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On the Oakland Raiders podcast with J Hawkes:

This Friday, the Oakland Raiders open the preseason against the Dallas Cowboys. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden looks forward to seeing how his players developed from training camp and into the preseason. Raider quarterback Derek Carr will under Gruden’s watchful eye. Will Carr feel the pressure of trying to improve over last season or with Gruden keeping close tabs on the starting quarterback?

The kicking team has a new face lift with punter Johnny Townsend. He’ll be joined by kicker Eddy Pinero and punter Andrew DePaolo. Joe takes a look at each of the special team members and how they’re ready for the 2018 season. In these preseason games, we’ll take a look at the expectations from coach Gruden.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Raiders podcasts each Friday, and on Thursdays, catch Tony Renteria for the Raider podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com