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| Raiders use franchise tag on Wimbley |
NFL Football |
02/24/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have used the franchise tag to keep linebacker Kamerion Wimbley under contract for 2012 Wimbley's agent, Joe Linta, confirmed the move Thursday. It was first reported by Fox Sports. The Raiders originally hoped to use a $3.5 million buyback option to keep Wimbley under contract for next season. But Linta says that deal violated the NFL's rules prohibiting base salaries rising more than 30 percent in a year. That led to the Raiders decision to use the franchis |
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| Broncos, CB Bailey agree on 4-year deal |
NFL Football |
02/22/2011 |
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| ey, 32, had two interceptions and 45 tackles this past season, starting in all 15 games he played. He has spent the last seven seasons in Denver after playing his first five with the Washington Redskins. "We're fortunate to have Champ with the Broncos for a long time," Elway wrote. "This is a great day for our entire organization and our fans." Bailey made his 10th Pro Bowl last month, replacing injured Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders. Bailey's 48 career interceptions are tops among active cornerbacks. |
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| Raiders sign DE Seymour for two years |
NFL Football |
02/17/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have officially re-signed defensive end Richard Seymour. No terms of the deal were released. However, the Tribune reported on Wednesday that the deal is for two years and worth $30 million. It prevents the team from having to use its franchise tag on the 11-year veteran. Seymour was franchised a year ago, and made just under $12.9 million. He was due to see a 20 percent increase in salary, to approximately $15 million, if he were franchised again, per the pap |
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| Alouettes sign former NFL WR Porter |
CFL |
02/15/2011 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Alouettes have signed former NFL wide receiver Jerry Porter to a two-year contract. Porter played nine seasons in the NFL, including eight with the Oakland Raiders. He last played for the Jaguars in 2008, catching 11 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown. A second-round pick of the Raiders in the 2000 NFL Draft, Porter helped the Raiders reach Super Bowl XXXVII during the 2002 season. The West Virginia product caught 295 passes for 4,120 yards and 31 touchdowns ov |
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| Raiders hire Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as asst |
NFL Football |
02/14/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have hired Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as an assistant to coach the team's cornerbacks. The Raiders announced the move Monday to bring back their former star player as a member of Hue Jackson's coaching staff. Woodson played this final two of his 17 seasons with the Raiders. He helped the team win the 2002 AFC championship. Woodson spent the bulk of his playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also won a Super Bow title with the Baltimore Ravens. Woods |
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| Former NCAA player's suit threatens Hollywood |
Division I College Football |
02/13/2011 |
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| When you are playing, you are kind of naive to the idea that you are being taken advantage of because you are so caught up in playing college football," said Keller of his decision to sue long after his college career ended and he failed to make the Oakland Raiders 2008 regular season roster. "They are making billions off of our images." A Keller victory could dramatically reshape the commercial relationship between the NCAA and its athletes, which are prohibited from receiving compensation tied to their per |
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| Yee has solutions for CBA negotiations |
Headlines |
02/11/2011 |
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| he owners and players will be insulting the intelligence of football fans everywhere.'' Yee addressed misspent money on draft picks, saying: ``Each year brings high-profile rookies who end up making a lot of money and contributing very little. The Oakland Raiders' experience with JaMarcus Russell infuriated many and is the owners' `Exhibit A.' ``But JaMarcus Russell didn't draft himself in the first round. The Raiders did. And Russell didn't write himself a check for more than $30 million guaranteed dollar |
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| NFL examines players' ties to supplement company |
NFL Football |
02/03/2011 |
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| o The Associated Press that the NFL is ``investigating the matter, as we have been for a while now.'' He says ``it is not clear at all that the product actually contains'' a banned byproduct of human growth hormone. Last month, the NFL ordered new Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson to stop endorsing the company, Sports With Alternatives to Steroids, because his connection violated league rules.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may |
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| Woodson knows Super Bowl shots hard to come by |
NFL Football |
02/02/2011 |
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| experience with one Super Bowl appearance - a loss - tell him that Sunday's matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers might be his last shot at the championship he wants to complete his career. The Packers' cornerback lost the 2003 Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, a loss that still bothers him because he was playing hurt and wasn't at his best. He has matured greatly since then and now is considered one of the Packers' veteran leaders. Woodson calls Sunday's game a ``golden, golden opportunity'' to get the |
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| Woodson still recalls that snowy New England night |
Headlines |
02/02/2011 |
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Packers cornerback Charles Woodson still thinks about that snowy night in New England when he was with the Oakland Raiders. With the Raiders ahead late in an AFC divisional playoff game nine years ago, it appeared that Tom Brady lost a fumble when he was hit by Woodson. But the Patriots kept the ball after a replay review, then won that game and the 2002 Super Bowl. ``I think we had that game stolen from us. There's no guarantee that we would have gone on to win that Super Bowl,' |
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