Personnel Changes 1997 Season

• July 21, 1997 - Signed free agents G Tom Robsock and WR/DB Kofi Banks; cut DE Chris Thompson

• July 17, 1997 - Re-signed FB Derrick Fenner (who had previously been released during the offseason)

• July 16, 1997 - Waived QB Alfred Montez (apparently some days ago)

• July 10, 1997 - Signed free agent RB Derrick Clark

• June 19, 1997 - Signed free agents CB Lionel Washington and DE/LB Aaron Wallace

• June 17, 1997 - Released QB Jeff Hostetler

• June 6, 1997 - Signed free agent RB John Henry Mills

• May 17, 1997 - Signed free agent G Lester Holmes

• May 15, 1997 - Signed free agent QB Donald Hollas

• May 14, 1997 - Re-signed free agent T Robert Jenkins

• May 8, 1997 - Re-signed free agent SS Lorenzo Lynch; signed free agent TE Kevin Smith

• May 7, 1997 - DT Nolan Harrison waived

• April 24, 1997 - FS Eric Turner signed as free agent

• April 3, 1997 - WR Kenny Shedd re-signed; Raiders signed free agent DT Kevin Johnson

• April 1, 1997 - OL/long snapper Danny Villa signed as free agent

• March 31, 1997 - Raiders swapped draft picks with New Orleans, as follows: Oakland gave up its first-round pick (#10), second-round (#9, 39th overall) and fourth-round (#11, 107th) selections, and WR Daryl Hobbs; New Orleans gave up its first-round pick (#2) and sixth-round choice (#3, 166th overall).

• March 17, 1997 - Free agent LB Mike Jones signed with St. Louis

• March 6, 1997 - DT Ta'ase Faumui signed as free agent

• March 2, 1997 - WR and returner Desmond Howard signed as free agent (announced 3/5/97)

• February 19, 1997 - T Robert Jenkins released

• February 18, 1997 - QB Billy Joe Hobert traded to Buffalo for a 3rd-round draft pick

• February 15, 1997 - QB Jeff George signed as free agent; free agent G Kevin Gogan signed with San Francisco

• February 14, 1997 - Free agent CB Terry McDaniel re-signed to a four-year contract

• February 13, 1997 - FB Derrick Fenner, DT Jerry Ball, SS Lorenzo Lynch, and P Jeff Gossett released; T Charles McRae retired

• January 19, 1997 - WR Ed Hervey signed as free agent

Sources: Oakland Tribune, Associated Press, ESPNet SportsZone, Team NFL, Raiders Fans mail list

Last updated Tuesday, July 22, 1997