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Richard Seymour failed to report to Oakland for a second straight day Tuesday after being traded from the New England Patriots.

Richard Seymour says he's "excited" to join the Oakland Raiders after initially being "blindsided" by his trade from New England.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Friday, September 4th, 2009 at 3:49 pm in Oakland Raiders .

The fourth-year offensive lineman's beliefs were validated this week when the Raiders cut John Wade and promoted Morris ahead of Samson Satele to start Monday night's season-opener against the San Diego Chargers .

Raiders coach Tom Cable announced roster cuts, with quarterback Jeff Garcia the biggest surprise of all.

1 overall draft pick, was among 22 players let go by the Raiders on Saturday. The decision to release Garcia means and Charlie Frye will head into the regular season as Russell's backups.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Kirk Morrison should play in front of the Black Hole for the season opener. Raiders coach Tom Cable said his team is coming out of its "hangover" from Saturday's 45-7 loss to the Saints.

The Oakland Raiders have released offensive linemen Jonathan Compass and Marcus Johnson, receivers Shawn Bayes and Will Franklin, and defensive tackle Joe Cohen.

The Oakland Raiders have released offensive linemen Jonathan Compass and Marcus Johnson, receivers Shawn Bayes and Will Franklin, and defensive tackle Joe Cohen.

Well then, where shall we begin? Raiders coach Tom Cable couldn't find a starting point so he blamed everyone, himself included, for the embarrasing nature of Saturday's 45-7 loss to the Saints in an exhibition game at The Coliseum.

Everyone and their uncle knows the Raiders' run defense has major getting better to do .

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 at 3:05 pm in Oakland Raiders .

"That's a possibility," he said. "The more you get the ball, the more you can do." Running backs inevitably want the ball more to get into a groove, and it figures that the more times they see blocking and holes develop, the more quickly they'll be able to react.

In what feels to the outside world like a pair of knee-jerk reactions, the Raiders made a pair of roster moves over the weekend.

The Raiders signed veteran cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. on Saturday in a move designed to provide more depth.

Chaz Schilens entered his first NFL training camp a year ago as a little-known seventh-round draft pick from San Diego State just hoping to win a spot on the Oakland Raiders roster.

At least this way, no one can accuse the team's run defense of adding any gray under his hat.

Raiders coach Tom Cable's players gave him plenty of things to be pleased about in Thursday night's 31-10 exhibition victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Current Raiders coach Tom Cable is just like predecessor Lane Kiffin in that he wants stiff competition for as many starting jobs as possible.