With 43 days until the Raiders' season opener, the team's current number 43 is linebacker Michael Barrett. Barrett, a seventh-round draft pick in 2024, spent last season on various practice squads ...

George said his brother felt guilty over their mom’s death. Following his brother’s death by suicide on Christmas 2018, George wrote that he was institutionalized for self-harm.

George Atkinson, 72, is a close friend of Raiders’ owner Mark Davis and is often at the club facility. Carr said all the Raiders can do is support him. “It’s unbearable, right?” Carr said.

Oakland Raiders running back George Atkinson III (34) warms up during the 2014 rookie minicamp at the Raiders training facility in Alameda, Calif., on Friday, May 16, 2014.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) When George Atkinson III's name went uncalled through seven rounds of the NFL draft, there was no doubt where he would end up signing as an undrafted free agent.

George Atkinson, 74, of Hingham, passed away on December 9, 2021, at the home of his daughter in Truckee, CA, from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He leaves behind his loving family, wife ...

Former Oakland Raiders running back George Atkinson III has passed away at the age of 27, according to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson.

George Atkinson III, a former Raiders kick returner and the son of Pro Bowl Oakland defensive back George Atkinson II, has died. He was 27 years old. The cause of death is not known.

Former NFL player, George Atkinson III, who was wracked with grief and had to be institutionalized for depression after his twin brother died a year ago of suicide, has also died. He was 27.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Running back George Atkinson III cut left behind a block, burst through the hole, raced past an Oklahoma defensive back and ran untouched for an 80-yard touchdown.

George Atkinson, 74, of Hingham, passed away on December 9, 2021, at the home of his daughter in Truckee, CA, from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He leaves behind his loving family, wife ...