sfgate.com - 6/3/2008
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(06-02) 23:27 PDT -- Mandatory minicamp is back at Raiders headquarters - time for everyone to parachute in for early meetings, late video and two-a-days in between. For now, everyone includes LaMont Jordan, which might come as a surprise to some inside and outside the building. Jordan avoided all voluntary workouts for the first time since joining the Raiders in 2005, and many wondered if ...
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LaMont Jordan Is Still With the Raiders, That May or May Not Change in the Near Future
FanHouse —
... just fires the guy and moves on. Oakland isn't most places. Which is why it makes perfect sense that running back LaMont Jordan, who by all accounts should be released any day now, is still with the team, will show up for offseason workouts, and might be in silver and black for awhile. Even though there are currently 27 running backs on the roster, including the 2008 fourth-overall pick, Darren McFadden. And Kiffin has no idea about any of it. Cue the San Francisco Chronicle's David White: ...Why is Jordan still with the ...
TUESDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... . Every game, I didn’t know if I could make it or not. I pushed myself out there. I knew if I could get in a uniform, I could make it through.” Raiders RB LaMont Jordan plans to attend the upcoming mandatory minicamp, even though he’s not sure how long he’ll be with the team. Everyone will be ...
LAMONT JORDAN’S TIME IN OAKLAND JUST ABOUT UP
ProFootballTalk.com —
... , MDS referenced an article that said Al Davis was the only reason Lamont Jordan was still a Raider. Davis must have had an epiphany over his grapefruit this morning because Jordan’s time in silver and black appears to be over. Lane Kiffin ...
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myespn.go.com 6/3/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The news during the first day of the Raiders' minicamp was the absence of running back Lamont Jordan. It was news but no surprise. It's been a foregone conclusion that Jordan will no longer be with the running ...
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Former Pro Bowl center Jeremy Newberry signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on Monday, most likely as insurance in case Nick Hardwick isn't ready for the start of the season.
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