Jan. 23, 2003 - Signed TE Jeremy Brigham and S Ronald Curry to the active roster. Signed TE David Newman and TE/LS Ben Steele to the practice squad.
Jan. 21, 2003 - Placed TE Brandon Christenson on injured reserve.
Jan. 18, 2003 - Placed TE Roland Williams on injured reserve. Signed RB Madre Hill to the active roster.
Jan. 15, 2003 - Placed DE Trace Armstrong on injured reserve. Signed S Keyon Nash to the active roster.
Jan. 11, 2003 - Waived CB Brandon Jennings. Signed TE Brandon Christenson.
Dec. 13, 2002 - Signed CB/PR Darrien Gordon. Released CB Carey Scott from the practice squad.
Dec. 11, 2002 - Signed CB Tony Lukins to the practice squad.
Dec. 7, 2002 - Placed DE Tony Bryant on injured reserve.
Nov. 27, 2002 - Signed TE/LS Ben Steele to the practice squad.
Nov. 26, 2002 - Released LB Robert Chapman from the practice squad, replacing him with RB Madre Hill.
Nov. 23, 2002 - Signed LB Tim Johnson to the active roster.
Nov. 20, 2002 - Signed LB Robert Chapman to the practice squad
Nov. 16, 2002 - Released T Joe Wong and S Brock Williams from the practice squad.
Nov. 7, 2002 - Signed QB Ronald Curry to the practice squad.
Nov. 6, 2002 - Waived QB Ronald Curry.
Nov. 2, 2002 - Signed QB Ronald Curry to the active roster.
Oct. 31, 2002 - Released RB Herbert Goodman from the practice squad, replacing him with T Joe Wong.
Oct. 30, 2002 - Signed LB Tim Johnson and CB Carey Scott to the practice squad.
Oct. 29, 2002 - Waived LB Mike Jones.
Oct. 26, 2002 - Signed CB Brandon Jennings to the active roster.
Oct. 25, 2002 - Placed CB Phillip Buchanon on injured reserve.
Oct. 24, 2002 - Signed S Brock Williams and CB Brandon Jennings to the practice squad.
Oct. 23, 2002 - Released T Joe Wong from the practice squad.
Oct. 22, 2002 - Placed RB Terry Kirby on injured reserve. Signed RB Madre Hill.
Oct. 9, 2002 - Signed RB Herbert Goodman to the practice squad.
Oct. 8, 2002 - Signed LB Mike Jones; waived CB Derek Combs. Released LB Tim Johnson and TE Austin Wheatley from the practice squad. Signed T Joe Wong to the practice squad.
Oct. 2, 2002 - Signed TE Austin Wheatley to the practice squad.
Sept. 28, 2002 - Signed TE Marcus Williams to the active roster.
Sept. 27, 2002 - Placed TE Mondriel Fulcher on injured reserve.
Sept. 24, 2002 - Waived P Kevin Stemke. Signed WR Alvis Whitted. Released WR Ramondo North from the practice squad, replacing him with LB Tim Johnson.
Sept. 18, 2002 - Signed WR Ramondo North to the practice squad.
Sept. 17, 2002 - Released LB Tim Johnson from the practice squad.
Sept. 4, 2002 - Released TE Jeremy Brigham with an injury settlement.
Sept. 2, 2002 - Signed S Keyon Nash, QB Ronald Curry, RB Madre Hill, TE Marcus Williams, and LB Tim Johnson to the practice squad.
August 27, 2002 - Released WR Matthew Hatchette. Waived DL Jon Harris.
LB Greg Biekert refused to accept a $1.5 million pay cut and asked the team for his release
August 26, 2002 - Released WRs Billy Davis and Alex Van Dyke. Waived WR Joshua Johnson; RBs Larry Ned and Melvin Barnett; CB Willie Ford; DE Emil Ekiyor; DT Derrick Pickens; and offensive linemen Jeremy Staat and Teag Whiting.
August 20, 2002 - Waived QB Bobby Hoying.
August 18, 2002 - Signed free agent DT Sam Adams to a six-year, heavily backloaded contract with a
$1.25 million signing bonus and a 2002 salary of $750,000. It is essentially a one-year deal because only the
first $2 million is guaranteed.
Released WR Royd Williams.
July 25, 2002 - Signed their top 1st-round draft pick, CB Phillip Buchanon, to a five-year
contract worth approximately $7 million, including a $4 million signing bonus and incentives which could reach
$12.2 million in all. Also signed 6th-round pick RB Larry Ned and 7th-round choice QB Ronald
Curry.
