Sometimes it does hurt to go back where you started. This seems to be the case for veteran defensive back Charles Woodson. On Tuesday, the Oakland Raiders announced that Woodson signed a one-year deal with the team that picked him 4th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and spent the first eight years of his career at. The Oakland … Continue reading »
The Oakland Raiders have signed undrafted free agent quarterback Matt McGloin. General manager Reggie McKenzie also formally announced Thursday that the team signed free agent kick returner and wide receiver Josh Cribbs. McGloin set a Penn State record with 46 career touchdown passes. He also set single-season program marks in 2012 for completions (270) and … Continue reading »
San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Melvin Ingram has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Tuesday morning during organized team activity practice. If the ligament is completely torn and surgery is needed, it could sideline Ingram for the complete 2013-14 season. Melvin Ingram was the Chargers first-round pick (18th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft. … Continue reading »
NBC Sunday Night Football play-by-play announcer Al Michaels was arrested on Friday night in Southern California for suspicion of driving under the influence. The Emmy Award-winning broadcaster was arrested shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday evening, according to CNN. Michaels, 68, was charged with misdemeanor DUI and spent approximately five hours in the Santa Monica City Jail. The NBC sportscaster … Continue reading »
Oakland’s general manager Reggie McKenzie is trying his best in making best of what he has to work with; among the very limited picks in this year’s draft and tight salary cap, the Raiders signed 4 players that will help upgrade the defensive-side of the football and another player to solidify the QB stockpile. On April 9th, they signed cornerback … Continue reading »
Since Pro Bowl left tackle Ryan Clady is recovering from right shoulder surgery and is planning to skip the team’s offseason program rather than sign his $9.8 million franchise tag (he hopes to sign a long-term deal with Denver this summer), Denver had to put some emphasis on keeping backup tackle Chris Clark, and it was finalized on Wednesday; Clark … Continue reading »
Raiders’ general manager Reggie McKenzie is putting a new meaning to “cap-friendly”. When McKenzie took the job, he inherited a bad team and that was in a massive cap mess and gave away several draft picks when former coach Hue Jackson and the late owner Al Davis basically sold the farm to get quarterback Carson … Continue reading »
Here’s the proposals and bylaws that the owners will vote on at this week’s league meeting in Arizona. Proposed rule changes 1. (The Jim Schwartz Rule) A play that would have been automatically reviewed by instant replay will still be reviewed even if a coach throws his challenge flag. Any coach who challenges a play that he’s … Continue reading »
People gave the Kansas City Chiefs more credit than they deserve last season by labeling them as the “Sleeper Team” and having them make the playoffs last season, but with the poor play of Cassel, who has two years left on a six-year, $63 million deal, plus other issues on and off the field that distracted … Continue reading »
It is conformed that the San Francisco 49ers are willing to trade quarterback Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs for a second-round pick in this year’s draft (#34) and a conditional pick in 2014. The 49ers will have 11 picks in this year’s draft. Once this trade is final, Kansas City is expected to release QB … Continue reading »
