Former Pats star Seymour finally joins Raiders

Good news! If Richard Seymour doesn't report within five days he doesn't have to play for the Raiders this year! He's also suspended and won't get paid his $3.6 million salary, but life is full of compromises, isn't it? [ESPN]

Things were getting pretty uncomfortable between the Oakland Raiders and their newest acquisition, Richard Seymour. (Then again, isn’t everything involving the Raiders uncomfortable?) The ex-Patriot has been postponing his arrival in Oaktown, and the Raiders have been losing patience, finally sending Seymour a letter saying if he doesn’t show up in the next 5 days, [...]

Defensive end Richard Seymour will fly to Oakland on Saturday, ending his five-day standoff following his trade from the Patriots to the Raiders, a newspaper reported.

As we noted earlier, Richard Seymour is reportedly in possession of the "5-day letter" remanding him into Raiders custody. There is some discrepancy as to when Seymour received the letter. Ian Rapoport at The Boston Herald says it was "hand...

As a Raider fan, here’s what I’ve seen from the weekend: Richard Seymour Shows Up To no surprise, Seymour will be dressed and ready to play Monday night. It is understandable on the delay that it took, I’m sure waking up that morning that wasn’t the news he was expecting. Watch for his impact; the [...]

The Oakland Raiders reportedly sent defensive lineman Richard Seymour a letter giving him until Tuesday to report to the team or face a possible season-long suspension.

Richard Seymour said he was "blindsided" by his trade to the Oakland Raiders from the New England Patriots, the Boston Herald reported.

The Oakland Raiders announced that they're holding a press conference at 8:30 p.m. EST for new defensive end Richard Seymour. Seymour is reporting...

The Oakland Raiders re-signed defensive tackle William Joseph on Thursday while Richard Seymour remained a no-show four days before the team's season opener.

Lost in the continuing confusion of the Richard Seymour situation, Raiders coach Tom Cable dropped some news that Raider Nation has been waiting to hear.The team will start Darren McFadden at running back Monday night against the Chargers.  Cable was...

San Francisco's reputation as the only city on the planet that nobody dislikes was officially called into question this afternoon, effectively ending a 160-year streak of general popularity. Former Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree, and recently-acquired Oakland Raiders DE Richard Seymour have both expressed passive-aggressive disdain for the city by the bay, thus obviating its...

Richard Seymour: Probably doesn’t want to go from Super Bowl aspirations to one of the worst teams in the league. Al Davis may or may not be bribing Seymour with a large extension. Seymour is probably mulling that money vs. sitting out the entire season. He’s been an east coast guy all his life (from [...]

The New England Patriots always seem to be in a state of change. Every year there is turnover of players and coaches and this year is no different. The number of coaching and player changes on the roster are too many to worry about now as the big day approaches when the Patriots open up the season versus the Buffalo Bills on Monday night football.With every change there is the expectation...

This morning I was beaned in the head by an empty coffee mug cup that Psycho Bob threw at my friend Bob, the retired foot doctor, at the Almaden Roasting Company. Still stunned by the blow, I looked at the Raider’s season schedule on the table. Suddenly, in a flash, it was very clear to me, the results of all of the 2009 regular season Oakland Raiders games. Included below...

1. Pittsburgh Steelers – The world champions should always get the initial top spot in power rankings. Isn’t that why they play the games in the first place? 2. New England Patriots – These guys have lost a lot of veteran leadership on defense (Tedy Bruschi, Rodney Harrison, Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel), but their offense appears [...]