Personnel Changes 1999 Season

• Sept. 7, 1999 - Named the following players to their practice squad:  OL Ben Adams (Texas), WR Rico Cannon (Newberry College), CB Reginald Doster (Central Florida), S Johnnie Harris (Mississippi State), OL Nathan Parks (Stanford).

• Sept. 5, 1999 - Released DT Vince Amey, S JoJuan Armour, QB Pat Barnes, LB Bobby Brooks, WR Rico Cannon, C Mike Cipa, DE Ferric Collons, G Isaac Davis, CB Reginald Doster, WR Dameane Douglas, LB James Folston, S Johnnie Harris, TE Marcus Hinton, T Siupeli Malamala, TE Randy Palmer, RB Rashaan Salaam, DE Josh Taves.

• Sept. 2, 1999 - Placed WR Chris T. Jones on Injured Reserve. Re-signed LB Bobby Brooks.

• Aug. 31, 1999 - Placed T Aaron Dalan on the Exempt/Left Squad list.

• Aug. 31, 1999 - Released WRs Aaron Bailey, Creig Spann and Isaiah Mustafa; RBs Kelvin Eafon and Marlon Barnes; guards Rob Rainville and Greg Skrepenak; DE Nick Martucci; LBs Greg Bellisari and Bobby Brooks; CBs Bucky Brooks, Perry Carter and Donnel Day; and punter Tim Kalal.

• Aug. 29, 1999 - Traded QB Paul Justin to St. Louis for a 7th-round draft pick in 2000.

• Aug. 28, 1999 - Released DT Jonathan Kirksey following an injury settlement.

• Aug. 24, 1999 - Acquired QB Bobby Hoying from Philadelphia for a conditional draft pick in 2000. Cut WR Howard Maxwell.

• Aug. 18, 1999 - Released TE/long snapper Scott Thompson. Signed P Tim Kalal.

• Aug. 17, 1999 - Signed QB Paul Justin. Cut RB Ray Zellars.

• Aug. 11, 1999 - Released RB Reynard Rutherford. Signed WR/KR Aaron Bailey.

• Aug. 10, 1999 - G Greg Skrepenak left camp. It was also belatedly reported that T Aaron Dalan left camp in late July.

• Aug. 4, 1999 - Signed RB's Tyrone Wheatley and Ray Zellars. QB Andre Ware announced his retirement.

• Aug. 2, 1999 - Signed TE Scott Thompson.

• Aug. 2, 1999 - P/K Jeff Beckley voluntarily left the team.

• July 27, 1999 - Released RB Marques Brigham and DB Mitchell Freedman.

• July 25, 1999 - Placed DT Daren Yancey on the Physically Unable to Perform list.

• July 24, 1999 - Signed draft picks WR Dameane Douglas and LB Eric Barton.

• July 23, 1999 - Released WR James Battle and G/T Rick Cunningham. Signed free agent DE Jonathan Kirksey.

• July 23, 1999 - Signed draft picks Roderick Coleman, Daren Yancey and JoJuan Armour.

• July 22, 1999 - Signed top draft pick Matt Stinchcomb to a five-year, $5.825 million contract including a $3.5 million signing bonus; signed 2nd-round pick DE Tony Bryant (terms undisclosed).

• July 15, 1999 - Signed free agent WR Rico Cannon

• July 12, 1999 - Signed free agent OL Barry Sims

• July 7, 1999 - Signed free agent P/K Jeff Beckley

• June 24, 1999 - T Pat Harlow announced his retirement.

• June 21, 1999 - Released T Scott Whittaker.

• June 18, 1999 - Released RB Harvey Williams. Signed free agent WR Horace Copeland.

• June 17, 1999 - Released QB Heath Shuler, DE Kendel Shello and DT Ta'ase Faumui. Signed free agent DE Ferric Collons.

• June 8, 1999 - Signed free agent CB/KR Darrien Gordon to a three-year contract for $9 million; released KR/WR Desmond Howard.

• June 1, 1999 - Agreed on terms with free agent RB Rashaan Salaam for a one-year contract at $350,000.

• May 21 - Free agent CB Eric Sutton was released.

• Apr. 28, 1999 - Signed free agent FS Charles Mincy; signed DE Kendel Shello.

• Apr. 23, 1999 - Signed free agent QB Heath Shuler to a two-year contract for $1.2 million. Re-signed free agent WR Terry Mickens.

• Apr. 23, 1999 - Announced the signings of the following undrafted college players: OL Lamar Banks, Delaware State; RB Marlon Barnes, Colorado; WR James Battle, Oregon State; RB Marques Brigham, Wyoming; LB Bobby Brooks, Fresno State; OL Mike Cipa, Central Michigan; OL Aaron Dalan, Washington; QB Scott Dreisbach, Michigan; RB Kelvin Eafon, Arizona; DB Mitchell Freedman, Arizona State; TE Randy Palmer, Texas A&I Kingsville; OL Rob Rainville, Washington State; S Marcus Ray, Michigan; WR Creig Spann, Arizona State; and LB Sam Sword, Michigan.

• Apr. 22, 1999 - Announced the signing of WR Howard Maxwell

• Apr. 19, 1999 - Signed undrafted QB Brian Kuklick of Wake Forest.

• Mar. 16, 1999 - Signed free agent RB Zack Crockett to a four-year contract, reportedly for $5 million

• Mar. 13, 1999 - Signed free agent LB K.D. Williams

• Mar. 10, 1999 - Re-signed restricted free agent CB Marquis Walker and free agent DL Ta'ase Faumui; signed free agents TE Derrick Walker, S Wilbert Flanigan, DE Josh Taves, and LB Greg Bellisari. Walker's contract was for one year at $429,000.

• Mar. 1, 1999 - Signed free agent and former Raider OL Greg Skrepenak to a one-year contract

• Feb. 27, 1999 - Signed four free agents: OL Isaac Davis, DB Johnnie Harris, RB Reynard Rutherford, and CB Eric Sutton

• Feb. 24, 1999 - Signed free agent placekicker Michael Husted to a three-year contract

• Feb. 24, 1999 - Sent the following players to NFL Europe: QBs Pat Barnes, Mike McQuery and Andre Ware; DT Vince Amey; CB Calvin Branch; T Scott Whittaker; TE Marcus Hinton; and DL Tyroni Harris. Signing dates for McQuery, Whittaker and Harris unknown.

• Feb. 18, 1999 - Signed free agent OL Siupeli Malamala

• Feb. 17, 1999 - Released OLB Terry Wooden

• Feb. 15, 1999 - Re-signed free agent QB Wade Wilson to a one-year deal and signed free agent WR Chris T. Jones to a two-year contract

• Feb. 15, 1999 - Signed free agent QB Rich Gannon to a four-year contract said to be worth $16 million

• Feb. 11, 1999 - Released DE Aundray Bruce

• Feb. 8, 1999 - Declined to pay QB Jeff George a $5 million bonus required to extend his contract for another 3 seasons

• Jan. 15, 1999 - The NFL released the list of players left exposed by their teams to the expansion draft for the new Browns franchise. Designated by the Raiders were KR-WR Desmond Howard, OLB Terry Wooden, CB Perry Carter, DE Aundray Bruce, and T-G Rick Cunningham.

• Jan. 14, 1999 - Signed free agents QB Andre Ware and former Raider TE Marcus Hinton

Sources: NFLEurope.com, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Sacramento Bee, Raiders.com, The Sports Xchange

Last updated Thursday, September 9, 1999