From: San Jose Mercury News
Nnamdi Asomugha will earn $11.718 million, a guaranteed 20 percent raise from the $9.765 million he earned this season, if the Raiders use the exclusive franchise tag on him. The only other options are to work out a long-term contract, let Asomugha leave after six seasons or apply the non-exclusive franchise [...]
From: SF Chronicle
The Raiders have a hard decision with wide receiver Javon Walker, who was a pricy bust before blowing out his ankle in midseason. He’s due $9 million next season, and the team must decide if he’s worth that much.
From: SF Chronicle
The Raiders need a No. 1 wide receiver who can go deep for JaMarcus Russell, taking pressure off the run game and letting the other receivers go against lesser cornerbacks. They are more likely to sign an upper-tier free-agent receiver such as T.J. Houshmandzadeh or Antonio Bryant than draft one No. 7 overall. [...]
From: SF Chronicle
Raiders owner Al Davis will begin interviewing candidates this week, a team source confirmed Monday. The list is expected to include Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, Raiders advance scout Paul Hackett and Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, according to team sources. Former Giants coach Jim Fassel has openly lobbied for the job and went [...]
From: San Francisco Chronicle
If Shane Lechler has played his last game as a Raider, it would be “a tremendous blow,” interim coach Tom Cable said Monday. Lechler, an unrestricted free agent, has been elected to the Pro Bowl four times during his nine years in Oakland as a punter. If he’s gone, he finished with [...]
The Raiders ended the Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s playoff hopes Sunday by beating them 31-24. One month ago, Tampa Bay was 9-3 and in the hunt for an NFC playoff spot, but after 4 consecutive losses in December, the Bucs completed their biggest collapse in franchise history and will miss the playoffs. For Oakland, they finished [...]
From: SF Chronicle
The “Cable for Coach” campaign swept through Florida, and what an Obama-like push Raiders candidate Tom Cable made to the regular season’s finish line. He kicked a team nemesis off the playoff ballot, won over players concerned with a slumping win percentage and energized the youth base of a down-and-out roster.
Now, all [...]
From: SF Chronicle
Raiders owner Al Davis did not attend Sunday’s game as he continues to recover from a knee injury, but team official John Herrera said the 79-year-old is doing fine. “I’m sure he’s doing a lot better after this,” his son Mark Davis said after the game. Davis was hospitalized briefly three weeks [...]
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From: ESPN
The Raiders are in the process of requesting permission to speak with New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride about their vacant head coach position, according to a report from ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. As the Giants enter a bye week for the opening round of the playoffs, Gilbride is expected to [...]
