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Personnel Changes Calendar Year 2008

• May 13 - Released CB Duane Starks. Waived FB Matthew Hahn. Signed DE Greg Spires and undrafted rookie free agent WR Marcel Reece (Washington).

• May 12 - Waived C-T Adam Spieker. Signed undrafted rookie free agent DE-DT Tranell Morant.

• May 10 - Reached agreement on terms with free agent DE Greg Spires (one year, other terms unavailable).

• May 9 - Signed the following undrafted free agents (previously reported signed as of Apr. 28-29):
  

  • FB Matthew Hahn (Penn State);
  • DE Derrick Gray (Texas Southern);
  • LB Shane Simmons (Western Washington);

• May 6 - Signed the following undrafted free agents (previously reported signed as of Apr. 28-29):
  

  • QB Brian White (Portland State); and
  • DE Greyson Gunheim (Washington).

• May 2 - Signed street free agent LB Edgerton Hartwell (one year, other terms unavailable).

• Apr. 29 - Signed the following undrafted free agents:
  

  • TE Darrell Strong (Pittsburgh); and
  • G Brandon Rodd.

• Apr. 28 - Waived RB Dominic Rhodes.
  
  Signed the following undrafted free agents:
  

  • RB Louis Rankin (Washington);
  • LB Malik Jackson (Louisville);
  • T Adam Spieker (Missouri) (a center at Missouri, but listed at tackle on the Raiders roster);
  • SS Darrick Brown (McNeese State); and
  • TE Chris Wagner (South Dakota State).

• Apr. 27 - Traded CB Fabian Washington to Baltimore for a 2008 fourth-round draft choice (No. 26, 125 overall) (with which the Raiders selected WR Arman Shields of Richmond).

• Apr. 17 - Re-signed UFA S Jarrod Cooper. Signed street free agent CB Michael Waddell.

• Apr. 15 - Re-signed street free agent CB Duane Starks (one year, $730,000) (released by the Raiders on 9/24/07).

• Apr. 4 - The Raiders declined to match Tennessee's offer sheet to RFA Chris Carr by today's deadline.

• Apr. 3 - Re-signed ERFA S Hiram Eugene ($445,000).

• Mar. 31 - Signed UFA DE John Wade.

• Mar. 28 - Signed UFA DE Kalimba Hall (2 years, $5 million). Signed free agent (and former Raider) LB Akbar Gbaja-Biamila.

• Mar. 26 - Re-signed ERFA LB Jon Alston ($445,000).

• Mar. 25 - Signed free agent QB Jeff Otis.

• Mar. 24 - Signed free agent QB Erik Meyer.

• Mar. 20 - Signed CB DeAngelo Hall, acquired from Atlanta by trade (7 years, $66.28 million, $24.5 guaranteed). Oakland traded a 2008 2nd-round pick (No. 34 overall) and a 2009 5th-round pick to Atlanta in return for Hall.
  
  Re-signed ERFAs LB Ricky Brown, LS Jon Condo, TE John Madsen, WR Chris McFoy, and T Mark Wilson, each for one year. All but McFoy will earn the third-year minimum of $445,000; McFoy, in his second year, will get $370,000.

• Mar. 18 - Re-signed RFA DT Josh Shaw (one year, $927,000).

• Mar. 14 - Signed UFA DT William Joseph (one year, $645,000).

• Mar. 13 - Signed WR Carter. Signed ERFA T Jonathan Palmer.

• Mar. 12 - Agreed to terms with WR Drew Carter (one year, $2 million).

• Mar. 6 - Re-negotiated RB Dominic Rhodes' contract to allow him to remain with the team. (Rhodes had been scheduled to earn $3 million in 2008 salary plus a roster bonus of $2 million. Rhodes reportedly agreed to a salary reduction to $1.75 million.)
  
  Re-signed T Cornell Green (2 years, $4 million).

• Mar. 5 - Signed WR Walker; signed T Harris.

• Mar. 4 - Reached agreement with free agent WR Javon Walker (6 years, $55 million, $16 million guaranteed, $12 million in 2008, broken down thusly: $11 million signing bonus; base salaries of $1 million (2008), $4 million (2009), $6 million (2010), $8 million (2011), and $10 million (2012 and 2013); and a $5 million bonus payable in 2009.
  
  Reached agreement with UFA T Kwame Harris (3 years, $14 million; no signing bonus, but with incentives could run to $16 million).

• Feb. 29 - Released T Barry Sims. Signed UFA FS Gibril Wilson (6 years, $39 million, $16 million guaranteed).

• Feb. 28 - Re-signed potential UFA DL Tommy Kelly (7 years, $50.5 million, $18.25M guaranteed).

• Feb. 28 (date approximate) - Tendered RFAs CB/S Chris Carr, OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba, and DT Josh Shaw, each at the lowest level ($927,000).

• Feb. 20 - Designated potential UFA CB Nnamdi Asomugha an exclusive franchise player.

• Feb. 13 - Re-signed potential UFA RB Justin Fargas (3 years, $12 million; signing bonus $5.935M; with incentives could reach $14 million in all. Base salaries: $605,000 in 2008, $2.5M in 2009, and $1.5M in 2010).

• Feb. 13 - Claimed WR Todd Watkins off waivers from Atlanta.

• Feb. ? - (Date unknown) Re-signed potential UFA OLB Sam Williams (1 year, $700,000) - reported on Feb. 7

• Feb. 6 - Named James Lofton the new wide receivers coach.

• Feb. 1 - Named Brad Roll as strength and conditioning coach.

• Jan. 16 - Signed UFA RB Adinchinobe Echemandu to the active roster (reserve/future).

• Jan. 11 - Signed free agent WR Will Buchanon to the active roster (reserve/future).

• Jan. 7 - The contracts of players who ended the 2007 season on the practice squad expired. The following players were apparently not signed to the 80-man roster:
  

  • DE Mkristo Bruce;
  • DT Jonathan Lewis;
  • WR Jonathan Orr;
  • WR Matt Trannon; and
  • RB Quinton Smith.

• Jan. 1, 2008 - The Raiders signed two members of the 2007 practice squad to the 80-man (active) roster (reserve/future):

  • C Jesse Boone, and
  • WR Drisan James.

Source(s):  Pro Football Weekly, "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog (Bay Area News Group), InsideBayArea.com, Raiders.com, the Sports Xchange, San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa Times, Rotoworld.com, our own database

Last updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008