of EgyptGovernor of the Central Bank of Egypt جاري التحميل ...
Newsweek
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Is Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Good for America? Newsweek Contributors Debate
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4. The bill's controversial provisions include cuts to Medicaid and increased immigration enforcement funding. Does the bill deliver on Trump's promises? And will it be good for Americans? Newsweek contributors Mark Davis and David Faris debate: Mark Davis: The Big Beautiful Bill went through the wringer from both parties on its way to passage. But now that it's law, it can be appreciated by anyone with the eyes to see its benefits. Congress averted a massive tax increase, with additional good news for workers in the form of tax relief on tips and overtime. Voters clearly asked for functional borders and a more efficient government, and the OBBBA takes valuable steps toward both. Critics may be shocked, but this bill amounts to President Trump delivering what he ran on. David Faris: By strong-arming the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, the president demonstrated he has successfully imposed European-style party discipline on Republicans. From the massive, insane expansion of ICE and tax giveaways to the rich to the cruel gutting of Medicaid and the National Parks Service, this bill is a devastatingly clear reflection of the GOP's legislative and moral priorities. It makes everyday life worse for millions of Americans and imposes almost unimaginable suffering on MAGA's enemies, which is exactly what its architects hoped for and what America's political choices have made all but inevitable. Davis: The GOP's overwhelming support for the bill was not the result of authoritarian pressure, but a rare and welcome event in party history—conservative leadership from the president, with principled agreement from a Republican majority in Congress. Far from "suffering," MAGA adherents and enemies alike will enjoy a strong border and an invigorated economy. Faris: Far from principled agreement, members of Congress are going along with this bill to avoid President Trump's vengeance. They know the devastation that Medicaid losses, hospital closures, and service cuts will inflict on their constituencies. But these things are the essence of Trumpism—and the beating heart of this bill. The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act Newsweek Illustration/Canva/Getty/Associated Press Davis: Is there any reduction in the size of government that would not bring such cries of ruin? And if a few congressional Republicans did indeed subjugate their own gripes in order to go along with the president—and thus the will of the voters—good for them. I'm sure Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had to work to bring Democrats around to their agenda at times, and it was not viewed as sinister. Faris: The process of the bill's passage is less of a problem than the outcome, which polls very poorly and lavishes obscene amounts of money on an ICE detention gulag that will not help anyone pay their bills. The bill ultimately continues a generations-long Republican tendency to transfer wealth upward while abandoning working Americans. Davis: The wealth transfer Trump seeks is from government to taxpayers. Know what polls poorly? A nation overrun by illegal immigrants and government spending without limits. These are being fixed. Know what benefits American workers? More American jobs. That is what's happening, and it's part of the reason Trump has wrestled working-class voters away from Democrats. Faris: If Republicans want to consolidate gains with working-class Americans, this isn't the way to do it. Americans want an orderly immigration system, not a massive, unaccountable secret police service. They elected Trump to bring down prices, not rural health systems. And this ill-considered bill will be a source of regret, not recruitment, for the GOP. Davis: On the contrary, the One Big Beautiful Bill does exactly what voters like me elected Trump to do: provide tax relief and strong border enforcement. I see these achievements as a continuation of Trump's litany of successes, carrying out what he campaigned on. It is not mean-spirited to enforce the law; any negative attention is reserved for those immigrants who have violated U.S. laws. From immigration to the economy, we will see how this works out. But the midterms will show what Americans really think. Faris: For years, President Trump has threatened a populist makeover of the GOP. But this bill represents another retreat from that promise. Its benefits overwhelmingly go to the highest earners, it does nothing to address sources of the country's inequality, and it shovels ungodly amounts of money at a starkly carceral solution to an imaginary problem—the idea that undocumented immigrants are a burden on the U.S. economy and an obstacle to worker prosperity. It is just warmed-over Reaganomics with an added layer of mean-spirited and un-American contempt for immigrants. It will age badly, in polls and in practice. Mark Davis is a syndicated talk show host for the Salem Media Group on 660AM The Answer in Dallas-Ft. Worth, and a columnist for the Dallas Morning News and Townhall. David Faris is an associate professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics. His writing has appeared in Slate, The Week, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Washington Monthly and more. You can find him on Twitter @davidmfaris and Bluesky @ The views expressed in this article are the writers' own.
