Richard Seymour Staying With Oakland Raiders
by Joel Thorman on Feb 16, 2011 10:44 AM CST
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Days before the 2009 season, the Oakland Raiders made a shocking trade with the New England Patriots giving up a 2011 first round draft pick for the rights to DT Richard Seymour. No one saw the move coming and it's still one of the most surprising moves I've seen in recent years.
Anyway, Seymour obviously wasn't happy about the trade at first but went to Oakland and played out his contact in 2009, and then was given the franchise tag in 2010.
He wasn't under contract for 2011 but Jim Trotter of SI.com reports the two sides have agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract that will pay him $22.5 million guaranteed.
This is a good move for Oakland because 1.) they keep a good player around and 2.) it frees up the franchise tag to potentially be used on TE Zach MIller. Seymour made the Pro Bowl this year and Miller is one of the best young tight ends in the game. The Raiders got better with this move, if you ask me.
It's also getting close to the time the Chiefs should be paying attention to the contracts given to top defensive tackles as Chiefs DE Glenn Dorsey is entering year four of his five-year rookie contract.
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Seymour is a straight baller. Not looking forward to the Raiders this year.
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 16, 2011 10:55 AM CST reply actions
He dominated in the two games we played them this year.
I sure hope his age starts to catch up with him.
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That's an awful lot of money to be paying an aging DL who has only been able to stay on the field for a full season once in the last four years.
The benefit is it saves them a franchise tag but at a pretty steep price.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
I'd rather overpay for proven commodities
than continue hoping for guys like Studebaker and Jon McGraw to take us to the top
I still think Hunt is a cheapass
/hope he proves me wrong
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Feb 16, 2011 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I'd rather have 53 Lance Longs
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by HIV 2 Elway on Feb 16, 2011 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
You think Hunt is a cheapass?
Try being a Royals fan. Shit, Glass is the cheapest ass there is.
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by royaldaddy on Feb 17, 2011 12:30 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Carl Peterson, is that you?
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by nateforchiefs on Feb 17, 2011 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
No surprise here.
We know all knew Al Kruger was either going to crazy pay him, or waste his picks in one year…
Cutting his losses…
meh...
by Chief-blinders-on on Feb 16, 2011 11:02 AM CST reply actions
Bummer for us.
He’s definitely had a huge impact on their defense, but that is an awful lot of guaranteed money. Hope he slows down this year!
Anybody else feel this way when they heard this?
by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 16, 2011 11:51 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I was more like this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2u_De8j5o
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Feb 16, 2011 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
Richard Seymour’s 2-yr deal with Raiders will make him highest paid defensive player in NFL, surpassing Julius Peppers’ $14 mil per yr avg.
YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!
It's all relative.
Peppers made 20M last year which is almost Seymours guaranteed money for two years.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Feb 16, 2011 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
I thought these owners
were losing money and wanted players to take a salary cut and yet they continue to sign players to these kinds of contracts
You're assuming Al Davis is aware of what's currently going around.
I’m not even sure Al Davis knows what year it is or what day of the week it is let alone what the labor situation is.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Feb 16, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Why are the Raiders all of a sudden doing something smart?
At least they fired Cable. I thought that was proof that they were still the same old stupid-ass Raiders.
Hating Zack Greinke irrationally since 2010.
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