Chris Kluwe focused on punting job in Oakland
The Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie announced the team had officially signed former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe to deal. Details of the contract were not disclosed by the team.
A vocal marriage equality activist, there might be a lot outside interests such as the ongoing Supreme court battle over Proposition 8 that could occupy Kluwe’s time in Oakland...
Raiders sign punter Chris Kluwe
The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent punter Chris Kluwe as a possible replacement for the departed Shane Lechler.
General manager Reggie McKenzie announced the deal with the eight-year veteran on Friday.
Kluwe played in 127 games for the Minnesota Vikings with a 44.4 yard career average. He ranks second all-time in Minnesota history with a 37.3 net average.
Lechler left...
Raiders sign outspoken punter Chris Kluwe
The Raiders have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with punter Chris Kluwe.
Kluwe, who was released by the Vikings on May 6, will compete with Marquette King to replace Shane Lechler, who’s since moved on to the Texans. Kluwe has gained notoriety in the last half year for being a staunch ansd vocal supporter of gay rights.
Here’s what he told former Ravens linebacker and...
Raiders sign veteran punter Chris Kluwe
The Oakland Raiders have signed veteran punter Chris Kluwe to a one-year contract for the veteran’s minimum. Kluew was recently let go by the Minnesota Vikings due to his mediocre play and $1.45 million contract.
Kluwe will replace Shane Lechler who moved on to Houston this off-season.
“I’m excited to be an Oakland Raider and be playing in California,” Kluwe told Brandon...
Offseason reports: AFC South
Houston Texans
BETTER: The Texans bid farewell to several productive starters from back-to-back playoff teams in James Casey, Connor Barwin and Glover Quin. They responded by signing a group of veterans in Ed Reed, Shane Lechler and Greg Jones.
The drafting of DeAndre Hopkins, an explosive wide receiver from Clemson, might provide Andre Johnson the complementary talent that the...
Free Agency Report Card: Texans Edition
Going into this years off season the Houston Texans knew that there would be a chance they’d lose some players that had been with the team for a long time. Both S Glover Quin and OLB Connor Barwin were both starters on defense and it was thought the Texans would keep at least one of them. As it turned out they didn’t keep either and also lost another player that started on the...
Texans Updated 2013 Cap Number
The Houston Texans updated cap number was revealed and updated with their top 51 contracts, including the recent signings of Ed Reed, Brice McCain, Shane Lechler, Andrew Gardner and Greg Jones.
The Texans are current cap situation as follows
Unadjusted Team Cap: $123,000,000.00
Contracts: 51
Previous Year Carry Over: $2,422,689.00
Team Cap: $121,233,466.00
Cap Room: $3,813...
Texans Updated 2013 Cap Number
The Houston Texans updated cap number was revealed and updated with their top 51 contracts, including the recent signings of Ed Reed, Brice McCain, Shane Lechler, Andrew Gardner and Greg Jones.
The Texans are current cap situation as follows
Unadjusted Team Cap: $123,000,000.00
Contracts: 51
Previous Year Carry Over: $2,422,689.00
Team Cap: $121,233,466.00
Cap Room: $3,813...
2013 Season Outlook: AFC South
The 2013 look at each team division by division continues today with the AFC South.Who will win the division? Will one of the two AFC wild cards come from the South? Answers to these questions and more as we look at each of the 4 teams individually.
Houston Texans
The Texans recently brought safety Ed Reed on board after losing Glover Quin who plays the same position. While Reed...
Shane Lechler says the Raiders never contacted him
Punter Shane Lechler told 95.7 The Game in San Francisco that he didn’t hear anything from the Oakland Raiders before he signed with the Texans in free agency.
“I wasn’t hearing anything from Oakland,” Lechler said, per ProFootballtalk.com. “After giving them 13 years and plus what the Davis family has done for me, I thought I would at least have a conversation with someone...
Texans sign FB Greg Jones
The Houston Texans have signed unrestricted free agent fullback Greg Jones.
The 6-foot-1 Jones is the third free agent to sign with Houston since Friday, joining safety Ed Reed and punter Shane Lechler. Terms of Jones' contract were not disclosed.
The Texans needed a fullback after James Casey signed with Philadelphia after free agency opened.
Jones has played his first nine...
Texans sign FB Greg Jones
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans have signed unrestricted free agent fullback Greg Jones.
The 6-foot-1 Jones is the third free agent to sign with Houston since Friday, joining safety Ed Reed and punter Shane Lechler. Terms of Jones' contract were not disclosed.
The Texans needed a fullback after James Casey signed with Philadelphia after free agency opened.
Jones has played...
