Nnamdi Asomugha - March 2008 |
bizoffootball.com - 3/2/2008
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The National Football League today announced that 429
players are free agents who now can negotiate with...
all 32 clubs. The free agents include 10 players who this year were designated by their clubs as non-exclusive "franchise" players. A franchise player is a special category for restricted and unrestricted free agents.
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Details on the 429 Players in Free Agency for 2008
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mvn.com - 3/29/2008
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With the Oakland Raiders’ flurry of activity thus
far this offseason, the biggest question on most Raider...
fans’ minds has been “What is going to happen with Nnamdi Asomugha?” Al Davis made Asomugha an “exclusive rights” franchise player meaning that he gets a one year tender equal to the average of the top five players at his position for 2008 (approximately $10 million), but he can’t even ...
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Marcus Trufant Deal Signals that the Raiders could have ...
mvn.com - 3/25/2008
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The other day I outlined the moves that
have been made on the offensive side of the...
ball. today the focus shifts to the defense. The Raiders have made a lot of noise on that side of the ball franchising Nnamdi Asomugha, re-singing Tommy Kelly to a mammoth contract, and adding Gibril Wilson and DeAngelo Hall. The only departures thus far are are Tyler Brayton and Warren Sapp. This has been an ...
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Where the Oakland Raiders Stand: Defense
mvn.com - 3/1/2008
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The Oakland Raiders started the free agent signing
period with a bang landing safety Gibril Wilson away...
from the world champion New York Giants. They also locked up their young defensive tackle Tommy Kelly with a long term deal and used the franchise tag to keep Nnamdi Asomugha. And from the addition by subtraction department, there is the departure of the underachieving chronic malcontent ...
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A productive opening to free agency for the Oakland Raiders
mvn.com - 3/17/2008
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Raider X has emerged from the witless protection
program to offer his thoughts on the Oakland Raiders’...
blockbuster trade for DeAngelo Hall. He takes some time to wonder whether Fabian Washington, Stanford Routt or Stuart Schweigert will be the odd man out in the Raiders’ remade secondary, or is this a sign that Nnamdi Asomugha may be the one on his way out.
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When Al Davis wants to make a splash: Raider X
mvn.com - 3/4/2008
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The Oakland Raiders have already addressed their safety
position adding Gibril Wilson from the G-Men to pair...
with Michael Huff. The Raiders franchised Nnamdi Asomugha and are returning (as of now) Fabian Washington and Stanford Routt at corner. They also retained the jack of all trades Chris Carr, and should bring back Jarrod Cooper for depth and his special teams play. The much maligned ...
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Oakland Raider Position Analysis: Defensive Back
mvn.com - 3/5/2008
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The Oakland Raiders have had a busy start
to the free agent signing period. They franchised Nnamdi...
Asomugha and locked down Tommy Kelly and Justin Fargas. On the addition side of the ledger, the Raiders added Gibril Wilson, Kwame Harris, and Javon Walker. Jerry Porter, Tyler Brayton, and Josh McCown have already signed elsewhere, while Barry Sims is on the market. As of right now, the Raiders ...
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Raiders signings addressing needs, whats left to get?
mvn.com - 3/18/2008
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After the earlier report, I have been unable
to find any confirmation of the Oakland Raiders coming...
to terms on a long term deal with Nnamdi Asomugha. It appears that my earlier account was in error and premature. My apologies, and I will do my best to continue to bring you the up to date Raider News and Views.
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Report of Asomugha singing premature
mvn.com - 3/18/2008
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The offseason is a time for optimism. All
of the team records have been reset to 0-0...
and the Oakland Raiders have been making bold moves to attempt to improve their team. L Dizzle takes the time to break down the moves the Raiders have made thus far in resigning Tommy Kelly, Cornell Green, Justin Fargas, franchising Nnamdi Asomugha, and acquiring Gibril Wilson (His favorite move), Kwame ...
