Personnel Changes Calendar Year 2006

• Placed WR Jerry Porter (hip) and RB LaMont Jordan (MCL) on injured reserve. Promoted S Hiram Eugene and TE Derek Miller from the practice squad to the active roster.

• Dec. 20 - Placed WR Alvis Whitted on injured reserve (dislocated wrist). Promoted WR Will Buchanon from the practice squad to the active roster.

• Dec. 13 - Placed DE Lance Johnstone on injured reserve (knee, toe). Claimed WR (and former Raider) Doug Gabriel off waivers from New England.

• Dec. 1 - Signed LS Jon Condo and T Mark Wilson to the practice squad.

• Nov. 28 - Placed C-LS Adam Treu on injured reserve (quadricep). Promoted C-LS Chris Morris from the practice squad to the active roster.

• Nov. 27 - Released QB Kent Smith from the practice squad.

• Oct. 25 - The NFL announced a settlement of the Jerry Porter discipline—a two-week suspension, which he has already served—and the team agreed to reinstate him to the active roster.

• Oct. 25 - Placed OLB Grant Irons on injured reserve (herniated lumbar disk). Reinstated WR Jerry Porter to the active roster.

• Oct. 25 - Re-signed TE Tony Jackson to the practice squad.

• Oct. 21 - Promoted RB Adimchinobe Echemandu from the practice squad to the active roster.

• Oct. 19 - Released TE Tony Jackson from the practice squad, replacing him with QB Kent Smith. Smith was with the Raiders in their 2006 training camp.

• Oct. 14 - Suspended WR Jerry Porter for 4 games for "conduct detrimental to the team."

• Oct. 11 - Signed TE-FB Tony Jackson to the practice squad.

• Oct. 7 - Waived FB John Paul Foschi. Promoted OLB Ricky Brown from the practice squad to the active roster.

• Oct. 5 - Waived OLB Timi Wusu from the injured reserve list with an injury settlement.

• Sept. 13 - Released WR Burl Toler from the practice squad, replacing him with WR Leo Bookman.

• Sept. 8 - Signed DB Hiram Eugene to the practice squad. Released TE O.J. Santiago with an injury settlement.

• Sept. 6 - Waived DB Hiram Eugene. Re-signed CB Duane Starks.

• Sept. 5 - Signed RB Adimchinobe Echemandu to the practice squad. Waived S Alvin Nnabuife.

• Sept. 4 - Signed the following players to the practice squad (maximum 8 players):

  • TE Derek Miller;
  • WR Burl Toler;
  • WR Will Buchanon;
  • LB Ricky Brown;
  • C-LS Chris Morris; and
  • DE Bryant McNeal.

• Sept. 3 - Placed S Alvin Nnabuife on injured reserve.

• Sept. 2 - Traded WR Doug Gabriel to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft choice (rumored to be a 5th-round pick).

• Sept. 2 - Released the following players:
  

  • MLB Danny Clark;
  • G Kelvin Garmon;
  • QB Jeff George;
  • RB Rod Smart; and
  • CB Duane Starks.

• Sept. 2 - Waived the following players:
  

  • LB Ricky Brown;
  • WR Will Buchanon;
  • T Jabari Levey;
  • WR Kevin McMahan;
  • DE Bryant McNeal;
  • DT Rashad Moore;
  • C-LS Chris Morris
  • T William Obeng;
  • MLB Ryan Riddle;
  • FB Zach Tuiasosopo; and
  • DT Donnell Washington.

• Sept. 2 - Placed the following players on injured reserve:

  • OLB Darnell Bing (neck);
  • WR Carlos Francis (hamstring); and
  • TE O.J. Santiago (injury unspecified).

• Sept. 2 - Placed S Alvin Nnabuife on the waived/injured list.

• Sept. 1 - Traded DE Bobby Hamilton to the New York Jets for an undisclosed draft choice.

• Aug. 29 - Released the following players:
  

  • PK Tim Duncan;
  • WR Rick Gatewood;
  • QB Kent Smith;
  • WR Burl Toler;
  • CB Dennis Davis; and
  • TE Derek Miller.

• Aug. 29 - Put the following players on injured reserve:
  

  • RB DeJuan Green;
  • FB Joe Hall;
  • LB Timi Wusu; and
  • DT Michael Quarshie.

• Aug. 28 - Signed QB Jeff George (one year, $810,000).

• Aug. 28 - Released/waived the following players:
  

  • TE Marcellus Rivers;
  • G Roderick Green;
  • PK David Kimball;
  • P Glen Pakulak;
  • QB Reggie Robertson; and
  • CB Raymond Washington.

• July 26 - Removed WR Ronald Curry from the PUP list.

• July 25 - Signed the top two draft choices for 2006:
  

  • S Michael Huff; and
  • OLB Thomas Howard.

• July 25 - Re-signed ERFA DTs Anttaj Hawthorne and Tommy Kelly. T Brad Lekkerkerker retired.

• July 24 - Signed five of the seven 2006 draft choices:
  

  • OL Paul McQuistan (four years, average value $800,000 per year);
  • OLB Darnell Bing;
  • C-LS Chris Morris;
  • G Kevin Boothe; and
  • WR Kevin McMahan.

• July 24 - Placed WR Ronald Curry (Achilles tendon) and T Robert Gallery (strained quadricep) on the PUP list.

  Agreed to terms with S Michael Huff (five years; worth $22.5 to $26.5 million, with $15 million guaranteed).

  Waived T Shaun Rose, RBs Walter Williams and J.R. Lemon, and DE Javon Nanton.

• July 18 - Released G Cameron Spikes. Waived LBs Shawn Morgan and Roger Cooper and DE Jeff Green.

