Nnamdi Asomugha Likely to Remain an Oakland Raider

Make no mistake about it. Nnamdi Asomugha is a top tier corner. He possesses superior coverage skills, above average intelligence, and comes with great character to boot. What more could you ask for in a player. So let us put this rumor to bed once and for all. There is no way Al Davis lets Nnamdi wear anything other than silver and black next year. Mark it down. Put it out of your head, and begin to think of more sane topics like a possible relocation of the Raiders to Gnome, Alaska. Many draft speculators have formed a consensus that the Raiders will select CB Malcolm Jenkins with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, because of the presumed certainty that Nnamdi is fed up and will walk. First, I don’t think Asomugha is as fed up with the Raiders as he is fed up with losing. Just the quality you are looking for when you are trying to turn around a floundering franchise. Second, Asomugha will be franchise tagged if he doesn't sign a long term contract. The only way Nnamdi ... (link)