What’s up RaiderNation? Just got back from Las Vegas and its time to get back to work. This week’s article is about recently signed, backup QB, Matt Leinart. I have seen and heard a lot of grumblings about this signing, and I will be the first to admit that he wasn’t my first choice as [...]
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