The Las Vegas Raiders have enjoyed a productive offseason with new head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Spytek.
After overhauling the roster during free agency, the team made 11 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft and added another 15 or so undrafted free agents.
With the OTA portion of the offseason officially done, the Raiders held their mandatory minicamp from Tuesday to Thursday this week. Every player was in attendance, but defensive tackle Christian Wilkins failed to participate as he returns from injury.
On the last day of minicamp, the Raiders chose to have a bit of fun. A video emerged of a staff member, in what appeared to be a large hamster wheel, rolling through the practice field during the team's stretching period.
While Raider Nation had a lot of fun with the footage, several fans from rival fan bases responded more negatively. They flooded the comments with criticisms of the Raiders and the new regime.
"This is another reason why the raiders have been the laughing stock of the NFL for over 2 decades," one fan wrote.
"Lmaooooo these dudes suck," another added.
"Looks like something a team that does victory laps after regular season games would do," a fan responded.
"No wonder why they suck," another replied.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll.
Candice Ward-Imagn Images
"Another 4-13 season is what’s happening," a fan chimed in.
"2-15 incoming," another said.
"Focused on not winning games," one fan replied.
"They don't take anything serious," another commented.
Las Vegas will open its season on September 7 on the road against the New England Patriots.