Overheard at the combine

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Why Would the Raiders Use the Exclusive Franchise Tag on Nnamdi Asomugha?
Published 2/21/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... What is peculiar, however, is that the Raiders used the "exclusive" franchise designation, which means that Asomugha can't negotiate with other teams.From the Oakland Tribune's Jerry McDonald: ...

Oakland Raiders Draft 2008
Published 2/21/2008 by frankg4e at Fantasy Sports Outlook
Inside The Oakland Raiders Jerry McDonald has some tidbits from the combine in Indianapolis Overheard at the combine. We’ll have too wait and see how good of a deal it was to put the “exclusive” franchise tag on cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. From what McDonald says it might end up costing the Raiders over $10 million this season. Haven’t checked to see if both will be at the combine but here’s a Glenn Dorsey vs. Sedrick Ellis quote One personnel expert’s assessment of LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey ...

One Way or the Other, the Redskins Hope to Land a Big-Named Wideout This Offseason
Published 2/24/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... and could easily make a deal. If not Walker, Washington could pursue Oakland's Jerry Porter. Given that Washington gave up Champ Bailey and a second-round pick for Clinton Portis, I'm guessing Denver is eager to work with the 'Skins again. And for Cerrato's claim that things will be slow in free agency for the team, well, it's all relative. Oh, and concerning the Jerry Porter rumors, here's what the Oakland Tribune's Jerry McDonald wrote last week on the Raiders wideout: According to one personnel man, ... Porter, ...