Standing high above his perch overlooking the field, Owner Mark Davis watched Pete Carroll’s first practice of his first Las Vegas Raiders Train

Energy was high for the Raiders' first camp practice. The squad hit the field in the early morning to beat the heat at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Post-practice, Geno Smith and Maxx Crosby talked about their excitement to be back on the field and the new additions to the roster.

Every job on the field is up for grabs over the next month when the Raiders go through training camp, starting with their first practice on July 23 at their Henderson headquarters. That’s been new coach Pete Carroll’s philosophy throughout his 52-year career: Forcing everyone to earn their role regardless

On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders started Day 1 of training camp as a mostly whole group. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins

The new coach has set an optimistic tone as training camp kicks off in Las Vegas. Here are the highlights from Wednesday's opening session.

Geno Smith found tight end Ian Thomas in the middle of the end zone for a touchdown in 7-on-7 drills. The Raiders offense continued to mix in 12 & 13 personnel packages as they did in OTAs, consisting of Thomas, Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer.

New Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll expressed excitement about the team's upcoming training camp, which starts Wednesday.

Raiders star Maxx Crosby wasn’t about to let new teammate Jamal Adams forget a game between the two in the Texas state high school playoffs at Cowboys Stadium.