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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...

The Raiders, Naturally, Have NFL's Highest Payroll; JaMarcus Russell Among Highest Paid

Say this for Raiders owner Al Davis: His team's losing isn't due to a lack of effort on his part. Sure, he may not know how to win in today's NFL, but he can sign blank checks with the best of them, as demonstrated by the salary data released by USA Today. According to the data, Oakland currently sits atop the NFL with a...

Aside From DeAngelo Hall, Raiders May Also Release Javon Walker

Earlier this evening, Michael David Smith passed along the big news that the Oakland Raiders were prepared to part ways with, perhaps, the worst off-season pickup in the NFL, DeAngelo Hall. While Hall's poor play -- magnified by the hefty price tag he comes with -- hasn't been a surprise to, well, pretty much anyone...

Lane Kiffin Admits He Doesn't Control the Defense, Warren Sapp Finds it All Funny

Going back to training camp and the preseason, I've made more than a few (bad) jokes about how Lane Kiffin is just a puppet on the sidelines, while owner Al Davis is controlling him from his lair high on top of Mt. Davis. Well, apparently, based on Kiffin's comments on Wednesday afternoon, that's pretty much true. At least...

Raiders Could Be Interested in 70 Years and 700 Pounds of Defensive Tackle

The Raiders have been busy little beavers this offseason, adding players who, to varying degrees, should help them win more than four games this season. For example, DeAngelo Hall and Darren McFadden should play a more prominent role in Oakland's success than, say, Javon Walker. The Raiders also re-upped defensive lineman...

TommyKelly News From the Web

05/21/12 Baseball: Career winding down for Guerin staple Kelly Source: Franklin Park Herald-Journal - Franklin Park IL Tommy Kelly, a staple of Guerin Prep athletics, is entering his final days as a Gator.
05/14/12 The Holy Numbers Source: The Forbidden Planet International Blog Well known Irish comics creators and supporter Tommie Kelly has just launched a new webcomic on the unsuspecting populace, The Holy Numbers.