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Raiders Cut 3 Players, 2008 Offseason Was Total Failure

On Friday, the Oakland Raiders released safety Gibril Wilson, defensive end Kalimba Edwards and wide receiver Ronald Curry, saving the team about $6 million against the 2009 salary cap.Think back to last offseason when owner Al Davis, in an effort to return his once proud franchise to glory, was signing blank checks with a...

Raiders Sign Ex-Lions DE Kalimba Edwards

Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting (via PFT) that the Oakland Raiders have signed free agent defensive end Kalimba Edwards, formerly of the Detroit Lions.Edwards has played in the NFL for six seasons, all with the Lions, and he's been maddeningly inconsistent. At his best he looks like one of the quickest edge pass...

G Ross Verba Arrested for Writing Bad Checks

Lions G Ross Verba, while still with Cleveland, made a calculated gamble by holding out for one complete season in an attempt to get paid a salary on par with OT's Walter Jones and Orlando Pace. The Lions signed him this past off-season, which was also a roll of the dice, in hopes that Verba could upgrade the Lions...

DE Kalimba Edwards "I'm Stealing Money"

In a recent article (12/13) in the Detroit News by Terry Foster, Lions Defensive End Kalimba Edwards admits to Foster that his performance this season has been so poor that he has been "stealing money" from the Lions. Actually, I think that Edwards' statements have been one of the few moments of clarity within the Lions...

The Incredible Disappearing Pass Rush

In Week 1, the Lions were able to sack Seahawk's QB Matt Hasselbeck 5 times, and by doing so, the front four of the Lion's defense was able to thoroughly dominate one of the finer O-Line's units in the NFL. Since that game, the Lion's Defensive Line pressure has been nearly non-existent. They have tallied zero sacks and...