Texans Making All the Right Moves in Free Agency So Far
Texans Making All the Right Moves in Free Agency So Far
Free agency has been blamed with ruining the game, but in reality all it has done is make it nearly impossible to establish a true dynasty. Gone are the days like the 1970s where the Pittsburgh Steelers reigned or the 80’s and early 90’s where the San Francisco 49ers lived at the top. There is simply too much turnover...
Eagles add punter Donnie Jones, release Mat McBriar
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed punter Donnie Jones formerly of the Houston Texans. Jones was let go by the Texans after they signed Shane Lechler.
Mat McBriar spent the 2012 season with the Eagles. He is unlikely to be out of work for too long as he has always possessed a strong leg and last season was no different with a 46.5 gross average.
The Eagles were due to pay McBriar...
Texans Stepping Out of the Box
The Houston Texans sat on the sidelines after a flurry of moves across the NFL to open up the 2013 free agency period, and fans and critics were questioning motives of the Texans’ front office. Especially after watching their own players walk, specifically the puzzling departure of priority number one during free agency, Glover Quin. Throw in signings of Connor Barwin, James...
Raiders Free Agency Update #7: End of the Lechler Era
The last thirteen years. There were many changes in the Oakland Raiders team during that period of time, but one thing remained the same all these seasons: Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski were there kicking the football. But that’s about to change in 2013. Lechler, who became a free agent by the end of 2012, will be wearing a uniform [...]
Shane Lechler Signs Three-Year Deal With Houston Texans
Shane Lechler will be heading back home. Lechler, 36, went to college at Texas A&M University. After being drafted by the Raiders 13 years ago in 2000, Lechler will be heading back to his home state of Texas. The seven-time Pro Bowler is the all-time NFL leader in gross punting average at 45.7 yards. Lechler has a sub-par season, or at least for him. The numbers he put up...
Marquette King and His 5.5 Hang Time Will Ease Raiders Loss Of Shane Lechler
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Punters — nobody cares about them, right? Wrong.
Shane Lechler is one of the finest professionals ever to wear Silver and Black. The club sincerely appreciates his 13 years…
— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) March 23, 2013
Former Raiders’ punter Shane Lechler spent 13 years with Oakland before he signed a 3-year, $5.5 million contract with the Houston Texans on Saturday...
Shane Lechler signs with Texans
The Houston Texans have signed punter Shane Lechler.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the team Saturday. ESPN reported the deal was for three years and worth a maximum of $5.5 million, with a $1 million signing bonus.
The 36-year-old Lechler is the NFL's career leader in gross average per punt (47.3 yards) and has led the league in gross average in four seasons....
Punter Shane Lechler signs with Houston Texans
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans have signed punter Shane Lechler.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the team Saturday. ESPN reported the deal was for three years and worth a maximum of 5.5 million, with a 1 million signing bonus.
The 36-year-old Lechler is the NFL's career leader in gross average per punt (47.3 yards) and has led the league in gross average in...
Punter Shane Lechler signs with Houston Texans
The Houston Texans have signed punter Shane Lechler.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the team Saturday. ESPN reported the deal was for three years and worth a maximum of $5.5 million, with a $1 million signing bonus.
The 36-year-old Lechler is the NFL's career leader in gross average per punt (47.3 yards) and has led the league in gross average in four seasons....
My Two Cents: The Next Oakland Raider All Pro Punter, Marquette King
What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite aging Raider fan, Old Timer. In case you have not already heard, Shane Lechler has signed with the Houston Texans, so we come to the end of another era of all pro punters in Oakland. But don’t despair RaiderNation, we are also at the beginning [...]
Houston Texans add P Shane Lechler to roster
Shortly after announcing the signing of S Ed Reed, the Houston Texans added another free agent to their roster, punter Shane Lecher. Many fans don’t get excited about signing punters, but Texans fans should realize that Lechler is a weapon. He possesses the strongest leg in the punting game in the NFL and is the all-time career leader in punting average at 47.5 yards per punt....
Report: Shane Lechler agrees to deal with Texans
It was already looking like this would happen, but now it’s reportedly a done deal: longtime Raiders punter Shane Lechler has agreed to become the new Houston Texans punter.
Lechler, 36, has averaged 47.5 yards per punt over his 13 seasons, which is the best among all active punters who have played more than a season. One of the best to ever in the NFL at (let’s be real) giving...
Houston Texans Sign Punter Shane Lechler To Three-Year Deal
The Houston Texans have reportedly agreed to terms on a three-year deal with punter Shane Lechler worth $5.5 million with a $1 million signing bonus, per ESPN’s Adam Shefter.
Lechler has spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Oakland Raiders since they selected him in the fifth round (No. 142 overall) out of Texas A&M in the 2000 NFL Draft.
Donnie Jones was a very...
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