Why Namdi Asomugha will not be back in Oakland next year

 
The Raiders have certainly done their share of big spending this offseason, resigning key players and making big name acquisitions, all at an above market rate. However, one man has been conspicuously left off the gravy train, and that man is superstar corner Namdi Asomugha, who has payed his dues in Oakland for his whole career and has yet to be reimbursed for it. Although he was franchised, I bet that Namdi wants his piece of the pie, especially after seeing pro bowl corner Deangelo Hall move to Oaland and sign that monstrous contract. Typical logic would dictate that Al Davis is simply waiting for the right time to ink Asomugha to a long term deal, but he already made a quick move to make Kelly, making him the highest paid DT in NFL history, some see Hall being paired with Namdi to form the most feared CB tandem in the NFL, I see Hall as Namdi's replacement. For all the fans out there who have watched Al Davis run his team for any length of time, it is obvious that when Davis has something ... [link]

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Why Nnamdi Asomugha will not be back in Oakland next year
The Raiders have certainly done their share of big spending this offseason, resigning key players and making big name acquisitions, all at an above market rate. However, one man has been conspicuously left off the gravy train, and that man is ...