Raiders say goodbye to Sims

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Football for Breakfast found this 3/1/2008 on www.ibabuzz.com [flag]
Left tackle Barry Sims, who held off three tackles drafted in the first round who were supposed to take his job, has apparently reached the end of the line with the Raiders. Sims, according to Bay Area News Group beat writer Steve Corkran, was informed of his release Friday. Moved to left guard in 2006 by Art Shell, Sims reclaimed his left tackle position in 2007 from Robert Gallery and ... [link]

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NFL Friday Night: Free Agent Free-for-All
Published 3/1/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... (Tennessean) AFC North Browns: Anderson Gets Three-Year Deal from Browns (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Bengals: Bengals Trade for Shaun Rogers (Cincinnati Enquirer) AFC West Chargers: Volek Returns to Chargers with Three-Year Deal (AP) Broncos: Broncos Release WR Javon Walker (Denver Post) Raiders: Raiders Say Goodbye to LT Barry Sims (Contra Costa Times) NFC East ...

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