Cardinals agree to terms with DE Shaughnessy
The Arizona Cardinals have reached agreement on a one-year contract with defensive end Matt Shaughnessy, the seventh free agent acquired by the team this week.
Shaughnessy started all 16 games last season with the Oakland Raiders. He had 3.5 sacks along with 42 tackles, 29 solos. The Raiders selected Shaughnessy in the third round of the 2009 draft out of Wisconsin, where he was...
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March 15, 2013
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Cardinals sign defensive end Shaughnessy
The Cardinals added to their depth on the defensive line Friday by signing free-agent defensive end Matt Shaughnessy. The news was first announced on Twitter by Cards outside linebacker O'Brien Schofield, Shaughnessy's college teammate and bookend pass rusher at Wisconsin.
Terms of his contract are unknown.
The 26-year-old Shaughnessy, entering his fifth year in the NFL...
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March 15, 2013
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Cardinals, DE Matt Shaughnessy Agree To A 1-Year Deal
The Cardinals andDE Matt Shaughnessy have agreed to a one-year deal.
Source: CBSSports
Raiders Free Agency Update #2: Sims, Maiava and Hunter added
After opting the avoid the flurry and remain quiet in the first day of the official Free Agency period, the Oakland Raiders made their first signings of the year on day two. Focused on shoring up the defense, the Silver & Black came to terms with defensive tackle Pat Sims, linebacker Kaluka Maiava and defensive end Jason Hunter, besides re-signing [...]
Raiders’ Matt Shaughnessy poised for breakout season in 2012
When Matt Shaughnessy was selected in the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL draft and all of the draft experts labeled him another developmental draft prospect who was drafted too high, he proved all of those experts to be wrong. In his first three seasons as an Oakland Raider, Matt Shaughnessy has recorded 92 tackles, 12 sacks, [...]
News and Notes from Raiders 3 Day Mini-Camp
The Oakland Raiders have just wrapped up their mandatory mini-camp, giving the players some time off before the “real fun” begins. Although the players are “technically” on their own time, they have a lot of work to do to get up to speed on brand new playbooks for both the offense and the defense before [...]
Raiders happy to have healthy Shaughnessy
For all the focus last season on how running Darren McFadden's season-ending foot injury hampered the Oakland offense, a more overlooked injury had the similar effect on the Raiders defense.
Oakland never adequately replaced defensive end Matt Shaughnessy after a season-ending shoulder injury in the third game of the season, making his return to the practice field on Tuesday...
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June 12, 2012
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Updated Oakland Raiders Mock Draft
About 3 weeks ago, I wrote a post-combine Mock Draft, without clear-cut information , I had to assume the compensatory picks the Oakland Raiders would receive. Earlier in the week the NFL announced the Raiders would receive; 3rd round (95th overall), 4th round (129th overall), and 5th round (168th overall) compensatory picks, along with 5th [...]
Potential For a Dominant Defensive End Duo In Oakland
In the NFL, defensive ends are key in both stopping the run, and rushing the passer. There are many who specialize in one or the other, while finding players who can be productive in both areas is rare. The Oakland Raiders have two young defensive ends who possess that very rare ability. Lamarr Houston and [...]
2011 Bold Predictions Revisited
Prediction 1: Matt Shaughnessy will have 10 sacks or more. Result: Shaughnessy played in three games registering 1 sack. There is no way of knowing is Shaughnessy would have made it to 10 sacks and the three games was too small of a sample to project out a full season. 0 for 1. Prediction 2: Taiwan [...]
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