Seahawks Sign Trufant to Large Deal
bizoffootball.com 3/27/2008 — Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant agreed to a six-year, $50.2 million contract that would make him a Seattle Seahawk until 2013. Trufant was never really going to look anywhere else, as reported by Gregg Bell of The Associated Press : Agent Doug Hendrickson said the deal for the 11th overall draft choice out of Washington State in 2003 includes $20 million in guarantees. A $3 million ...

Redskins to Play Giants on NFL's Opening Night
bizoffootball.com 3/27/2008 — According to USAToday.com , the NFL’s 2008 regular season will open with a divisional matchup featuring the defending Super Bowl-champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins . It was also announced that the came might start an hour and a half earlier. Right now the game will be on Sept. 4 at 8:30 p.m. and will be broadcast by NBC, but the league is attempting to change the ...

Redskins-Giants to Open Season in Meadowlands
mvn.com 3/27/2008 — Per Jason Reid of the Washington Post, the Redskins will open the season on Thursday, September 4 against the world champion New York Giants. The game marks the 5th straight year that the Super Bowl team will open the following NFL season at home.  ...

Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times Online - Steelers
timesonline.com 3/27/2008 — Anthony Booger McFarland is still a man without a team. On Tuesday night, it appeared that the Steelers were ready to sign the free-agent defensive lineman. But after working him out Wednesday morning, they apparently withdrew their offer. As of late ...

NFL.com's 2008 mock draft
nfl.com 3/27/2008 — NFL.com NFL.com has gathered writers from around the country to play GM for a day for the NFL team that they cover on a daily basis. Each writer will be "on the clock" to select their first-round pick. Five new picks will be revealed each week leading ...

Top College RB To Play His First Pro Game For the Raiders — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/27/2008
The Oakland Raiders will have a college superstar runningback playing in his first game in the NFL this season.  This phenom, as a junior, rushed for 1,143 yards, 23 touchdowns and on only 205 carries his last full season in college. ...

Ex-Husky Benji Olson retires after 10 seasons with Tennessee Titans — The Seattle Times: Sports 3/27/2008
Offensive lineman Benji Olson, one of the last remaining Titans from Tennessee's lone Super Bowl appearance in 2000, retired Thursday after 10 seasons with the team that drafted him.

NFL: Oakland & San Francisco 08/09 — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/27/2008
 Continuing my look at NFL teams for 08/09, I'd like to look at both Bay Area teams at once.   I've discovered something that has thus far escaped the notice of the mainstream press. America's financial crises were not triggered by ...

NFL: 08/09 Oakland Raiders — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/27/2008
 Continuing my look at NFL teams for 08/09, I'd now like to look at the Oakland Raiders.  I've discovered something that has thus far escaped the notice of the mainstream press. America's financial crises were not triggered by sub-prime ...

Top College Running Back to Play his First Pro Game for the Oakland Raiders — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/27/2008
The Oakland Raiders will have a college superstar running back playing in his first game in the NFL this season. As a junior, this phenom rushed for 1,143 yards and 23 touchdowns on only 205 carries. He also played efficiently at quarterback, ...