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Post by theericr on Nov 4, 2008 22:50:06 GMT -7
NFL.com's Adam Schefter reports the Oakland Raiders are on the verge of releasing Pro Bowl CB DeAngelo Hall on Wednesday, according to multiple NFL sources. If they do — and the team was planning on doing it Tuesday before it held off — Oakland will have paid Hall $8 million for eight games and Atlanta a second-round pick for the cornerback's services. Oakland is planning to waive him now so as to avoid paying Hall the $16 million worth of injury-guaranteed bonuses in his contract. It is too much of a risk for a Raiders team that still needs to do more rebuilding. If Oakland follows through, Hall would be placed on waivers, leaving playoff contenders with the question of whether they should put in a claim for him.
If Hall goes unclaimed, he would be free to sign with any team. Last off-season, when the Falcons shopped Hall, the teams most interested in the cornerback were the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. The New England Patriots also have been in search of cornerback help. Any one of those teams could put in a waiver claim for Hall, but it would be obligated to pick up his contract. If no one claims Hall, he could sign with the team of his choosing.
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Post by ccboy on Nov 5, 2008 0:39:51 GMT -7
If rebuilding teams, such as Atlanta and now Oakland, don't want anything to do with his blatant attitude...we would just wonder what fuel he would add to a team two matches away from an internal explosion and team identity. I don't think that a team full of rampant and violent tending players would do any better than a very talented but always in trouble team such as was Cincinatti. I think there is too much good in this team, to just let it go down the drain. No thanks, and no thanks to Ty Law and his 'mercenary' meanderings as well. Not really trusting the locker next to you or his 'goals' on the field just aren't what a dynasty is about. Ask Washington about those kind of 'career' addons to a roster...
Thanks for the post, Eric...
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Post by prossman on Nov 5, 2008 13:13:16 GMT -7
I know he is talented but do we really want to have pacman and hall on the same team togeather?!!!! Prossman
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