Raiders appear set to bring back DE Johnstone
49ers trade Woods for Chargers' Davis
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
After coming up with the 2004 NFL sack leader in free agency a year ago, the Oakland Raiders appear to be close to augmenting that big score with another free agent.
The team is in serious negotiations that would bring defensive end Lance Johnstone, 32, back to the club. Oakland drafted Johnstone in the second round in 1996, then lost him in free agency prior to the 2001 season to the Minnesota Vikings.
Johnstone had 10 and 11 sacks for the Vikings in 2003-2004, then led Minnesota with 71/2 last year before becoming a free agent. Minnesota reportedly offered him a one-year deal after he became a free agent in March, but he has been shopping for a better deal. Meanwhile, the Vikings replaced him by signing DeQuincy Scott, a free agent formerly with San Diego.
According to ESPN.com, Johnstone and the Raiders have already come to terms on a two-year deal for an undisclosed amount. The Raiders would not confirm that report, indicating more information could be forthcoming perhaps as early as today.
A year ago, the Raiders picked up Derrick Burgess, a free agent from Philadelphia. Burgess went on to record a league-high 16 sacks from right end. It marked the first time a defensive end had scored in double figures for Oakland since Johnstone had 10 in 1999.
If the Raiders corral Johnstone, his return potentially provides the club with a two-pronged pass rush on both sides of the line from a pair of coveted passing-down rushers.
After leaving Oakland in 2001, Johnstone played five full seasons with the Vikings, and although he started all 16 games only once (2002), he averaged 33 tackles and 8.2 sacks a season.
In other Raiders news, former coach John Madden revealed Wednesday that owner Al
Davis had agreed to be his presenter at his Hall of Fame induction at Canton, Ohio, in August. Madden was Davis' presenter when he was inducted into the Hall in 1992.
49ers trade Woods to Chargers
Neither cornerback Sammy Davis nor wide receiver Rashaun Woods ascended the heights expected of them as first-round draft picks, but at least the San Francisco 49ers got an experienced
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NFL starter when the players were traded for each other Wednesday.
Davis, the 30th player selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2003 draft, was acquired for Woods, the No. 31 pick in 2004.
In three seasons with San Diego, the Texas A&M product started 30 of 44 games with 122 tackles and three interceptions.
"This was an opportunity for us to strengthen ourselves at a position of need with a proven NFL starter," 49ers coach Mike Nolan said in a statement released by the team. "Davis will be able to step in from day one and challenge for a starting role."
Woods never became the physical, jump-ball receiver the 49ers had hoped for after taking him in the first round out of Oklahoma State. The club considered cutting Woods last season, ended up retaining him and placing him on injured reserve with a thumb injury.
Leinart fires Steinberg
LOS ANGELES — USC quarterback Matt Leinart fired Berkeley-based agent Leigh Steinberg less than three weeks before the NFL Draft, where he is expected to be among the top three choices.
Leinart has not selected another agent. Players' union rules require a player to wait five days after leaving one agent before hiring a new one. Steinberg said he hopes to lure back Leinart during the waiting period.
Around the league
The New England Patriots reached an agreement with All-Pro defensive lineman Richard Seymour on a four-year contract extension, according to the Patriots' Web site. ... New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles will return for a 19th season in 2006. Feagles, 40, holds the NFL record for career punts and set the league mark for consecutive games played last season when he played his 283rd, breaking the record set by Minnesota's Jim Marshall in the 1960s and'70s.
49ers trade Woods for Chargers' Davis
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
After coming up with the 2004 NFL sack leader in free agency a year ago, the Oakland Raiders appear to be close to augmenting that big score with another free agent.
The team is in serious negotiations that would bring defensive end Lance Johnstone, 32, back to the club. Oakland drafted Johnstone in the second round in 1996, then lost him in free agency prior to the 2001 season to the Minnesota Vikings.
Johnstone had 10 and 11 sacks for the Vikings in 2003-2004, then led Minnesota with 71/2 last year before becoming a free agent. Minnesota reportedly offered him a one-year deal after he became a free agent in March, but he has been shopping for a better deal. Meanwhile, the Vikings replaced him by signing DeQuincy Scott, a free agent formerly with San Diego.
According to ESPN.com, Johnstone and the Raiders have already come to terms on a two-year deal for an undisclosed amount. The Raiders would not confirm that report, indicating more information could be forthcoming perhaps as early as today.
A year ago, the Raiders picked up Derrick Burgess, a free agent from Philadelphia. Burgess went on to record a league-high 16 sacks from right end. It marked the first time a defensive end had scored in double figures for Oakland since Johnstone had 10 in 1999.
If the Raiders corral Johnstone, his return potentially provides the club with a two-pronged pass rush on both sides of the line from a pair of coveted passing-down rushers.
After leaving Oakland in 2001, Johnstone played five full seasons with the Vikings, and although he started all 16 games only once (2002), he averaged 33 tackles and 8.2 sacks a season.
In other Raiders news, former coach John Madden revealed Wednesday that owner Al
Davis had agreed to be his presenter at his Hall of Fame induction at Canton, Ohio, in August. Madden was Davis' presenter when he was inducted into the Hall in 1992.
49ers trade Woods to Chargers
Neither cornerback Sammy Davis nor wide receiver Rashaun Woods ascended the heights expected of them as first-round draft picks, but at least the San Francisco 49ers got an experienced
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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NFL starter when the players were traded for each other Wednesday.
Davis, the 30th player selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2003 draft, was acquired for Woods, the No. 31 pick in 2004.
In three seasons with San Diego, the Texas A&M product started 30 of 44 games with 122 tackles and three interceptions.
"This was an opportunity for us to strengthen ourselves at a position of need with a proven NFL starter," 49ers coach Mike Nolan said in a statement released by the team. "Davis will be able to step in from day one and challenge for a starting role."
Woods never became the physical, jump-ball receiver the 49ers had hoped for after taking him in the first round out of Oklahoma State. The club considered cutting Woods last season, ended up retaining him and placing him on injured reserve with a thumb injury.
Leinart fires Steinberg
LOS ANGELES — USC quarterback Matt Leinart fired Berkeley-based agent Leigh Steinberg less than three weeks before the NFL Draft, where he is expected to be among the top three choices.
Leinart has not selected another agent. Players' union rules require a player to wait five days after leaving one agent before hiring a new one. Steinberg said he hopes to lure back Leinart during the waiting period.
Around the league
The New England Patriots reached an agreement with All-Pro defensive lineman Richard Seymour on a four-year contract extension, according to the Patriots' Web site. ... New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles will return for a 19th season in 2006. Feagles, 40, holds the NFL record for career punts and set the league mark for consecutive games played last season when he played his 283rd, breaking the record set by Minnesota's Jim Marshall in the 1960s and'70s.
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