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The Raiders restructured quarterback Matt Flynn’s contract, a league source confirmed. Oakland will save roughly $1 million after turning most of his $3.25 million salary in 2013 into a signing bonus. The Raiders are now about $1.1 million under the salary cap, but will have plenty enough to sign the 10 rookies they drafted. That [...]
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Former Raiders teammate Tim Brown is excited Charles Woodson is back in the Silver and Black. ”For him, coming back here is going to be great,” Brown told the Bay Area News Group at Thursday’s Bay Area Hall of Fame induction. “He has a chance to kind of right some of those wrongs that he [...]
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Charles Woodson had heard Raiders fans were planning to come and welcome him back for his free-agent visit on Tuesday. But he wasn’t sure if they really would. “It was overwhelming,” he said, to see 120 or so fans waiting at the security gate when his car pulled up. “I think that if at any [...]
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Defensive back Charles Woodson signed a one-year deal with the Raiders Tuesday night. And while the fan support (see previous blog) surely played a factor so did $4.3 million, which is what Woodson can earn including incentives. That includes a $700,000 signing bonus for a 36-year-old player who had very little interest on the free-agent [...]
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Shine Nieto from Tule River Indian reservation drove five hours Tuesday morning “just to welcome him back.” And roughly 150 other fans came out to the Oakland Raiders facility to hang out and catch a glimpse of former Raider and current free agent defensive back Charles Woodson. Some waited as long as five hours before [...]
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^ The Raiders may be looking at Lamarr Houston to help pick up pass-rushing slack — he saw a lot of action at right end. Raiders coach Dennis Allen says having Andre Carter for full season will help too ^ Brandian Ross is now a full-time safety, Allen said ^ Jared Veldheer, Tony Bergstrom, Stefen [...]
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Charles Woodson is set to visit the Oakland Raiders Tuesday, and they may not be the longshot to sign the free agent cornerback that some (including me) thought they were. Woodson started his career with the Raiders, and the opportunity to go full circle intrigues him, he said Sunday at a charity event at the [...]
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The Raiders signed kick returner/receiver Josh Cribbs this week and he talked with the local media on Thursday: Q: What was it that appealed to you about the Raiders and how did you wind up here? A: I feel like the Raiders are a traditional, winning team like Cleveland is. They won a lot in [...]
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Charles Woodson’s agent, Carl Poston, says that the 36-year-old defensive back will visit with the Raiders on Tuesday. The former Packers cornerback/safety spent Wednesday at Broncos headquarters and left without a contract, but Poston said they made an offer. Denver would seem to have the leg up on everybody since Woodson had previously said he [...]
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The Raiders signed free agent quarterback Matt McGloin. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound McGloin is a non-drafted rookie out of Penn State. He set a career school record with 46 touchdown passes, and in 2012 set single-season program marks in completions (270) and passing yards (3,266), while tying the season standard in touchdown passes (24). Oakland also [...]
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Chris Kluwe is coming to Oakland. That’s what the punter told his fellow supporter of equal rights, former Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, in a story for Fox Sports. Kluwe will compete with Marquette King for the starting job now that Shane Lechler is gone after 13 seasons. As he did with the Minnesota Vikings, Kluwe plans [...]
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Josh Cribbs may be not all the way back from injury, and he’s never done much as a receiver, but the Raiders picked up a game-changer when they signed the former Browns kick returner to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Cribbs, who also has three punt-return scores, is tied with Leon Washington for the all-time [...]
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Those waiting to see whether the Ravens cut former Raider Rolando McClain after his latest arrest were somewhat surprised when the 23-year-old linebacker retired on Wednesday. McClain was signed on April 12 as the potential replacement for Ray Lewis but was arrested 10 days later in his hometown of Decatur, Ala., for disorderly conduct and resisting [...]
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The Raiders signed seven free agents and claimed one player via waivers on Monday. CB Chance Casey-Thomas, LB Eric Harper, WR Greg Jenkins, TE Jeron Mastrud, DE Ryan Robinson, C Andrew Robiskie and CB Mitchell White were all signed after participating on a tryout basis at the team’s rookie mini-camp this past weekend. The Raiders [...]
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Raiders fullback Marcel Reece, surprised by her resignation on Saturday, called longtime Raiders Chief Executive Officer Amy Trask “the first lady of football.” That Trask left the team she spent 25 seasons with is not really a surprise. She was late owner Al Davis’ right-hand woman, and his son, new owner Mark Davis, has been [...]