Raiders end camp after Union complaints

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA - The Oakland Raiders canceled the final week of their offseason training program Friday after complaints from the NFL players&#39; union about the intensity of the practices.<br> <br> In a brief statement, coach Lane Kiffin said the players&#39; union believes the Raiders&#39; offseason program violated league rules on practice standards.<br> <br> &#34;The union has complained about the high level of intensity, player aggressiveness and fast pace of our practices and, as a result, has taken away the final week of our offseason program,&#34; said Kiffin, the NFL&#39;s youngest and least experienced head coach.<br> <br> The Raiders won&#39;t hold next week&#39;s scheduled offseason activities, which were expected to be mostly weightlifting sessions.<br> <br> Oakland wrapped up a voluntary minicamp on Wednesday under Kiffin, a former assistant coach at Southern California. He had just one season of NFL training camp experience as an assistant in Jacksonville in 2000.<br> <br> The Raiders&#39; training camp opens July 27 in Napa.

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