The Oakland Raiders have retained the services of their free agent shutdown corner for at least another three years. The $45.3 million dollar contract sets a new gold standard of pay for his position.
His average salary of $15 million per season exceeds that of even Colts’ QB Peyton Manning’s previous league best $14 million.
Asomugha has [...]
The Raiders and their All-Pro Punter Shane Lechler agreed to a contract Wednesday night that will keep him in Oakland for another four years. The terms of the contract were undisclosed, but Raiders’ Senior Executive John Herrera told the Associated Press that, “This contract is the greatest ever given to a punter in the history [...]
The Oakland Raiders are having a pretty good off-season so far, especially when compared to where they were a year ago at this time. Heading into the 2009 season they have no coaching controversy plagueing the the team and their two stars on offense, Russell and McFadden, appear to be recovering quite well from their [...]
Two of the Raiders’ top players, and arguably the best in the NFL at their respective positions, are up for free agency in 2009. The Raiders’ All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, and All-Pro punter Shane Lechler are not likely to both be starting the 2009 season with the Oakland Raiders. One of them will almost inevitabley [...]
