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Archive for the ‘Oakland Raiders’ Category

March 28th, 2008

Raiders Sign DE Kalimba Edwards

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The Oakland Raiders continued their offseason activity by signing DE Kalimba Edwards to a two-year, $5 million deal today. I’d say this was a great pickup if Kalimba had been living up to his potetntial. But if that were the case, he’d still be in Detroit with […]

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March 16th, 2008

DeAngelo Hall Set to Join Oakland Raiders

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As expected (maybe even sooner), the Oakland Raiders are ready to acquire defensive back DeAngelo Hall from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the Raiders’ second round pick in the upcoming 2008 NFL Draft. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet, but expectations are in […]

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February 28th, 2008

Raiders Sign Tommy Kelly to Richest Defensive Tackle Contract in NFL History

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The Oakland Raiders are out of their minds. On this eve of free agency, the Raiders signed defensive tackle Tommy Kelly to an NFL-record seven-year, $50.5 million contract. A little over $18 million is guaranteed.
Some of you may be wondering who Tommy Kelly is. He’ll be […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 3 comments

January 3rd, 2008

‘QB Killa’ Warren Sapp Retires From NFL

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Oakland Raiders DT Warren Sapp announced his retirement today on his QBKilla.com Web site with two words: I’m Done. And so ends the 13-year career of the seven-time Pro Bowler.
I was not a fan of Warren in his early days. Sure, I recognized that he […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 1 comment

November 9th, 2007

Should the Raiders Start JaMarcus Russell?

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It might be time for the Oakland Raiders to consider starting rookie (and franchise) quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Here’s my main concern. The Raiders stink at fundamentals and it wouldn’t matter who the QB was when you’re committing the most holding and false start […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 2 comments

October 1st, 2007

Daunte Culpepper Basking in the Afterglow, Oakland Raiders QB Torches Former Team

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When Daunte Culpepper left the Miami Dolphins back in training camp, he was an unwanted man. The team dealt for QB Trent Green as his replacement and released Daunte to a less-than-enthusiastic league. The Oakland Raiders would take a chance and four games into this 2007 […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 0 comments

September 12th, 2007

JaMarcus Russell Practices With Raiders

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As you can see, Oakland Raiders rookie QB JaMarcus Russell was all smiles at his press conference today. I can understand why. The official numbers of his richest-ever rookie contract: six-years, $61 million with $29 million guaranteed. He practiced today, but I predicted he might not even see […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 0 comments

September 11th, 2007

JaMarcus Russell Signs Richest Rookie Contract Ever, Set to Join Oakland Raiders

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JaMarcus Russell agreed in principle last night to a six-year contract that will guarantee him in the neighborhood of $30 million in the richest signing ever for a rookie. JaMarcus met with the Raiders today and was hashing out final details of the contract. The paperwork needs to […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 1 comment

August 26th, 2007

JaMarcus Russell Continues Holdout, Daunte Culpepper Takes Over Oakland Raiders

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After drafting JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders assumed their quarterbacking questions had been answered. They had found the face of their franchise. Three games into the preseason, they still don’t know who their starting QB will be.
With JaMarcus […]

By User ImageDavid Kindervater -- 1 comment

August 1st, 2007

Daunte Culpepper Signs With the Raiders

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After drafting LSU QB JaMarcus Russell with the very first pick back in April, the Oakland Raiders had their quarterback of the future. With training camp now underway, that quarterback is still at his home in Mobile, Alabama negotiating a contract while Andrew Walter and Josh McCown split […]

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