Dec. 23, 2003 - Cut LB Larry Atkins. Promoted C-G Blaine Saipaia from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed WR James Adkisson to the practice squad.
Dec. 22, 2003 - According to Pro Football Weekly, signed LB Donny Green to the practice squad during the past week. Green was with the Raiders during most of training camp.
Dec. 19, 2003 - Placed G Frank Middleton on injured reserve. Signed T Joe Wong from the practice squad to the active roster.
Dec. 17, 2003 - Placed G Mo Collins on injured reserve. Signed DE Grant Irons to the active roster. Released LB J.R. Johnson from the practice squad, replacing him with T Jared Peck.
Dec. 10, 2003 - Promoted WR John Stone from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed C-G Blaine Saipaia to the practice squad.
Dec. 9, 2003 - Placed DT John Parrella on injured reserve.
Dec. 3, 2003 - S Curry Burns was signed off the Oakland practice squad to the Houston Texans' active roster. The Raiders filled the opening by re-signing TE-long snapper David Newman of Louisiana Tech to their practice squad.
Nov. 26, 2003 - Placed FS Ron Woodson on injured reserve. Promoted S Carey Scott from the practice squad. Signed S Curry Burns to the practice squad.
Nov. 19, 2003 - Placed DE Trace Armstrong, OLB Travian Smith, RB Justin Fargas, and DE Sam Williams on injured reserve.
Signed RB J.R. Redmond, DE Lorenzo Bromell, LB Larry Atkins and G Corey Hulsey to the active roster. Signed LB J.R. Johnson and DB Carey Scott to the practice squad.
Nov. 18, 2003 - Released T Matt Knutson and RB Santonio Beard from the practice squad.
Nov. 12, 2003 - Placed QB Rich Gannon and C Matt Stinchcombon injured reserve.
Claimed DT Terdell Sands off waivers from Green Bay. Signed LB Shurron Pierson to active roster. Signed RB Santonio Beard (Auburn) to practice squad.
Nov. 5, 2003 - Placed QB Marques Tuiasosopo on injured reserve. Promoted QB Tee Martin from the practice squad to the active roster.
Released CB Carey Scott from the practice squad. Signed T Matt Knutson (North Dakota) and DB Keith Burnell (Delaware) to the practice squad.
Nov. 4, 2003 - Released RB/KR Ronney Jenkins. Signed QB Rob Johnson.
Oct. 28, 2003 - Signed DT Sean Gilbert. Contract terms were not disclosed.
Waived TE Marcus Williams from the injured reserve list.
Oct. 27, 2003 - Waived reinstated DT Darrell Russell.
Oct. 23, 2003 - Placed LB Bill Romanowski on injured reserve. He will continue to help the team for the remainder of the season as an unofficial defensive assistant.
Oct. 13, 2003 - CB Carey Scott was re-signed to the practice squad during the past week. This observer's guess as to who was cut—the name wasn't reported—would be LB Robert Chapman.
Also released during the week was CB Anthony Parker from the injured reserve list, with an injury settlement.
Oct. 1, 2003 - Re-signed MLB Tim Johnson to the active roster.
Sept. 30, 2003 - Released SS Siddeeq Shabazz from the active roster.
Sept. 29, 2003 - Recently released CB Carey Scott from the practice squad, replaced by LB Robert Chapman (during week of Sept. 22-28).
Sept. 11, 2003 - Released CB B.J. Tucker from the practice squad. Signed CB Carey Scott to the practice squad.
Sept. 10, 2003 - Signed T Joe Wong to the practice squad.
Sept. 9, 2003 - Released WR Willie Quinnie from the practice squad.
Sept. 4, 2003 - Signed CB B.J. Tucker from Wisconsin to the practice squad.
Sept. 1, 2003 - Named LB Shurron Pierson, WRs Willie Quinnie and John Stone, and QB Tee Martin to the practice squad.
Aug. 31, 2003 - Traded DE Kenyon Coleman to Dallas for an undisclosed draft choice. Released S Keyon Nash, FB Cecil Martin, RB Madre Hill, LBs Tim Johnson and Shurron Pierson, DT Junior Ioane, DE Derrick Ham, WRs Marcus Knight and Willie Quinnie, CB Tony Lukins, TE David Newman, and offensive linemen Justin Bland, Joe Wong and Dustin Rykert.
