Yardbarker: Richard Seymour

Seymour injured in Raiders game

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:25 -0500

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour left Oakland's game against Cincinnati with a lower back injury and will not return. Seymour left in the opening quarter Sunday and the team announced at the start of the...

Wheels turning on rookie salaries

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:27:39 -0500

How the rookie salary scale could impact the pick the Patriots got for Richard Seymour.

Richard Seymour: Raiders couldn't beat a high school team

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:20:18 -0500

Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour is prone to mood swings. One week he thinks his team has playoff potential, and the next . . . well, the next Seymour thinks his team is just a wee bit short of...

Richard Seymour criticizes Belichick -- says Raiders will make the playoffs

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:21:29 -0500

In a conference call yesterday with members of the New York media, former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour said that he was disappointed with the way Bill Belichick handled the blockbuster preseason deal that sent Seymour to the Raiders for...

NFLPA Grievance For Seymour? Um, Never Mind

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:00:52 -0500

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, [...]

Former Pats star Seymour finally joins Raiders

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:56:51 -0500

Richard Seymour ended his five-day sit out and will join the Oakland Raiders on Saturday, saying he was initially "blindsided" by the trade from the New England Patriots.

Richard Seymour Boldly Accepts His Deportation to the North Korea of the NFL

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:17:18 -0500

Richard Seymour has agreed to play for the Raiders this season and is expected to suit up for the team Monday night against the Chargers. We think Seymour's wife Tanya will fit right in with the Oakland Coliseum fans. [ESPN]

Adam Schefter reports Seymour to join Raiders this weekend

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:33:27 -0500

ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted earlier today about Richard Seymour and the Oakland Raiders.Part I: Just sent to ESPN - Raiders and Richard Seymour are in final stages of planning the holdout DL's arrival in Oakland this weekend.Part 2: Seymour is expected to fly to Oakland as early as Saturday and arrive in time to play Monday night against the San Diego Chargers.Part III: Oakland did not give Seymour a new contract nor a promise not to slap its franchise tag on him after this season. T...

Richard Seymour Reporting to Raiders

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:52:00 -0500

After what was seemingly a year-long (or 1 week) holdout, Richard Seymour will be reporting to the Oakland Raiders just in time to hopefully in Monday Night's opener - right after watching his old team on Monday Night Football. According to Adam Schefter, (via @adam_schefter) Seymour will receive no promises to renegotiate his contract or not place the franchise tag on him next year. Seymour, the former Patriot All-Pro, had been sent a "5-day letter", forcing him to report wi...

Raiders Make Richard Seymour An Offer He Can't Accept

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:45:00 -0500

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]

Richard Seymour Still Doesn't Show

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:54:08 -0500

The Patriots traded defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the Raiders on Sunday morning. It's now Tuesday evening, and Seymour has yet to show up. A day after claiming that Seymour wants to be in Oakland and that the delay results from lingering...

On recalcitrant Seymour, Fourth Estate stuck in first

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:14:39 -0500

by Scott Benson, Patriots Daily Staff September 8, 2009 I don’t know about you, but I was hoping to learn something today about why Richard Seymour is dragging his feet on joining the Raiders. I mean besides the obvious. It’s about sixty hours since he was traded by the Patriots and Seymour has not reported to Oakland; kind of [...]

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Richard Seymour may not report to the Oakland Raiders

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:08:00 -0500

More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! | Visit YouTube | Visit UShow.com According to my friend Mike Florio over at ProFootballTalk.com, the Oakland Raiders trade for Richard Seymour may be scuttled by one action: Seymour's not reporting to the Raiders. According to Mike and also Peter King of SI.com, Seymour is "angry" that he was traded to the Oakland Raiders, described as "football's literal black hole" over at Profootballtalk.com. Pet...

Richard Seymour Traded to Raiders: A Good Move for Both Sides?

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:22:41 -0500

Multiple NFL beat writers (Mike Reiss, Adam Schefter) are reporting that the New England Patriots have a trade to send five-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders. How good is the deal? Well, though Schefter's first TV hit involved him saying "the Oakland Patriots" in a slip, it seems the Patriots have flipped an older player for a ton of potential: The Raiders haven't won six games in a season since 2002, and the pick the Patriots get back is, barring a turn...

Pats fans reeling as Patriots announce Seymour trade

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:20:45 -0500

Richard Seymour has left giant footprints in Foxboro, in more ways than one...The claim is that there are no "special" players. Ostensibly, the New England Patriots are a team of equals, interchangeable parts. But as the 2009 off-season and pre-season have revealed, certain names have still risen to iconic, cherished status on the Patriots roster. Vrabel, Bruschi and now Seymour top that list. Vrabel was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for draft picks. Bruschi's emotional retir...