Raiders expect Asomugha in camp: Star Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will sign his $9.765 million tender offer and report to training camp in time for Thursday's first practice, a person with knowledge of Asomugha's plans said Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been signed. Asomugha had not practiced with the team all offseason after being tagged as Oakland's exclusive franchise player. That designation prevented Asomugha from negotiating with any other team and guaranteed him the nearly $10 million salary for the upcoming season. Asomugha will team with DeAngelo Hall to give Oakland one of the league's top cornerback duos next season. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
A year after posting incredible stats, Asomugha faltered in 2007 and fell out of favor with Fantasy owners. Treat Asomugha as a good reserve Fantasy DB worth a late-round pick in drafts. (Updated 07/24/2008).
CB Nnamdi Asomugha signed his one-year, $9.765 million tender as the Raiders' exclusive rights franchise player and reported to training camp. "Obviously he didn't have to be here," coach Lane Kiffin said. "He could have stayed out of camp, and for him to be here the first day to run the conditioning test with us today, shows what a team player he is and who he is." 07/25/2008
The Oakland Raiders and star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha failed to agree on a long-term contract before Tuesday's deadline for franchised players. 07/15/2008
Advice
The Raiders placed the exclusive franchise tag on Asomugha in February, which guaranteed Asomugha more than $9 million in 2008 and did not allow him to negotiate with any other team. Asomugha has not signed the tender and has been unable to practice with the team during offseason workouts. Asomugha has already informed the Raiders that he will not miss any regular-season games in a holdout, but it is uncertain whether he will report to training camp next week.
Raiders expect Asomugha in camp: Star Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will sign his $9.765 million tender offer and report to training camp in time for Thursday's first practice, a person with knowledge of Asomugha's plans said Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been signed. Asomugha had not practiced with the team all offseason after being tagged as Oakland's exclusive franchise player. That designation prevented Asomugha from negotiating with any other team and guaranteed him the nearly $10 million salary for the upcoming season. Asomugha will team with DeAngelo Hall to give Oakland one of the league's top cornerback duos next season. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
A year after posting incredible stats, Asomugha faltered in 2007 and fell out of favor with Fantasy owners. Treat Asomugha as a good reserve Fantasy DB worth a late-round pick in drafts. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha officially signed his $9.765 million franchise player tender offer Thursday and joined the Oakland Raiders in time for their first training camp practice, while running back LaMont Jordan has been told to stay away from the team.
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