loyalboyd Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 A source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that the deal is for seven years and worth $70 million. The amount of guaranteed money and bonuses in the contract have not been finalized. The source also told Mortensen the teams are discussing possibly more compensation than just a second-round pick for the Raiders to acquire Hall, a two-time All-Pro. Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall says he will finalize a contract with Oakland by Thursday morning, allowing the trade sending him to the Raiders to be completed. If the deal goes through as planned, the Falcons will have three second-round draft picks and four of the first 48 selections under first-year general manager Thomas Dimitroff. Hall said he is scheduled to fly to Oakland on Wednesday to meet with Raiders officials, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "There is just some tweaking of the language that needs to be done, some minor details," Hall told the newspaper. "No deal breakers." Hall, a former first-rounder taken with the eighth pick in the 2004 draft, would be paired with Nnamdi Asomugha, giving Oakland one of the top cornerback tandems in the game. The move would also provide insurance if Asomugha were to leave as a free agent following next season. The Raiders placed the exclusive franchise tag on Asomugha, guaranteeing him at least $9.465 million in 2008. They still would like to sign him to a long-term deal. If the deal goes through, the Raiders would have only one draft pick in the first three rounds. Oakland picks fourth in the opening round and traded its third-round pick last year to New England for a pick used to draft offensive lineman Mario Henderson. ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Did Al Davis win the lottery? The way he is spending money on mediocre players . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I can run my mouth and act like a punk too. . .where's my $70 mill??. . . hell, I'll do it for $5 mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalboyd Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 I can run my mouth and act like a punk too. . .where's my $70 mill??. . . hell, I'll do it for $5 mill. Sad but true. Walker and hall got mad pay days. In 3 years when new deals happen it will be more money and they will be asking for it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Can't see the Raiders being able to pay Nnamdi this much next season in addition to Hall's contract... Which is a bummer, because he is a much better corner than Hall IMO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalboyd Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Can't see the Raiders being able to pay Nnamdi this much next season in addition to Hall's contract... Which is a bummer, because he is a much better corner than Hall IMO... Yeah their best bet is to continue to franchise tag him each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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