For Raiders, Florida week beats training camp

For Raiders, Florida week beats training camp Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio has compared this week in Florida to training camp, but linebacker Malcolm Smith said it’s better. The team is staying and having meetings at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, and practicing at nearby Bradenton’s IMG Academy. There are no formal team outings planned, but the players are free to do what they want — just as if they were back home — and there are a lot of meals being shared, movies being watched and video games being played. “It will be pretty cool to get that opportunity to go back to the stadium that we just played in,” the former Jacksonville head coach said. Being a football dad is tougher than being a football coach, Del Rio added.