Oakland Training Camp: Predictions for Raiders’ Five Hot Competitions

Now that training camp has been going on for the last week the speculation has been replaced by reality. There was a lot of speculation about which jobs would be up for grabs for the Oakland Raiders. Now that we have seen several practices, let's look at the top five competitions to watch from here until the season opener.

5. Kamerion Wimbley vs. Thomas Howard

Wimbley was acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Browns for a mid-round draft pick. He had a stellar rookie season but never reached his sacks totals again. Howard has been Oakland's best pass coverage linebacker after he made six interceptions in 2006. But he hasn't come close to that since then.

This competition at outside linebacker features a couple of p...

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