March 29th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in It’s that time of the year to start talking about the 2009 Draft, and today we give our first Radiers Mock Draft, complete with all of the Raiders five picks in this years draft. Here we go: 1st Round: 7th Pick 2nd Round: 8th Pick (40th Pick Overall) 3rd Round: 7th Pick (71st Pick Overall) [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Tags: 
Raiders to Talk to Wake Forest SS Chip Vaughn
The SF Chronicle reports that the Raiders are set to talk to Wake Forest SS Chip Vaughn. Here is the story: The Raiders are scheduled to host Wake Forest strong safety Chip Vaughn, according to Scout.com writer Ed Thompson, making him the first known draft prospect to visit Alameda this draft season. Put another way, [...]
QB Russell Shows Up for Workouts
The SF Chronicle reports that QB JaMarucs Russell has shown up for Raiders workouts, meaning that the words of Tom Cable maybe finally got through to him: Put away the milk carton mugshot. Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell is here for voluntary workouts. I know. I drove to team headquarters in Alameda to see for myself. [...]
Wake Forest CB Alphonso Smith to Talk to the Raiders
The Raiders will be talking to CB Alphonso Smith, along of course with a bunch of other teams. The defensive secondary is another position that the Raiders will look to upgrade through the draft, and Smith is a player the Raiders have their eyes on. PFT reports on the CB talking to a number of [...]
QB Russell Skips Week One of Workouts; How About Week Two?
PFT.com reports that Radiers QB JaMarcus Russell isn’t off to the best of starts with new coach Tom Cable, who now is running the show for good in Raider Land. Cable spoke about Russell skipping the first week of workouts, and he might not show up for week two. Here’s the story: It’s not getting [...]
Police Arrest OL Cornell Green Following Argument
Police are reporting that Raiders OT Cornell Green was arrested after he got into a heated argument with the mother of his two children at their home in Tampa Saturday afternoon. According to police, Green destroyed property and physically assaulted the woman and then left the home in his own vehicle. Police apprehended Green at [...]
Raiders Talk with Free Agent DE Ebenezer Ekuban
Pro Football Talk.com reports that the Raiders recently talked to free agent defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban. In 10 starts last season with the Denver Broncos, the 32-year-old veteran pass rusher recorded five sacks and 38 tackles. For his career, the 6-foot-4, 275-pound former University of North Carolina standout has registered 36 1/2 sacks and 224 [...]
Raiders Ink Two Players; Three Others Sign Their Tenders
The Raiders made a couple of personal moves to bring some players back over the last few days, as re-signed were cornerback Justin Miller, who inked a two-year deal more than a week ago, and defensive tackle William Joseph, who arrived at offseason workouts after recently signing a new deal. Three restricted free agents signed [...]
