Williams to be Traded

[Carolina_Packer]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AhdYOjnFT2E8wM7Ac087ayA5nYcB?slug=sourcepackerstotradefran&prov=tsn&type=lgns#larger

I just read this and thought I'd pass it along since there didn't appear to be a post about it. It would be interesting to see if TT gets draft picks or another veteran, or veterans or a combo of both.

[MJZiggy]

If, if, if, could, could, could. Any one of us could have written that article. It doesn't say anything definite, just that something could happen, but we all already knew that.

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if they do trade him it will be for picks not other players

you can almost take that to the bank

[RashanGary]

What Might Corey Williams have gotten?

I've been saying Williams would get a 6 or 7 year deal worth over 50 million and 15 or so guaranteed.

Well, look what this guy just got. He's a similar player to Williams. It sure makes that franchise tag look like a no brainer.

The Oakland Raiders stepped forward Thursday on the eve of free agency and signed Tommy Kelly to the largest contract ever given to a defensive tackle.




Kelly

Kelly, a defensive end scheduled to move to defensive tackle this season, signed a seven-year, $50.5 million contract Thursday that has $18.125 million in guarantees. In the first three years of the deal, he will make $25.125 million.


The Raiders' plan is for the 300-pound Kelly to replace the retiring Warren Sapp as the three-technique defensive tackle in the Raiders' 4-3 defense. The move is similar to the one made last year by the Detroit Lions' Cory Redding, a franchise player who signed a seven-year, $47.5 million deal last summer, the highest among defensive tackles at the time.

Like Kelly, Redding was an effective run-stopping end with some pass-rush ability so the Lions believed he could move to tackle, work next to Shaun Rogers and create a solid 1-2 interior defensive tackle punch. The Raiders believe Kelly can emerge as one of the league's best interior defenders.

Kelly gained the confidence of Raiders coaches by averaging five tackles a game as a starter at defensive end. He's had 13 career sacks, and the Raiders believe he can be a pass-rushing force at defensive tackle because of his quickness.

First, though, Kelly has to get healthy. He's coming off a torn ACL that limited him to seven games last year. He had 30 tackles and a sack in those games. Kelly was going to be a highly coveted defender in free agency because he could play defensive tackle in a 4-3 or defensive end in a 3-4.

He came to the Raiders in 2004 as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State.

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i hope he gets traded

[RashanGary]

If it's a pick, I want no worse than a high #3. He's a good player. We're not going to give him away for nothing and looking at what similar players are getting, you can bet yoru britches he's valued around the league.

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I THINK A TWO OR A THREE MAY BE HAD FOR HIM

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TEAMS WILL NOT WANT TO GIVE AWAY HIGH PICKS AND BIG MONEY THOUGH.

[RashanGary]

I THINK A TWO OR A THREE MAY BE HAD FOR HIM

A late #2 or a high #3 is what I'd want. I can't imagine getting much more.


I'd also be open to take a late #3 with a late #4.



It's tough though. He's a very good player. You can't just give him away. This one year having him could make a difference for us.

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I disagree on him making a huge difference here in GB next season but I think TT makes a deal with him.

[RashanGary]

Is Williams trying to force a trade? If so, I would not be the least bit suprised. He was really close to a 50 million dollar deal with 20 of it up front. Now he gets 6. . .

I'd be disappointed to say the least.

[Scott Campbell]

An un-named source? Hmmmm. I suppose he may be traded. But I'd be hard pressed to put much credibility into this kind of story.

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50 with 20 up front, where did you hear that?

[RashanGary]

Tommy Kelly is a pretty similar player. That is what he got. On the UFA market I think Williams would have pulled in close to that.

Now that he's tagged he'll probably get about 6-36 from whoever signs him IMO. IF he hits UFA next year, it will go back up.

[b bulldog]

raiders over paid him, screwed up the DT market so he may have gotten something close to that, who knows.