ESPN is reporting that the Oakland Raiders and cornerback DeAngelo Hall have agreed to a seven-year, $70 million contract. The agreement will allow the Raiders to complete a trade with the Atlanta Falcons, sending second- and sixth-round picks to Atlanta in exchange for Hall.The guaranteed money in the deal has not been reported. NFL contracts are often advertised as being bigger than they really are, as it's entirely possible that a large portion of the $70 million comes from a seventh year of the contract that won't actually be played, or from clauses that won't actually be triggered. Hall most likely won't actually get $70 million. ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Hall will get slightly less than the six-year, $57 million deal with $20 million guaranteed that Asante Samuel got with the Eagles.
The Raiders plan to play Hall across the field from Nnamdi Asomugha, who is not under contract right now but has been tagged as the exclusive franchise player, guaranteeing him at least $9,465,000 in 2008. That will give the Raiders one of the better pairs of corners in the league, but also, most likely, the most expensive pair of corners in the league.
The Falcons now have their own first- and second-round picks, plus the second-round picks of both the Raiders and Houston Texans, in the NFL draft. The Falcons could become major players if they decide to package those picks in trades.
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