Archive for May, 2010

Raiders want money back from Russell

The Raiders seem to feel like all that money that former first overall pick JaMarcus Russell made with the team was not earned. Because of that, the Raiders have filed a grievance seeking nearly $10 million back from recently released quarterback. Yahoo! Sports first reported the story Thursday, saying the Raiders are seeking $9.55 million [...]

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Reliving the Famous “Holy Roller Game”

Cable says the Raiders haven’t talked about adding Terrell Owens

Plenty of teams have at least thrown the name Terrell Owens out there, including the Bengals, Redskins, and 49ers. But one team that many felt due to their uncanny ways was a fit for Owens was that of the Raiders. Well, at least for now, you can scratch that off the list, as Raiders coach [...]

King not a big fan of the Raiders direction

For those of you that don’t regularly read Peter King’s ‘Monday Morning QB’ column on SI.com, your missing out. King remains to me about the strongest writer in the NFL, and every week this column never lets me down when it comes to the pulse of the league. Today he did his power rankings, which [...]

How influential are the Raiders?

Those who watched the ESPN documentary “Straight Outta LA” were educated how the Raiders influenced the city of LA when they moved from Oakland to LA. It specifically focused on the rap group N.W.A., a major force at the lead of the West-Coast rap movement, that used the Silver and Black colors and the Super [...]

Raiders sign former Titan draft choice OG Daniel Loper

The Raiders have inked former Titan draft choice Daniel Loper according to PFT: Former Tennessee Titan draft pick Daniel Loper signed with the Raiders Friday evening in a move aimed towards bolstering the team’s depth. Loper was a fifth-round pick by the Titans in 2005 and remained with them until playing eight games in Detroit [...]

Russell clears waivers; free to sign with any team

ESPN reports that former Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is free to any team, as he was not claimed by any team on Friday, making him a free agent able to sign anywhere. JaMarcus Russell is now a free agent. As expected, the talented but extremely disappointing quarterback went unclaimed Friday and passed waivers. The Raiders [...]