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Tuesday was the first day of Raiders OTA’s and there was one noticeable absence. Newly added wide receiver Antonio Brown was not in attendance."He’s not here today Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , hopefully we’ll see him here in..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Antonio Brown absent for first day of OTA’s, Raiders hoping he joins them soonNew,81commentsPDTTuesday was the first day of Raiders OTA’s and there was one noticeable absence. Newly added wide receiver Antonio Brown was not in attendance.“He’s not here today, hopefully we’ll see him here in the next couple days,” Gruden said of Brown. “He’s been working extremely hard learning our offense and I’m really excited to get him out here, but in the meantime we have plenty of balls to throw and plenty of receivers to throw to.”All other Raiders players were on the field, whether as full participants or rehabbing on the side.Brown was acquired this offseason in trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. From day one he has been extremely excited to be a Raider and to get to play with Derek Carr. The two of them worked out in the offseason along with other receivers.It’s important to remind everyone that these practices are voluntary. However, OTA’s are important, especially when it comes to new players. Getting together on the field with coaches in organized drills with opponents for the first time on a new team means something.“I think it’s a lot different. The timing, like the actual timing,” said fellow receiver Tyrell Williams. “You can throw as many routes as you want on air and complete 100 out of 100, but when you get on defense and just feeling the timing and where the defense is going to be in coverage, it makes it a lot different, so getting that timing is important.”You’d like to see the Raiders’ newest top receiving weapon on the field with his new team. You’d like to see him eager to be there, participating, even if he doesn’t have to be.He was present for phase two, so he hasn’t simply been off doing his own thing. And hopefully he will be here soon. It is just a little strange that, based on his enthusiasm thus far that he wouldn’t be on the field from day one of OTA’s.Follow @LeviDamien ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther denied there is any friction between him and coach Jon Gruden and said the two remain united in trying to improve a team that has been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season.One week after cameras caught the two coaches getting into a heated exchange after a costly blown play in Oakland’s 34-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Guenther laughed about the incident and called it a daily occurrence.“Jon and I fight every day upstairs, golf course, in the car, whatever it may be,” Guenther said Thursday. “That’s going to happen every Sunday. It’s happened every Sunday, whether it’s good or bad. That’s just part of our expectations are higher than what we’re showing. That’s probably going to happen 100 times a game.”Guenther’s statement echoed comments made earlier this week by Gruden Antonio Brown Jersey White , who joked that the two have bigger disagreements on the golf course.The recent sideline exchanges between the coach and his hand-picked defensive coordinator have gotten more attention, however, as the Raiders have struggled through a 1-7 start.Both Gruden and Guenther have come under fire from fans and the media.Gruden has been targeted for the team’s inconsistent offense and the radical roster changes being made, while Guenther’s defense has been bad all season. The Raiders are on pace to give up 6,514 yards and are allowing opponents to gain a league-high 6.8 yards per play.While acknowledging frustration over the situation, Guenther — who spent the past 13 seasons in Cincinnati and was the Bengals’ coordinator from 2014-17 — downplayed any suggestion of problems between him and Gruden.“I love Jon, he’s great to work with,” Guenther said. “We’re really trying to build this thing the right way and we have a vision for it. I know it doesn’t look like that right now but I’m confident in what we’re doing.”The Raiders have made sweeping changes since Gruden was hired, much of it on the defensive side.Khalil Mack, the team’s top pass rusher and the 2016 Defensive Player of the Year, was traded to the Chicago Bears before the season opener in exchange for a pair of first-round draft picks. Oakland’s best run defender, Justin Ellis, was lost to injured reserve with a foot injury he suffered in Week 1. Then last week, the Raiders released defensive end Bruce Irvin, one of the team captains.Those moves and others have forced Guenther to reach deep into the roster for help.“That’s just part of the business,” Guenther said. “Our vision was to bring in some young guys in the draft and we did that and they’re playing. Obviously we’re going through some growing pains right now with the young guys but hopefully the more and more snaps that they get at the back end of this year going into year two, we’re going to see massive improvement out of those guys.”Still, Guenther acknowledged it hasn’t been easy and said he’s had to bite his lip a few times.“There are certain things, breakdowns that we’re having that we shouldn’t have, that I’m not used to seeing,” Guenther said. “guy. I want to get the stuff fixed quickly. That’s part of the evaluation process with the guys that we have now moving forward the last eight games to see, hey, what guys we want to keep here and what guys we want to move on with.“We have a vision. Jon and I have a vision of what it should look like and what it’s going to look like down the road. Hopefully, we can just keep getting better every week but it’s certainly been a challenge.”__