Aug. 30, 2003 - Waived G Corey Hulsey with an injury settlement. Released TE Ryan Prince, LB Jamal White, and K Joe O'Donnell.
Aug. 29, 2003 - Waived WR Corey Parchman with an injury settlement.
Aug. 26, 2003 - Released TE Roland Williams. Waived CB Brock Williams, QB Tee Martin, LB Dave Moretti, G Corey Hulsey (injury), and WR John Stone.
Placed TE Marcus Williams on injured reserve.
Aug. 25, 2003 - Placed CB Anthony Parker on injured reserve. Released S Calvin Branch.
Aug. 24, 2003 - Released WR Ryan Hoag, C Blaine Saipaia, DT Daniel Nwangwu, and WR Charles Pauley.
Aug. 18, 2003 - Waived LB Donny Green and DE D.J. Bleisath.
Aug. 12, 2003 - Placed WR Corey Parchman on injured reserve.
Aug. 11, 2003 - Signed undrafted rookie DE D.J. Bleisath.
Aug. 5, 2003 - Waived TE Mondriel Fulcher with an injury settlement.
Aug. 4, 2003 - Placed TE Mondriel Fulcher on injured reserve. Re-signed free agent DT Daniel Nwangwu
CB Clarence Love came off the PUP list.
Aug. 3, 2003 - TE Marcus Williams returned to camp after an eight-day absence, which the team designated "excused."
Aug. 1, 2003 - Signed WR Corey Parchman.
July 30, 2003 - Signed DB Calvin Branch. Waived QB Bret Engemann.
Placed WR Scottie Montgomery on the exempt/left-squad list after he left camp for undisclosed reasons.
July 29, 2003 - C Barret Robbins was taken off the PUP list.
July 27, 2003 - TE Marcus Williams left the team for "personal reasons."
July 25, 2003 - Signed free agent DE Derrick Ham.
July 24, 2003 - Waived DE Tony Bryant after he failed a physical.
Placed C Barret Robbins, TEs Roland Williams and Mondriel Fulcher, and CB Clarence Love on the PUP list after they failed physicals.
Signed all nine remaining draft picks:
July 24, 2003 - Reached agreement with first-round draft picks DE Tyler Brayton and CB Nnamdi Asomugha on six-year contracts, the final year of each being voidable if certain incentives are reached.
Waived LB Robert Chapman, OL Isaac Herring, FB Chad Pierson, and RB Melvin Barnett. Released CB Paul Miranda.
July 22, 2003 - Released OL Todd Wike and WR Terrance Metcalf.
July 16, 2003 - Re-signed SS Anthony Dorsett for the veteran minimum of $655,000. Waived S Tauras Ferguson.
July 14, 2003 - Signed seventh-round draft pick WR Ryan Hoag (two years, $546,000 total including $16,000 signing bonus).
July 2, 2003 - Reported by Pro Football Weekly as having been cut during June were DE Emil Ekiyor and S Jason Hebert.
June 3, 2003 - Signed free agent CB Paul Miranda. Released DE David Warren.
May 27, 2003 - Signed free agent WR Terrance Metcalf from South Carolina State.
May 7, 2003 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent G Mo Collins to a potential 6-year, $17.5 million deal, which in practical terms amounts to a 2-year, $4.1 million deal (2003 salary $1 million; $400,000 signing bonus—see the Articles section for more on the contract terms)
May 5, 2003 - Pro Football Weekly reported the signing of free agent FS Jason Hebert, who finished the 2002 season on Tennessee's practice squad.
May 5, 2003 - Signed undrafted free agent S Tauras Ferguson of Missouri. Waived TE-long snapper Ben Steele.
May 4, 2003 - It was reported the Raiders have signed free agents DT Daniel Nwangwu and DB Bert Watts, both from Cal.
May 1, 2003 - Signed undrafted free agents WRs Charles Pauley (San Jose State) and Willie Quinnie (Alabama-Birmingham), and FB Chad Pierson of USC.
April 30, 2003 - Signed undrafted free agents QB Bret Engemann and OL Isaac Herring, both from Brigham Young. Signed undrafted free agent ILB Dave Moretti of Oregon.
