• After several days of protesting that he would retire rather than report to the Raiders after being traded by the Chargers, defensive tackle Volney Peters did, in fact, report to the team
• The team acquired former Oregon State guard John Cadwell from the Texans in exchange for the Raiders’ 11th-round draft pick in 1962
• Wide receiver Herm Urenda was placed on the inactive list in advance of his departure for military service on September 7
• An examination revealed that linebacker Al Bansavage had broken his hand against the Chargers on the 27th and would miss an expected four weeks