Nnamdi Asomugha made the “exclusive rights” franchise player for the Raiders and other thoughts

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RaiderSithLord RaiderSithLord posted 2/22/2008 from mvn.com [flag]
Thanks to Raider X and L Dizzle both for their recent contributions to Thoughts from the Dark Side. I just got back from a couple of days in Santa Cruz feeling rested and refreshed. It appears that the Oakland Raiders went full bore and made Nnamdi Asomugha an exclusive rights franchise player meaning that he can’t even talk to other teams and will have a much higher tender. The Raiders staff ... [link]

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Footballguys Blog found this 2/21/2008 on www.nfl.com

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