April 29, 2003 - Signed undrafted free agents OL Todd Wike (Maryland) and DE Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (San Diego State).
Apr. 15, 2003 - Signed free agent DE Emil Ekiyor.
Apr. 1, 2003 - Signed free agent CB Anthony Parker.
Mar. 26, 2003 - Signed free agent WR Scottie Montgomery to a one-year, $450,000 contract.
Mar. 24, 2003 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent RB Tyrone Wheatley (7 years, $11 million; $1 million signing bonus). Waived DT Gaylon Hyder (failed physical).
Mar. 24, 2003 - It was reported that CB Charles Woodson and WLB Eric Barton were given raises on existing contracts. Woodson will get an extra $600,000 in the final year of his contract (from $1,812,500 to $2,412,500), and Barton will make $875,000 instead of $530,000.
Mar. 19, 2003 - Signed free agent FBs Cecil Martin (1 year, $530,000) and Chris Hetherington (1 year, $655,000).
Mar. 18, 2003 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent QB Rick Mirer (1 year, $755,000).
Mar. 17, 2003 - Signed free agent RB/KR Ronney Jenkins (one year, $450,000).
Mar. 12, 2003 - Signed free agent DT Dana Stubblefield (1 year, $755,000).
Mar. 7, 2003 - Lost unrestricted free agent FB Jon Ritchie when he signed with Philadelphia.
Mar. 6, 2003 - Signed free agent TE O.J. Santiago (one year, $530,000).
Mar. 4, 2003 - Re-signed free agent FB Zack Crockett to a seven-year, $12 million deal ($400,000 signing bonus; base salaries of $1 million in 2003 and 2004, $2 million in each of the remaining five years).
Mar. 3, 2003 - Re-signed free agent OL Brad Badger (one year, $530,000).
It was also reported that the contracts of WRs Jerry Rice and Tim Brown were
restructured (to heavily backloaded 6-year deals worth approx. $30 million each); and that the
contracts of FS Ron Woodson, T Barry Sims, DE Trace Armstrong, T Lincoln
Kennedy, SLB Bill Romanowski, and DT John Parrella have been
restructured.
Feb. 27, 2003 - Announced that free agent WR Alvis Whitted has been re-signed for 2003 (one year, $530,000).
Feb. 18, 2003 - Signed free agent QB Tee Martin to a one-year contract.
Feb. 5, 2003 - Signed free agent TE David Newman. Signed free agent DT Damian Gregory (one year, $300,000).
Feb. 4, 2003 - Signed free agents LB Donny Green and DE David Warren.
Jan. 28, 2003 - Signed free agents DB Tony Lukins, T Joe Wong, and TE-long snapper Ben Steele.
Jan. 23, 2003 - Signed TE Jeremy Brigham. Signed S Ronald Curry from the practice squad to the active roster.
Jan. 23, 2003 - Signed TE-long snapper Ben Steele and TE David Newman to practice squad.
Jan. 21, 2003 - Placed TE Brandon Christenson on injured reserve.
Jan. 20, 2003 - Signed free agent CB Brock Williams (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 18, 2003 - Placed TE Roland Williams on injured reserve. Signed RB Madre Hill from the practice squad to the active roster.
Jan. 18, 2003 - Signed free agent LB Robert Chapman (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 15, 2003 - Placed DE Trace Armstrong on injured reserve. Signed S Keyon Nash from the practice squad to the active roster.
Jan. 15, 2003 - Signed free agents DT Gaylon Hyder and T Justin Bland (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 14, 2003 - Signed free agents LB Jamal White and C Blane Saipaia (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 13, 2003 - Signed free agent WR John Stone (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 11, 2003 - Waived CB Brandon Jennings. Signed TE Brandon Christenson to active roster.
Jan. 9, 2003 - Signed free agent TE Ryan Prince (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 8, 2003 - Signed free agent K Joe O'Donnell (Reserve/Future).
Jan. 7, 2003 - Signed free agent OL Corey Hulsey (Reserve/Future) (one year, $300,000).
Jan. 3, 2003 - Signed free agent RB Melvin Barnett (Reserve/Future).
Sources: Associated Press, Raiders.com, Pro Football Weekly, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Xchange, my own database, Raiders Fans Mail List, Contra Costa Times
Last updated Thursday, December 25, 2003