mysportsrumors.com - 3/24/2008
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It looks like Trent Dilfer’s career isn’t over after all. After being cut by the San Francisco 49ers it looked like the 36-year olds career was over. But of course the Oakland Raiders come to the rescue and show interest in Dilfer. Dilfer spoke today at his chuch, “Northside Christian Church” in Clovis, Califonia and told people that the Raiders have shown interest in him. The Fresno Bee, reported
GRAY SOON TO BE A TEXAN
profootballtalk.com 3/24/2008 — Quarterback Quinn Gray, mired for all of his career as the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart of an AFC South team that continuously looks up at the Colts, is poised to become . . . the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart of an AFC South team that ...
X Rates the state of the Oakland Raiders as of now: Raider X
mvn.com 3/24/2008 — Raider X weighs in with his thoughts on the current state of the Oakland Raider offseason. From Chris Carr’s desire to move on, Al Davis’s financial situation, the acquisitions of Kwame Harris, Javon Walker, and DeAngelo Hall, and more. He also looks at what quarterbacks that the Raiders may take a peek at on draft day, and who may be on the trading block and what the Raiders could acquire ...
49ers Re-Sign Strickland
bizoffootball.com 3/24/2008 — According to Yahoo! Sports , the San Francisco 49ers re-signed cornerback Donald Strickland. Neither the length of the contract or the amount of money involved were made public. Strickland easily had the best season of his career last year when he excelled in the nickel package and knocked down five passes to go with 33 tackles in just 13 games. For more news on the 49ers ...
Guaranteed Hilarity: A 1979 Take On How The NFL Would Look In 2000
FanIQ.com 3/24/2008 — An old 1979 SI article asked people in the NFL to predict what the league would be like in 2000. The responses were hilarious: women QBs, futuristic helmets that let QBs know how likely a pass is to be completed, and cornerbacks who can jump 6-feet high.
FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - First-round mock draft: Long climbing
msn.foxsports.com 3/23/2008 — The retirement of Warren Sapp leaves the door open for the Raiders to select Glenn Dorsey or Sedrick Ellis. The Raiders may select Dorsey and give JaMarcus Russell a familiar face in the locker room, but Ellis has out-shined Dorsey this offseason. ...
Raiders fall from grace? —
Bleacher Report - NFL 3/24/2008
As I sit here in my office, I gaze amazingly at my framed 2002 AFC Champion Oakland Raiders team photo. Why am I amazed? Is it that a shlub like Bill Callahan was able to take this team to a Super Bowl? Is it that only two players ...
The NFL's Best Cornerback Tandems, Pt. 1 —
Bleacher Report - NFL 3/24/2008
With the trade of DeAngelo Hall and the signing of Asante Samuel, cornerbacks have been heavily talked about during the offseason. With the growing number of high-octane offenses throwing the ball at will, the league has started to place ...