Shotgun Messiahs Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Tim Brown will end his prolific NFL career with the Oakland Raiders after all. Tim Brown Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers Profile 2004 SEASON STATISTICS Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC 24 200 1 8.3 21 39 "Tim will sign a one-day contract and retire as a Raider," team spokesman Mike Taylor said Wednesday. The former Heisman Trophy winner is the longest-tenured player in Raiders history. Brown was released last August when he refused to accept a greatly diminished role in coach Norv Turner's offense. He signed with Tampa Bay to play what turned out to be his last season with former Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Brown, who turns 39 on July 22, played the first 16 of his 17 seasons with the Raiders, and always hoped to be remembered as the organization's greatest receiver. He was the last former member of the Los Angeles Raiders and the person young players turned to for advice. The self-proclaimed "Mr. Raider" holds most of the club's receiving records, and his 240 games with the team are the most in franchise history. Brown was a first-round draft choice by the Raiders in 1988 out of Notre Dame. The Raiders are happy he's part of the team again, even if he's no longer on the field hauling in passes. "I'm glad to hear that," fullback Zack Crockett said. "When you hear Tim Brown's name, you hear nothing but Oakland Raider. You don't hear Tampa Bay. We followed in his footsteps with the Raiders. That's excellent for him. He's one of those guys who paved the way for everybody." With the Raiders, Brown had 1,070 catches for 14,734 yards and 99 touchdowns. Last year with the Buccaneers, he had just 24 catches for 200 yards and one touchdown. Brown is tied for third with Steve Largent on the career receiving touchdown list with 100 and second all-time behind Jerry Rice for career receiving yards with 14,934. His 1,094 career catches ranks third. In his final season with Oakland, he had 52 catches for 567 yards and two touchdowns. Brown also helped the Raiders reach their first Super Bowl in 19 years after the 2002 season. The team is planning to honor him before training camp opens at the end of this month in Napa. "We hoped he would wait until training camp to do something formal, but he has something pending that necessitates he make a formal announcement now," Taylor said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 867554[/snapback] A great player. Brown was as steady a WR as I ever saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Good for Tim. He had a great career. But it was certainly time to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guggs Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I always thought he was underrated, both as a player and a fantasy football player. He put up good numbers and was a good player. All good things must come to an end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rodgers Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Good for Tim. He had a great career.But it was certainly time to go. 867693[/snapback] Yeah last season was a joke, he didnt even try to catch the ball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Glad he's doing it as a Raider (hope he has no hard feelings now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Please forward this post to Jerry Rice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTen Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 (edited) Please forward this post to Jerry Rice... 867842[/snapback] I agree but I do not think any one is home. Inside Jerry's head when asked about retiring Edited July 7, 2005 by BigTen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Its too bad he never got a ring. The Raiders had 6 years of post season play with Tim Brown and 3 of those they had a legitimate shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampnuts Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 It's a shame he didn't get that 100th TD with the Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessmaster Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 It's a shame he didn't get that 100th TD with the Raiders. 868217[/snapback] He should have stayed for one more catch and broken that tie for 3rd place all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rodgers Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 He should have stayed for one more catch and broken that tie for 3rd place all time. 868228[/snapback] He should have tried to run his routes last season and maybe he would have caught that pass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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