Archive for July, 2007

Jordan “On the Downswing” Says KFFL.com

  KFFL.com has released a list of “Players on the Downswing” and Raiders RB LaMont Jordan has made the list.  Below are the comments on LaMont from the site: LaMont Jordan, Oakland Raiders – With all the expectations placed on him when he joined the Raiders, it is fair to say Jordan has been a [...]

Raiders Release Long Time Offensive Lineman Treu

The Raiders on Tuesday announced that they have released offensive lineman Adam Treu.  The longtime center was with the Raiders for 11 seasons, the  longest-tenured player with the team. He was a third-round pick out of Nebraska, and at one point in his career played in 155 straight games.  That streak ended last year with [...]

Camp Opens Thursday For Raiders

Another big date on the football calendar is just days away– the opening of NFL training camps. The Oakland Raiders are the first Bay Area team to open camp this season with a date set for this Thursday at the Napa Valley Marriott. New head coach Lane Kiffin begins the long road of trying to [...]

Raiders Sign 2nd Round Pick Frampton

The Raiders have announced that rookie safety Eric Frampton has been signed to a contract. Terms have not been disclosed. Framton was the Raiders second pick in the fifth round of the 2007 draft. The 5’11″ 205 pound safety was a Pac-10 All Conference player in 2006 for Washington State and was also named the [...]

McNeal Released By Raiders

According to ESPN, the Raiders have released reserve defensive end Bryant McNeal.  The announcement comes less than a week after McNeal was arrested on an outstanding warrant in South Carolina.  The 27-year old McNeal was arrested last Thursday near Columbia, South Carolina during a traffic stop.  A routine background check revealed McNeal was wanted in Florida [...]

Another Piece Added: Silver and Black Sign Darius

The Oakland Raiders are adding another solid piece to their already tough defense, as on Tuesday they signed former Jags safety Donovin Darius.  The big-time hitter in the secondary has missed parts of the last two years with injuries, but says he is ready to go for 2007.  He spent the first nine years of [...]

DE McNeal Arrested for Fraud in South Carolina

Defensive end Bryant McNeal had been arrested in South Carolina following a traffic stop for having an outstanding warrant.  The warrant for the 27-year-old was for selling a Land Rover to a pawn broker for $15,000 in Florida when he didn’t own it.  McNeal was with Tampa Bay back in 2005, and reports say that [...]

Rhodes Suspended First Four Games of 2007

New Oakland Raiders running back Dominic Rhodes has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Per league rules, they do not reveal reasons for substance abuse suspensions. Rhodes pleaded guilty to reckless driving charges in Indiana during the offseason after authorities dropped drunken driving charges. [...]