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2013 NFL Free Agency – New England Patriots & Oakland Raiders Keeping Busy
While most of the focus at the moment is pointed towards the NFL Draft, there are still good free agents to be signed, as the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders have shown to kick off the week, signing defensive tackle Tommy Kelly (going to the Pats) and cornerback Mike Jenkins joins the Raiders.
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2013 NFL Free Agency – Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals & Carson Palmer Get What They Want
Instead of releasing Carson Palmer like they intended to, the Oakland Raiders found a way to get something out of the Arizona Cardinals for the declining quarterback, who’ll probably be the starter for the team in 2013, while the San Francisco 49ers finally ended the negotiations with Nnamdi Asomugha, coming out as the winner for the cornerback out of the variety of chasers.
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2013 NFL Free Agency – Oakland Raiders & San Francisco 49ers Get Their Quarterbacks
While the trade that brought Matt Flynn from the Seattle Seahawks to the Oakland Raiders is one designated to make him, finally, a starter, Colt McCoy leaving the Cleveland Browns and joining the San Francisco 49ers is a trade that was made to make him a backup, sitting behind Colin Kaepernick.
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NFL Rumors – Arizona Cardinals Waiting for Oakland Raiders to Release Carson Palmer
It’s funny how the NFL quarterback situation is like a row of Domino stones, waiting for one to fall and start a chain reaction. The Oakland Raiders are looking for the guy (Matt Flynn) that will allow them to cut Carson Palmer, which will give the Arizona Cardinals the chance to sign the former number one pick.
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NFL Rumors – Jacksonville Jaguars & Oakland Raiders Interested in Mike Jenkins
After starting off his career with the Dallas Cowboys the right way, the team chose to diminish his role as one of the team’s cornerbacks, leading him to free agency this season, and a lot of interest from both the Oakland Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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NFL Rumors – Oakland Raiders Close to Get Matt Flynn Via Trade
If nothing surprising happens this weekend, the Seattle Seahawks may finally get their trading partner to offload Matt Flynn. Where to? The Oakland Raiders remain the only team in the race for the backup quarterback, which might mean the days of Carson Palmer with the team are numbered.
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NFL Rumors – Carson Palmer Doesn’t Really Mind Being Released by the Oakland Raiders
It’s not that Carson Palmer minds being paid $13 million a season by the Oakland Raiders, but he’d also like to be contending for a title. So the options are pretty simple for him – stay on a bad team as a starter and get paid like a star quarterback, or take a serious pay cut in order to be a backup on a team with a chance to make it to the Super Bowl.
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NFL Rumors – New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders & Miami Dolphins Interested in Tracy Porter
After hardly getting a chance to play last season for the Denver Brocnos, not really inclined to use Tracy Porter very often following his epileptic seizure, there’s a good chance Tracy Porter will return to his former team, the New Orleans Saints, unless the Miami Dolphins, also in need of a cornerback, will show one more aggressive move in the free agency market and try to sign him.
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NFL Rumors – Arizona Cardinals Waiting for Oakland Raiders to Cut Carson Palmer
Unless Carson Palmer will be willing to change his stance on taking a huge pay cut on his 2013 season deal, there’s a good chance the Oakland Raiders will have to release the quarterback, beginning a chain of reaction that will lead to the Arizona Cardinals trying to sign the player, while the Raiders will be forced to choose between the draft and Geno Smith, or giving Terelle Pryor the chance to start next season.
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NFL Rumors – Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders & Carolina Panthers Interested in Kellen Winslow
After nine seasons in the NFL and one he’d really like to forget about, tight end Kellen Winslow is still drawing plenty of interest around the NFL, with three teams: the Cleveland Browns, who he played far in the past, the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers have expressed a slight interest in trying to sign the player.