Raiders Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The enormity of the situation is this—JaMarcus Russell reported his weight was 269 pounds.
Enough to make him the biggest starting quarterback in the NFL. Far short of the 300-plus pounds that had been speculated. Considerably more than the 255 pounds that had been [...]

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Raiders sign backup QB Tuiasosopo (AP) Quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo is returning to Oakland after spending a year with the New York Jets, giving the Raiders the veteran backup they were looking for to help JaMarcus Russell. Tuiasosopo signed a contract Thursday to return to the team that drafted him [...]

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McFadden getting NFL lessons in minicamp (AP) Darren McFadden burst through the middle during a drill and slowed up as he reached the secondary only to be scolded by offensive coordinator Greg Knapp for not running hard for 40 yards. Tom Rathman got on McFadden’s case another time when [...]

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Report: Former Bucs OL McHale used drugs (AP) Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineman Thomas McHale, who was found dead at a friend’s Tampa-area home on Sunday, was using anti-depression medicine and cocaine the night before he died, authorities said. According to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office report released Wednesday, [...]

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Ravens fill needs at corner by working trade with Raiders (Yahoo! Sports) The Baltimore Ravens addressed their need at cornerback Sunday, but it didn’t come in the draft.
Press Conference: Darren McFadden The Raiders introduced rookie running [...]

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Saints DE Grant posts $10,000 bond (AP)

New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant posted $10,000 bond Thursday after his indictment on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from a February nightclub fight in which a woman died. Grant appeared before a judge and was presented with the charges and [...]

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Raiders appear open to trading down in draft (Yahoo! Sports) Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said the team might try something “not in Raider fashion” during…
Raiders trade former first-round pick Washington (AP) The Oakland Raiders [...]

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Mike Williams slims down for last NFL chance
Jeff Fisher couldn’t have been more frank with Mike Williams : Lose weight or else.
AFC grades: Top marks for Pats, Steelers, Raiders (Yahoo! Sports) Darren McFadden figures to be a huge boost for Oakland’s offense [...]

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AFC grades: Top marks for Pats, Steelers, Raiders (Yahoo! Sports) Darren McFadden figures to be a huge boost for Oakland’s offense and QB JaMarcus Russell.
Raiders cut Schweigert
The Raiders released veteran safety Stuart Schweigert on Tuesday, [...]

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NFL rookies to visit Hall of Fame in Ohio (AP) All NFL rookies will visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three months as part of their league orientation. The tour will include talks by former NFL players and members of the Hall of Fame staff [...]

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