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“That could be the No. 1 pick in the 2011. The Raiders are a bad team and they will be a bad team next year. This will, at least, be a top-five pick. They could have gotten the best defensive lineman in that draft and he would be 22 years ...
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September 09, 2009
Richard Seymour made five Pro Bowls in five straight years. Two days after he was traded, Bill Belichick didn't want to talk about dealing him.
The New England Patriots coach preferred to focus on the start of his first regular season without one of the best defensive linemen in team history.
"Because we don't have rights to Richard, there really isn't anything...
Via Pro Football Talk
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September 07, 2009
A league source has raised an intriguing concept with us.It's established, via Peter King of SI.com, that former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour is "angry" about the trade that sent him into football's literal and figurative Black Hole.A good friend...
Via PatsBlog: A Patriots Blog
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September 09, 2009
Via Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post:
I’m told reliably that Richard Seymour isn’t looking for a long-term contract from the Raiders, that in fact his absence centers solely on his unhappiness with the trade. The comments from coach Tom Cable are really irrelevant since the trade papers have been ...
Via Bleacher Report
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September 06, 2009
The Oakland Raiders traded their 1st round pick in 2011 for five-time Pro Bowl defense lineman Richard Seymour.
Get ready Raiders fans, Seymour is on the first flight to Oakland, California to join his new teammates to prepare for the upcoming season.
Seymour, who was drafted sixth overall in the 2001 NFL draft, is a three-time Super Bowl Champion.
At 29-years old, Richard...
Via Bleacher Report
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September 06, 2009
In a stunning move, the Patriots traded five time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders.
Many Patriots fans, who remember Seymour for his contributions in all three Super Bowl victories, are asking: WHY?!
While the answer takes some effort to uncover, the sports world shall soon realize that the move makes perfect sense. Although Richard Seymour was a key part of the...
Via Bleacher Report
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September 06, 2009
A week ago, the New England Patriots shocked many in the NFL when they abruptly cut ties with quarterback Kevin O'Connell, a third-round pick from 2008.
They shocked even more people today when Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe broke the news that the Patriots have traded three-time All Pro defensive end Richard Seymour—to the Oakland Raiders.
Even more surprisingly, the...
Via Sportz Assassin
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September 09, 2009
The Oakland Raiders are waiting for Richard Seymour to show up. The team just gave up a first round draft pick in 2011 to get the outstanding defensive lineman. Seymour, it seems, doesn't like this one bit.Can you blame him? Up until this week, Seymour was playing for a team that had legit Super Bowl aspirations. He played for a franchise that is the model of winning in sports...
Via Bleacher Report
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September 06, 2009
The trade this morning that sent Richard Seymour, Pro Bowl defensive end from the Super Bowl contending New England Patriots, to virtual football anonymity in Oakland has many a sports professional scratching their heads and admiring yet another Belichick master move.
In what only serves to ignite the conspiracy theorists regarding lopsided trades between Oakland and New England...
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