profootballtalk.com - 2/19/2009
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With the deadline for using the franchise tag less than four hours away, the Oakland Raiders could soon have the presumed target for the treatment, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, under contract.
Per Albert Breer of SportingNews.com, the two sides are getting “closer and closer” to ...
blogs.nfl.com - 2/19/2009
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Oakland Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha signed a three-year
deal that is worth a minimum of $45 million...
and could reach $50 million, a league source said. It's a complex contract that the NFL had to sift through and approve, and it has.
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Asomugha lands complex three-year deal with Raiders
sports.espn.go.com - 2/19/2009
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 2/19/2009
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Nnamdi Asomugha and the Oakland Raiders are on
the verge of a landmark contract that could bring...
the All-Pro cornerback $26 million, at least, in guarantees over the next two years, a source familiar with the negotiations said today.
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Asomugha, Raiders on verge of multi-million deal
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Raiders close to deal with Asomugha
NFL News & Rumors —
According to Albert Breer (Sporting News), the Raiders appear to be on the verge of signing CB Nnamdi Asomugha to a long term deal, and will avoid the use of their franchise tag this season (H/T to PFT).
Given it’s current cap situation, the move to lock up Asomugha long term makes a ton of sense, as it would allow them to reduce his cap number from the exorbitant $11.7 million he would make as a franchise player to a much more manageable number.
The indication out of Oakland is that regardless of the outcome in today’s discussions, the Raiders will not use their franchise tag on Asomugha, allowing him the right to examine his ...
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