Steve Wyche of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the much-anticipated Falcons-Raiders trade for cornerback DeAngelo Hall is essentially done.
The teams had already agreed that Atlanta would receive Oakland’s second- and sixth-round picks in the NFL draft, but the holdup had been whether the Raiders and Hall could reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension. Hall tells Wyche that the deal will get done.
“There is just some tweaking of the language that needs to be done, some minor details,” Hall said of contract negotiations. “No deal breakers.” Hall said he is planning to fly to Oakland tomorrow to sign the contract. No details of the contract have been released, but it appears that the Raiders have given in to Hall’s financial demands, which other teams had balked at.
It’s not known where the Raiders’ negotiations with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha stand, but if Asomugha were to sign his franchise tender, Oakland could line up the most expensive pair of cornerbacks in NFL history in 2008.
Thanks to the trade with the Raiders and a previous trade with the Houston Texans for quarterback Matt Schaub, the Falcons will have four of the first 48 picks in this year’s draft — their own first- and second-round picks and the Texans’ and Raiders’ second-round picks.
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March 18th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
After reading over all the comments it seems only Raider fans like this move. To everyone else the trade is rather stupid for obvious reasons. Hmmm I wonder if these same Raider fans would think its a great move if good ole Al gave the Titans a 3rd round pick for Pacman Jones and grossly over paid him like all their other signings?
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March 20th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Can you say Redskins West?
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