Kirk Morrison News Archives

WHEN THE RAIDERS leave the field Sunday in Houston, no matter the outcome, they will have wrapped up the worst 100-game period in their 50-year history.

AS THE FINAL, pointless minutes drained from the Raiders ' 23-3 loss to Denver on Sunday, even some of the blind loyalists, the Kool-Aid drinkers, were wrinkling their noses and spitting it out.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at 1:57 pm in Oakland Raiders .

He'd be cut last training camp. He'd get traded in March. He'd get outright released in February.

Todd Haley indicated he was not happy with some of the decisions made Sunday by quarterback Matt Cassel.

The following was written by Pigskin Heaven's President, Chris Grewe. The Ohio State graduate claims a dislike for Pittsburgh and the Swinging Gate punt formation and shares only one love with Raider fans - Kirk Morrison.

THERE WAS resiliency and pluck, with big plays at crucial times, all punctuated by a comeback finish worthy of celebration.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Friday, September 18th, 2009 at 1:22 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Oakland Raiders fan Devon Makholm, of Warwick, R.I., looks through a pair of binoculars before Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego, Sunday, Jan.

Richard Seymour's debut with the Oakland Raiders went far better than anyone could have hoped considering the five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman was with his new team less than 48 hours.

It's one of the oldest, most trustworthy maxims in all of sports. That is, there are no such things as moral victories.

VISIONS OF recent Raiders past include the indifferent jog of Randy Moss, the dispassionate stare of Andrew Walter, the empty rhetoric of Ray Buchanan and the wheezing of an unfit Terdell Sands.

That was way back from 1970 through '85, when the Raiders wore a 24-3-1 crown on Mondays.

FROM THE MOVE of Rich Gannon to the Raiders or Jerome Bettis to the Steelers or Chad Pennington to the Dolphins just last year, there is ample evidence that one quality veteran can revive a foundering NFL franchise.

Running back Justin Fargas is listed as questionable on the Raiders' injury report.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 10:11 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Since the schedules were released, the Raider Nation has had this game circled for a variety of reasons.

If it were only that easy. Defensive lineman Richard Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowler, refused to report for duty Monday at team headquarters in Alameda, one day after the Patriots traded him to the Raiders for a 2011 first-round draft pick.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, The Oakland Raiders traded their 1st round pick in 2011 for five-time Pro Bowl defense lineman Richard Seymour.

Raiders coach Tom Cable said his team is coming out of its "hangover" from Saturday's 45-7 loss to the Saints.

Yes, Aaron Curry is ready for the real season. Seattle's prized fourth overall draft pick took advantage of being the only starter on the field Thursday night.

The National Football League has become the latest sports body to try to tame the use of social networks.

Mike Mitchell has a pulled hammy for the second time, Jon Alston gets plantar fasciitis, Kirk Morrison dislocates an elbow, and now, Nnamdi has a fractured wrist.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Check out all of our 2009 NFL team previews. Offseason Additions: Greg Ellis ; Jeff Garcia ; Khalif Barnes, Lorenzo Neal ; Erik Pears ; Keith Davis .