Oakland Raiders: 3 Players to watch vs. Rams in Preseason Week 1

The Oakland Raiders host the Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday, Aug. 10. Here are three players to keep an eye on in their Preseason Week 1 game.

The stars of the HBO series Hard Knocks will take the field on Saturday as the Oakland Raiders host the Los Angeles Rams in the first week of the 2019 NFL preseason. HBO’s crew will be there filming everything they can, which will be featured on a future episode of the show.

Their turnaround really is amazing as they get everything edited and ready quicker than expected — but that doesn’t mean you have to wait for the next episode to watch the Raiders in action. You can catch them live on Saturday, and if you do, there will be plenty of things to be on the lookout for.

Entering the second season of the new Jon Gruden era, Oakland is trying to rebuild its brand. Last year was rough as they started a rebuild which included trading away stars such as Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper in exchange for future draft picks.

Even with their collection of picks in the first round, the Raiders biggest move of the offseason was trading for wide receiver Antonio Brown. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout became disgruntled and Gruden and company decided to give him a new home. Unfortunately, he won’t be able to go this week as he suffered a foot injury that will keep him off the field.

Although Brown is out, there are still some reasons to tune into this one. Here, we look at three players who are worth keeping an eye on as the Raiders kick off their exhibition season.