• June 27 - Signed free agent DT Donnell Washington (one year, $350,000).

• June 26 - Re-signed ERFA TE James Adkisson (one year, $275,000).

• May 23 - Signed street free agent and one-time Raider TE O.J. Santiago (1 year, $585,000).

• May 11 - Signed undrafted free agent CB Raymond Washington of Fresno State. Signed undrafted free agent CB Dennis Davis of Georgia Tech.

• May 10 - Signed undrafted free agent WR Burl Toler (III) (California).

• May 5 - The Raiders announced the signing of the following players (undrafted college free agents except as noted otherwise) as of May 5:

  • WR Jayson Boyd, UTEP
  • LB Ricky Brown, Boston College (two years, $3500 signing bonus)
  • WR Will Buchanan, USC (link requires the free Adobe Reader)
  • K Tim Duncan (had been allocated to Cologne in NFL Europe; in the NFL, last with Arizona in 2003)
  • WR Rick Gatewood, Montana State
  • RB ReShard Lee (UFA last with Green Bay) (1 year, $425,000)
  • RB J.R. Lemon, Stanford
  • T Jabari Levey, South Carolina
  • WR John Madsen, Utah
  • TE Derek Miller, Maryland
  • DE Javon Nanton, Miami (Fla.)
  • S Alvin Nnabuife, SMU
  • QB Kent Smith, Central Michigan
  • LB Robert Thomas (UFA last with Green Bay)
  • RB Walter Williams (UFA last with Green Bay) (one year, $275,000)
  • OLB Timi Wusu, Stanford

• May 4 - Signed UFA TE Marcellus Rivers (last with Houston; 1 year, $585,000). Signed UFA RB-kick returner Rod Smart (last with Carolina).

• May 1 - Scout.com reported that undrafted free agent TE/WR Jacob Brown (Central Michigan) has signed a contract with the Raiders.

• Apr. 25 - Re-signed ERFA FB John Paul Foschi (one year, $350,000).

• Apr. 19 - Signed free agents G Kelvin Garmon and DE Bryant McNeal.

• Apr. 18 - Signed free agents FB Joe Hall (one year, $275,000) and G Cameron Spikes (one year, $585,000).

• Apr. 13 - Signed UFA DE Lance Johnstone to a two-year contract (base salary $1 million for each year).

• Apr. 10 - Re-signed RFA DT Terdell Sands (one year, $721,600)

• Apr. 6 - UFA DT Edward Jasper signed a one-year contract with Philadelphia.

• Mar. 31 - Released LB Henri Crockett.

• Mar. 28 - Signed DT Rashad Moore, a free agent last with Seattle (one year, $460,000).

• Mar. 23 - Signed UFA CB Duane Starks, who played last season for New England. (One-year contract, base salary $710,000.)

• Mar. 22 - Agreed to terms with UFA QB Aaron Brooks, who was released last week by New Orleans, on a two-year, incentive-laden contract worth more than $8 million. (Reported base salaries are $2 million for 2006 and $720,000 for 2007.) Re-signed ERFA T Brad Lekkerkerker (one year, base salary $350,000)

• Mar. 21 - Re-signed UFA T Chad Slaughter, reportedly for one year at a base salary of $585,000.

• Mar. 20 - Signed UFA CB Tyrone Poole. (Reported as a two-year contract with base salaries of $1 million [2006] and $1.5 million [2007].) Re-signed UFA SS Jarrod Cooper (3 years, with base salaries of $1.1 million [2006], $1.15 million [2007] and $1.25 million [2008]).

• Mar. 17 - Re-signed UFA SS Derrick Gibson and UFA G Corey Hulsey, each for one year with a base salary of $585,000. Re-signed T Shaun Rose, who spent time on the practice squad last year (one year, $275,000).

• Mar. 15 - Re-signed TE Randal Williams, reportedly for one year at a base salary of $600,000. Signed UFA LB Henri Crockett, out of football the past two years due to injuries.

• Mar. 14 - Agreed to terms with ex-Viking UFA G Toniu Fonoti but he failed his physical and left without a contract.

• Mar. 10 - Released QB Kerry Collins.

• Mar. 3 - The team declined to exercise an expensive option on SS Derrick Gibson, making him a free agent.

• Mar. 2 - Released DT Ted Washington, G Ron Stone, and CB Denard Walker.

• Jan. 27 - allocated the following 11 players to NFL Europe:
  

  • K Tim Duncan to the Cologne Centurions;
  • T William Obeng to the Cologne Centurions;
  • QB Reggie Robertson to the Amsterdam Admirals;
  • P Glenn Pakulak to the Amsterdam Admirals;
  • LB Shawn Morgan to the Amsterdam Admirals;
  • DE Jeff Green to the Berlin Thunder;
  • K David Kimball to the Frankfurt Galaxy;
  • LB Roger Cooper to the Frankfurt Galaxy;
  • DB Hiram Eugene to the Frankfurt Galaxy;
  • OL Roderick Green to the Frankfurt Galaxy (Green was subsequently traded to the Hamburg Sea Devils); and
  • RB DeJuan Green to the Hamburg Sea Devils.

• Jan. 19 - Re-signed T William Obeng (on the practice squad during Dec. 2005).

• Jan. 14 - Signed free agent QB Reggie Robertson (California).

• Week of Jan. 10-16 - The practice squad contracts from 2005 expired.

• Jan. 2 - Re-signed RB DeJuan Green (Reserve/Future; on the 2005 practice squad).

Source(s): ESPN.com, San Jose Mercury News, KFFL.com, Raiders.com, Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sportsline, NFLEurope.com, Yahoo! Sports, SI.com, Scout.com, my own database, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Wednesday, January 10, 2007