Las Vegas Raiders at Carolina Panthers: 3 players to watch in Week 1

With the Las Vegas Raiders opening up their season on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, here are three members of the Silver and Black to keep an eye on.

The Las Vegas Raiders are opening the season against the Carolina Panthers next Sunday, September 13th, and excitement has been mounting for weeks. With new players and a new city, the team looks to put last season behind them, and Derek Carr looks to prove he is the right guy to lead this team into this new Era of Raiders football.

The Raiders have added weapons on both sides of the ball, and made sure their team is ready for the 2020 season opener. Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock have consistently held a high standard of play and character for their team, even if this season is an odd one.

The offseason additions of rookies Henry Ruggs and Bryan Edwards adds depth to a receiver corps, which struggled at times last year, but those struggles led to Darren Waller breaking out and getting on the NFL top 100 players. They also solved the issue of lack of depth at the linebacker position with Cory Littleton coming to tow,n as well as drafted Damon Arnette rounding out the secondary.

The Coronavirus pandemic put the NFL season in jeopardy since the outbreak was announced a month after the Super Bowl. There will still be no fans in the stands for most games, including this one, as the Panthers have already announced that none will be in attendance for this highly-anticpated season opener.

With that said, here are three players to keep an eye on in the opening game of the season for the Raiders.