Raiders

Update ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that free agent DB Charles Woodson is ”intrigued” by the opportunity to finish his career in Oakland. Broncos HC John Fox mentioned that they’re currently in ”wait and see” mode regarding Woodson. This could be an attempt by Woodson and his agent to increase the Broncos’ pursuit of the future Hall of Famer. Both the Broncos [...]

NFL Notes The NFL and NFLPA is preparing to push the start of league year back to May. (NFLTR) Free Agents QB Charlie Batch has no plans to retire. (Alan Robinson) CB Quentin Jammer would “love” to have a return to the Chargers. (NFLTR) WR Chad Johnson has been arrested for violating his probation. (TMZ) [...]

Bills Bills name Doug Whaley general manager. Browns RB Brandon Jackson has been re-signed to a one-year contract. (Albert Breer) QB Brian Hoyer has been signed to a two-year contract. (Adam Caplan) Chargers DE Dwight Freeney is still visiting with the Chargers on Thursday. (Michael Gehlken) LB Thomas Keiser has been signed Cowboys DL Anthony [...]

Former Vikings P Chris Kluwe  is signing with the Oakland Raiders. “I’m excited to be an Oakland Raider and be playing in California,” Kluwe told Brendon Ayanbadejo of FOX Sports. “Now, my family can actually come to games.” Kluwe, 31, was released by the Vikings after they made the decision to move forward with their rookie punter Jeff Locke. [...]

According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, free agent WR Josh Cribbs has agreed to terms with the Oakland Raiders. The Lions, Raiders, Giants and Jets were all reportedly interested in Cribbs’ services.  At age 29, Cribbs has been having issues with a lingering knee injury that had Jets general manager John Idzik state [...]

We added some news regarding player visits to the post as well. 49ers 49ers sign TE Jason Schepler. Bengals Bengals sign fifth-round pick OT Tanner Hawkinson to a four-year contract. Bills Bills claim TE Mickey Shuler off waivers from the Raiders. Bills released WR Kevin Norell. Broncos Free agent DB Charles Woodson will visit the Broncos on [...]

Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times writes that it’s ”not a stretch” to think fourth-round pick Tyler Wilson beat out Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor for the Raiders starting quarterback job. Corkran mentions that Wilson displayed the “poise and skills of a seasoned veteran” during recent practices. Wilson was able to dispel some of the common criticisms regarding his ability during the [...]

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that free agent WR/KR Josh Cribbs will sign with one of four teams, which includes the Giants, Jets, Lions or Raiders. Florio adds that Cribbs is visiting with the Lions on Monday, after meeting with the other three teams last week. Very few players have this much interest at this [...]

Here’s a running list of transactions for Monday, May 13. Bears Bears signed DTs Corvey Irvin and Christian Tupou, CB Maurice Jones, and WR Demetrius Fields. Bears waived CB LeQuan Lewis and LB Dom DeCicco. Bengals Bengals sign fourth-round pick LB Sean Porter and sixth-round pick RB Rex Burkhead. (Aar0n Wilson) Bengals sign DT Terrence Stephens. (Aar0n Wilson) [...]

Update: After participating in a tryout on Thursday, LB Aaron Curry broke the news on Twitter that he was signed by the New York Giants. Curry had minimal interest on the free agent market before the tryout for the Giants.  Right now, the Giants are devoid of clear starters at linebacker, so Curry will need to prove [...]

Lions Jason La Canfora reports that free agent WR/KR Josh Cribbs will visit with the Lions after his meeting with the Giants concluded on Thursday. Giants Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that Cribbs’ next visit will be with the New York Giants. The Giants reportedly showed interest in Cribbs after WR Domenik Hixon signed with the Panthers a few months ago. Jets Pro Football Talk [...]

I added some free agent visits and tryouts as well, in case you’re wondering why there’s more than just transactions included in this post. We’ll have updates posted here throughout the day. Bears Bears sign second-round pick LB Jon Bostic to a four-year contract. Bengals Bengals sign seventh-round pick OL Reid Fragel to a four-year contract. Bills Bills [...]

Ian Rapoport reports that the Oakland Raiders no longer have interest in free agent QB Vince Young now that they added rookie Tyler Wilson to their roster. The Raiders brought Young in along with Troy Smith for a workout a few weeks before the draft. The Seahawks also showed some interest in Young as well, but elected to [...]

NFL Free agent Ahmad Bradshaw has received full medical clearance for football activities. (Pro Football Talk) “More than one team asked” Tim Tebow if he was willing to play TE after being placed on the trading block, but he reportedly refused. (Adam Schefter) RT Eric Winston is believed to be holding out for guaranteed money [...]

In the wake of the news that Tim Tebow was released by the New York Jets early Monday morning, the rumor mills have been busy concocting possible landing places for the former first-round pick of the Denver Broncos. Marc Sessler of NFL.com’s Around The League compiled a list of teams that would be possible landing spots [...]

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that the Detroit Lions are “actively shopping” their No. 36 overall pick. A recent report from Adam Schefter mentioned that the Jets are looking to trade up from No. 39 with the intention of taking one of the available quarterbacks, so it seems reasonable that Detroit could find some interest. Oakland, [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the New York Jets have already made “multiple calls” to teams about trading up from No. 39 overall to secure one of the remaining quarterback prospects. Schefter adds that the Jets “debated” taking West Virginia GB Geno Smith at No. 13 overall. There’s starting to be more and more buzz [...]

ESPN’s Bill Williamson reports that he’s been “hearing a lot of chatter” that the Raiders could be targeting USC QB Matt Barkley at No. 42 overall. Williamson adds that Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie was in attendance for Barkley’s Pro Day. There have been some mixed reports regarding available quarterbacks like Geno Smith and Barkley this morning. Some have mentioned that these guys could [...]

Here’s a collection of rumors regarding the NFL Draft. NFL Tavon Austin could be gone before the Jets are on the board at No. 9 overall. (Jason Cole)  A guard will be taken in the Top 10. (Adam Schefter) 49ers There’s “increasing chatter” that the 49ers are trying to trade up in the Top 15 [...]

Pro Football Talk reports that the Browns will not trade up to No. 3 overall, according to a source with direct knowledge of team’s plans. —————– According to Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports, it “sounds” like the Cleveland Browns are leaning towards taking a pass-rusher in the first-round. Mike Silver mentions that the Browns could trade up with the [...]

Update: Jason La Canfora reports that “several executives” believe the Raiders will select Houston CB D.J. Hayden at No. 3 overall if they’re unable to trade down. La Canfora adds that it’s still likely that Oakland will be able to move down in round one. ————- Sean Jensen reports that the Raiders have been fielding lots of phone calls [...]

Tony Pauline of TFY Draft Insider reports that the Raiders are expected to consider trading their No. 3 overall pick to the Lions for the No. 5 selection if one of the either Luke Joeckel or Eric Fisher are available to them. Pauline adds that Oakland would then target either Sharrif Floyd or Star Lotulelei with the No. 5 pick. This [...]