Football Rumblings

Jeff Garcia To Sign With Raiders

Posted on April 6, 2009 by James WNo Comments

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting that former Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia is likely to sign with the Oakland Raiders as soon as today.

Given the money the Raiders have sunk in to underachieving starter JaMarcus Russell the move is certainly curious, but the 39 year old Garcia has been a winner almost everywhere he has played and could help the Raiders turn their luck around.

No word on whether Garcia would be allowed to compete for the starting job or would start the year as a backup due to Russell’s large contract.

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Raiders Beef Up Line, Sign Barnes

Posted on March 15, 2009 by James WNo Comments

The Oakland Raiders took another step in bolstering their offensive line signing former Jaguars tackle Khalif Barnes.  Barnes played four seasons for the Jaguars and started all but three of his games.  The signing should give a significant boost to the Raiders run game and keep pressure off quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

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