Coach Tom Cable has confirmed that Jason Campbell will be the Raiders’ starting quarterback this season.  Cable praised Campbell for his leadership.

Jason Campbell will be in the first huddle, with Bruce Gradkowski backing him up as the Raiders’ begin training camp on Thursday, July 28th.

Defensive lineman Richard Seymour has signed his $12.4 million exclusive franchise tag tender with the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders announced the move on their website Saturday.

Oakland placed the tag on Seymour in February, making him unable to negotiate with any other teams. Raiders coach Tom Cable said the sides had been working on a long-term deal but Seymour decided to sign the one-year tender.

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The Raiders released quarterback JaMarcus Russell Thursday, three years after drafting him first overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Quarterbacks remaining on the roster include Jason Campbell, Bruce Gradkowski, Charlie Frye, and Kyle Boller.

The Raiders have traded a 2012 fourth-round draft pick to the Washington Redskins for quarterback Jason Campbell.

As of now Campbell is expected to be the starting quarterback for the Raiders this season.

Here are Jason Campbell’s career stats:  1,002 completions out of 1,637 attempts, 61.2% passer rating, 10,860 passing yards, 55 touchdowns, 38 interceptions, and a rating of 82.3.

The Raiders went with a defensive player in this year’s draft, selecting Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain at number 8 overall.

McClain is 6′3″ and weighs 254 pounds.  Below is NFL.com’s pick analysis.

Pick Analysis: The selection of Rolando McClain came as a surprise to some, but it’s a sensible pick based on the Raiders’ struggles against the run. McClain is a stout “Mike” linebacker with exceptional instincts. He gives Oakland a more physical presence inside. With the Raiders not satisfied with Kirk Morrison’s play, the decision to add McClain was a reflection of a desire to improve the middle of the defense.

The Raiders have traded a 5th-round pick in the NFL Draft for Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Quentin Groves.

Here are Groves’ career stats:  started 7 games, 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 passes defended, 1 interception, and 2 forced fumbles.

The Raiders have acquired outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley from the Cleveland Browns.

Wimbley was the 13th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.    He led the Browns last season with 6.5 sacks.

Wimbley is 26 years old and will most likely start at defensive end in place of Greg Ellis.

The Raiders hired former Ravens assistant Hue Jackson on Tuesday, hoping that he can help develop JaMarcus Russell the way that he did Joe Flacco.

Jackson also has history with Tom Cable, the two worked together at Cal-State Fullerton and Cal Berkeley.

Cable did not have an offensive coordinator in his first full season of coaching, so Jackson is expected to take over play-calling duties.

Adam Schefter of ESPN has just announced that Tom Cable will be back for the 2010 season.

Coach Tom Cable says JaMarcus Russell will “continue to develop” while Charlie Frye is given the starting quarterback job.

The Raiders also signed J.P. Losman who was a first round pick of the Buffalo Bills and recently led the Las Vegas Locomotives to the first United Football League championship.

Tony Dungy, the creepy NBC analyst and mentor of Michael Vick admitted Sunday that he advised Vick not to play for the Raiders.

“I advised Michael Vick not to go there. I said, ‘Mike, you might be able to start there but that is not a good place for you.’”

Just when you thought things couldn’t get much worse for the Raiders, it now looks like Darren McFadden will be out for a few weeks with a knee injury.

McFadden is expected to have surgery Tuesday to repair torn cartilage in his knee.  McFadden had -3 rushing yards against the Texans and is averaging 3.1 yards per carry.

The AP is reporting that tight end Zach Miller suffered a concussion during Sunday’s game against the Texans.  The severity of concussions can vary and the extent of Miller’s concussion is not yet known.  The struggling offense needs Miller right now, so let’s hope he gets well soon.

For the first time since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995 they have failed to sellout a home game against a divisional rival.

NFL teams have until three days before kickoff to fill all of their seats.  Blackouts cover a 75-mile radius.

In what was expected to be a blowout, the Raiders showed that they are a much improved football team in a close loss to the Chargers at home.  The Raiders were essentially robbed of a touchdown when a 19-yard  pass to Louis Murphy was overturned because the ball supposedly came loose and hit the ground of the endzone.

The defense looked solid, and Richard Seymour added much needed help recording 2 sacks.  Michael Huff had an interception and LaDainian Tomlinson was held to only 55 yards rushing.

The Raiders are now 0-1 and play at Kansas City next Sunday.