The passing game is almost always the focus of NFL teams’ initial, pre-training camp practices as part of offseason activities in late May and early June.

Full-contact sessions are not yet permitted, and there’s only so much that can be gleaned about rushing attacks with the players in shorts and helmets without pads.

That’s not stopping anyone that’s been around the Raiders’ practices this year from trying. The 2025 Raiders have approached their first few times on the field together in the usual fashion, with 11-on-11 periods near-exclusively featuring new quarterback Geno Smith dropping back and scanning the field against a rebuilt starting defensive secondary.

But attention amps up and heads turn on the rare occasions when he hands off. The cameras during portions open to the media s

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