The Las Vegas Raiders held a practice open to the general public inside Allegiant Stadium on Wednesday night and Raider Nation was excited to take a look at their 2024 team in-person.
This was the first of two public practices, with the next to be held on August 20.
"This is a great opportunity for us to get in front of our fans," Head Coach Antonio Pierce said. "Their energy, their passion, their love for the game, that inspires our guys. That gets them going in training camp and these dog days. We're a month into training camp, these guys were really excited. ... One thing we talked about as a team is creating that home field advantage and it starts with our fans and obviously, our play."
Here are a few top moments that stood out inside Allegiant Stadium.
Notes and Observations from Day 13 of Practice
Offense
- Davante Adams fed off the crowd. It was No. 17's second practice back with the team following the birth of his son and he didn't waste any time making plays. His day started with a dynamic catch in one-on-one drills against cornerback Jack Jones and the momentum carries over into team period with a few big gains. "You know if you got him one-on-one, that's a winner," Gardner Minshew said about Adams. "Knowing you have that on the field is huge. You're just trying to find ways to get him the ball, keep him involved."
- On Gardner Minshew II's first rep in seven-on-seven drills, he let it rip. The veteran quarterback went deep to Kristian Wilkerson with the receiver coming down with the ball in the end zone over two defenders. Near the end of practice during two-minute drill, Minshew hit Tre Tucker on a screen which the speedster took to the house.
- Wilkerson's day started and ended on a high note. Following his touchdown from Minshew, he ran a post route during two-minute drill to high point another ball in the end zone.
- The Raiders' 2024 second-round pick Jackson Powers-Johnson was activated off the PUP list and got on the field for the first time this camp, practicing in a limited capacity. The All-American from the University of Oregon won the Rimington Award last season, given annually to the nation's best center.
Defense
- The front seven got after it Wednesday, shutting down the rushing attack. Adam Butler stacked another good day to his impressive camp, along with some quality stops from John Jenkins and linebackers Robert Spillane and Luke Masterson.
- Tre’von Moehrig has been one of the premier defensive players throughout camp. The safety made stops in coverage the entire practice, from one-on-ones all the way to team period. "Tre'von stood out the other day in the game," Pierce said prior to practice. "You watched him tackle, come down from the second level, it was impressive. ... You're starting to see what we all hoped for when we drafted him a few years back, that dominant presence. You know he's physical, but the one thing we all got excited about was his ballhawking ability and he's shown that throughout camp."
- NFL International Pathway Program's David Agoha got in on the action, recovering a fumble in team period.
Special Teams
- During special teams period, the Raiders gave fans a lot of options to look at on kick return, including Ameer Abdullah, Nate Hobbs, DJ Turner and Tyreik McAllister.
- Dylan Laube got heavy usage for a second straight practice at punt return – a position he thrived at in college. The former New Hampshire Wildcat averaged 12.5 yards per punt return in his collegiate career.
Quote of the day
I think this team is hungry to really prove what we did in the last nine games, especially our last month, wasn't a fluke. Antonio Pierce
Head inside Intermountain Health Performance Center to view photos from Tuesday's 2024 Training Camp practice.