Wednesday, March 02, 2005

It's official

The Raiders are now officially Randy Moss's home.

In actual news, the Raiders appear to be closing in on Jets HB LaMont Jordan. You'd have to pay to see the story, but ESPN describes the talks between the Raiders and Jordan as serious and believes they'll strike a deal within days. Of course, these deals can vanish in a hurry, and Jordan's people might be letting the word out to let Tampa and the Jets know that the train is leaving the station. If the Raiders make the deal, it should give them the durable power runner they need in the backfield, taking pressure off Kerry Collins and helping address the Raiders' abysmal time-of-possession figure in 2004. (They were dead last.)

There's no further word on a trade for Charles Woodson. Davis, Lombardi, and Turner may decide that having traded away Napoleon Harris, they can't afford to allow Woodson to leave. If Woodson begins negotiations with another club, as is his right as a non-exclusive franchise player, it should be everywhere. I'll keep listening.

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