Released punter/placekicker Eddie Howard.
July 24, 2002 - Signed 5th-round draft pick DE Kenyon Coleman. Waived LB Jim Emanuel and WR Kevin McKenzie, each of whom had played in NFL Europe.
July 23, 2002 - Announced the signing of draft picks TE Doug Jolley (2nd-round) and S Keyon Nash (6th-round).
July 20, 2002 - Signed free agent WR Joshua Johnson.
July 18, 2002 - Signed their second 1st-round draft pick, LB Napoleon Harris, to a five-year contract worth approximately $7 million, with a $3 million signing bonus, an additional $775,000 bonus due next March, and incentives which could reach $11 million in all. Also signed 2nd-round pick T Langston Walker.
July 16, 2002 - Waived QB Ted White, RB Marcus Fields and DB Chris Angel.
June 10, 2002 - Agreed to terms with free agent OLB Mike Jones. Jones will receive a base salary of $750,000 and a $25,000 signing bonus.
May 30, 2002 - Signed free agent WR Billy Davis.
May 21, 2002 - Signed free agent WR Matthew Hatchette.
May 9, 2002 - Signed free agent G-C Tom Ackerman.
Apr. 30, 2002 - Signed free agent FS Ron Woodson.
Apr. 29, 2002 - Signed undrafted free agents P Eddie Howard (Idaho) and G Faaesea Mailo (USC).
Apr. 26, 2002 - Released DB Fakhir Brown.
Apr. 12, 2002 - Signed OL Brad Badger, who played previously for Minnesota and Washington. Badger can play both tackle and guard.
Apr. 10, 2002 - Signed free agent OLB Gerald Dixon. Waived WR Gerald Payne.
Mar. 23, 2002 - Signed free agent QB Rick Mirer, most recently with San Francisco.
Mar. 21, 2002 - Reached agreement on a two-year deal with free agent CB Terrance Shaw.
Mar. 20, 2002 - Re-signed free agent G Frank Middleton. Signed free agent DL Michael Mohring.
Mar. 18, 2002 - Announced the hiring of Jim Harbaugh as an offensive assistant.
Mar. 12, 2002 - Announced the promotion of offensive coordinator Bill Callahan to be the Raiders' 13th Head Coach. The 3-year contract, which will pay Callahan about $1 million annually, includes a club option for an additional two years.
Mar. 11, 2002 - Signed free agent S Calvin Branch
Mar. 11, 2002 - Bruce Allen stated the club has tendered offers to all its remaining exclusive rights agents: S Johnnie Harris, P Shane Lechler, S Brandon Jennings, S Eric Johnson and DL Josh Taves.
Mar. 7, 2002 - Re-signed exclusive rights agent WR Marcus Knight to a two-year contract. Released C Jason Watts.
Mar. 6, 2002 - Signed free agent DT John Parrella to a six-year contract worth $24 million, with a $4.75 million signing bonus. Released OLB Elijah Alexander.
Mar. 1, 2002 - Released G Frank Middleton and SS Marquez Pope. Also restructured the contracts of T Lincoln Kennedy, CB Eric Allen and WR Tim Brown, among others, during the past few days.
Feb. 27, 2002 - Signed free agent OLB Bill Romanowski to a six-year contract with a $1.3 million signing bonus. The first year's salary is believed to be $700,000.
Feb. 21, 2002 - Signed WR Macey Brooks.
Feb. 19, 2002 - Signed LB Cornell Brown.
Feb. 11, 2002 - Signed T Mikai Freitas, QB Ted White and DB Clarence Love.
Feb. 8, 2002 - Signed WR Kevin McKenzie and RB Madre Hill.
Feb. 7, 2002 - Signed FS James Thatcher and T Chad Slaughter.
Feb. 5, 2002 - Signed OL Jeremy Staat, T Joe Wong, WR Stephan Vagedes, and DE Abdul-Salam Noah..
Jan. 30, 2002 - Signed TE Brandon Christensen and LB Jim Emanuel.
Jan. 29, 2002 - Signed DB Antonio Banks.
Jan. 24, 2002 - Signed WR Javon Green, DE Jon Harris, DB Fakhir Brown, and WR Marcus Williams.
Jan. 24, 2002 - Made available for the Houston Texans expansion draft: WR Marcus Knight, RB Terry Kirby, OLB Elijah Alexander, DT Josh Taves, and S Marquez Pope.
Sources: Associated Press, Raiders.com, Contra Costa Times, my own database
Last updated Thursday, March 27, 2003