For the first time in a long time, the Raiders seemed to be sitting at the same table of the big boys across the National Football League.

That plus more on Thursday's edition of the Locked-on Raiders podcast for January 16th, 2025.

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If I don't get to your call or I don't get to your text, it's never personal.

It's never because you don't disagree with me.

It's never because you don't like me.

It's never because of any of that.

It's just because I just didn't get time to get to it.

It's just that simple.

It's never anything personal. I want to try to emphasize that. I know sometimes you might think that, well, I didn't agree with them, so he didn't listen to me. It doesn't matter.

It's just there's so many that come through. I try to get to as many as possible. It's just like my radio show I do on the daily, get a ton of calls and text, and I don't always get to get to them all. But I do appreciate everyone who reaches out whenever you reach out. It is important to me, and I'm trying to get as many in as possible. Now, with that being said, of course, I don't have any

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