Archive for March, 2008

In their continued efforts to improve, the Oakland Raiders have signed defensive end Kalimba Edwards to a 2-year contract. The Raiders have been looking to sign a defensive lineman since the departure of Chris Clemmons going to the Eagles.
Edwards was looking for a new home after being cut by the Detroit Lions earlier this month.  [...]

Is “just win baby” in Trent Dilfer’s future? It very well could be possible according to Dilfer. He was in Clovis, California today speaking to a congregation at Northside Christian Church.
Dilfer who was a local hero at Fresno State and a Super Bowl MVP in 2001 was being interviewed before nearly 1,600 churchgoers filled each [...]

The Raiders completed their deal with the Atlanta Falcons yesterday for two-time Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall. In exchange for the 24-year-old Hall, Oakland sent its second-round pick in next month’s draft and a fifth-round pick in 2009 to Atlanta. To finalize the deal, the Raiders signed Hall to a seven-year, 70-million-dollar contract while the “San [...]

It appears that the DeAngelo Hall to Raiders deal is a go at this hour, as ESPN is reporting that the corner and the Raiders have come to terms on a deal that will pay him a whopping $70 million over seven years.  The holdup in the deal was the fact that Hall and the [...]

While the deal to send DeAngelo Hall to the Raiders still appears on, there have been snags in the talks as of late, which is keeping the deal from going down.  It was first broken down on Saturday that the Falcons were going to send the shut-down corner to the Raiders for a second-round pick [...]

It was thought that the New York Giants were the front-runner to grab the services of cornerback DeAngelo Hall in a deal with the Falcons, but now, a top source says that it looks as if the silver and black of the Raiders may very well be able to grab Hall in a deal with [...]

The Raiders today continued to work on defense, as they signed defensive tackle William Joseph today. Joseph was with the Giants, and was their first-round draft pick in 2003.  He missed all of last season due to a back injury. at 305 pounds, he has also played defensive end. He has 17 starts in 55 [...]

 
The Raiders continue to grab wide outs on the market, as after signing Javon Walker to a large deal, the team has reportedly agreed to terms with free agent receiver Drew Carter.  Adam Schefter of NFL Network reported the deal late Wednesday, the deal reports say is worth $2 over one season.
Carter was formally with [...]

If the Raiders are going to sign free agent quarterback Quinn Gray to be JaMarcus Russell’s backup, they are going to have to fly him in again in order to get the deal done.  The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Gray visited with the Raiders on Wednesday, but left Oakland without a deal.  The [...]

Several rumors, including one from the Sacramento Bee, arose this week that Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is tipping the scales at 300 pounds. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that two Raiders officials held that the rumors that Russell was near or over 300lbs and not training at the Raiders’ facilities are completely [...]