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Raider Optimism: Thoughts from a Reader’s Side
mvn.com - 3/2/2008
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Al Davis and the Raiders are being bigger
players in free agency this year than any time...
since 2005. While they haven’t landed a coveted wide receiver yet, they were able to retain Justin Fargas, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Tommy Kelly. The Raiders added Gibril Wilson. The only player of real significance that the Raiders have lost was Chris Clemons and he was a role player. Josh McCown and Jerry ...
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Random Thoughts from the Dark Side on the Oakland ...
mvn.com - 3/14/2008
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The Raider Nation has been buzzing about the
offseason moves by the Oakland Raiders thus far. Nnamdi...
Asomugha, Tommy Kelly, and Justin Fargas are staying. Gibril Wilson, Javon Walker, Drew Carter, and Kwame Harris have been brought into the fold. I was wondering what our rivals thought of our moves, so I asked Ryan Brown of MVN’s Home of the Chiefs to give his take on the Raiders’ move thus ...
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A Chief fan’s take on the Raiders free agent moves: ...
cowboysblog.dallasnews.com - 3/16/2008
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With news coming from a myriad of places
now that the Raiders have agreed to send second-...
and sixth-round picks to Atlanta for DeAngelo Hall , another question will arise in Oakland: What to do with Nnamdi Asomugha? The Hall trade is contigent on the ...
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Will Asomugha come available?
mvn.com - 3/17/2008
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A report on espn says that the Raiders
have signed Nnamdi Asomugha for an 8 year deal...
that will pay in the neighborhood of $108 million. This is Al Davis locking up his best young player for the duration of his career. I have not seen the breakdown yet, but it is very likely that even with the mammoth overall size of the deal that this move will save money on this year’s salary cap. I would ...
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Report: Nnamdi Asomugha locked down to long term deal ...
mvn.com - 3/17/2008
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Raider X has emerged from the witless protection
program to offer his thoughts on the Oakland Raiders’...
blockbuster trade for DeAngelo Hall. He takes some time to wonder whether Fabian Washington, Stanford Routt or Stuart Schweigert will be the odd man out in the Raiders’ remade secondary, or is this a sign that Nnamdi Asomugha may be the one on his way out.
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When Al Davis wants to make a splash: Raider X
blog.nj.com - 3/24/2008
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Once again, there is a report stating the
Saints are trying to trade for Giants TE Jeremy...
Shockey. This time, it's SI's Peter King , who wrote today: 9. I think, Giant beat writers, you might sniff around this one: New Orleans is not through trying ...
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More Shockey rumblings - NJ.com: Ledger on the Giants
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 3/20/2008
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The Raiders continued to run into roadblocks in
their quest to finalize a trade for Falcons cornerback...
DeAngelo Hall . It was thought that when Hall arrived in Oakland on Wednesday it would be to sign a contract that would make him the league's ...
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SI.com - NFL - Raiders, Hall's reps still haggling over ...
gridironfans.com - 3/26/2008
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The Newark Star-Ledger reported cap issues may make
it difficult for the Oakland Raiders to pay cornerback...
Nnamdi Asomugha, a player the New York Giants covet. According to the report, Oakland is only $500,000 under the cap. That figure is the top 51 on their current roster and they'll be able to shave some of that (perhaps by cutting RB LaMont Jordan), but it doesn't include the money they'll hav
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Giants Interested If Raiders Can't Pay Nnamdi Asomugha - ...
gridironfans.com - 3/17/2008
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With the Raiders reportedly working on a deal
to add all-pro CB DeAngelo Hall to the roster,...
the discussion may turn to the effects on young stud CB Nnamdi Asomugha, according to ProFootballTalk.com. For Hall to come to Oakland, the team will have to agree to a long-term, high dollar contract (rumored to be in the neighborhood of $10 mil). On the other hand, the Raiders designated Asomugha, ...
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Raiders Might Have To Let Nnamdi Asomugha Walk? - ...
