Raiders' offseason had better be busy
Oakland Raiders01/07/2008 9:05 AM The San Francisco Chronicle reports Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha is recognized as one of the NFL's premier cornerbacks in man coverage, and someone teams stopped throwing near after an eight-pick season in 2006. Once Asomugha opts out of his contract - a formality at this point - he'll become an unrestricted free agent. He would demand the biggest cornerback contract this side of Asante Samuel. That's not going to happen. The Raiders will use the franchise-player tag on Asomugha, paying him an estimated $9.2 million for one year of service. They'd like to secure him with a long-term contract, but that ship appears to have sailed. Read more