According to NFL.com, the Raiders are looking at snaring free-agent cornerback Lito Sheppard. The news doesn’t come as a surprise, considering how Chris Johnson was more than disappointing last season. The former Jet and Eagle would conceivably be a nice upgrade to the Raiders’ secondary when paired with Nnamdi Asomugha.
Even though the Raiders lost out on the Donovan McNabb sweepstakes, Oakland is apparently among five teams still interested in the services of Jason Campbell.
Okay, duh…But has anything changed on that front?
Well, for starters, ESPN 980 in D.C. reported on April 5—a station that’s owned by Redskins owner Daniel Snyder—that it’s only a matter of time before Campbell gets traded.
Curious why Snyder’s station is putting forth that type of info, maybe to generate a market for Campbell? Among the teams interested in Campbell are: Carolina, Oakland, Buffalo, Jacksonville, and a mysterious unknown team.
To help his cause for relocation, Campbell signed the Redskins one-year offer on Monday. This obviously will allow the team to instigate a possible trade, if in fact, there is one.
What’s it going to take to get Campbell? Sports Illustrated’s Peter King thinks Campbell could be had for a mere fifth-round pick. I think he’s a younger version of McNabb—if I’m Al Davis, I get on the horn with Bruce Allen yesterday and make...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
