Nnamdi Asomugha News Archives

The Raiders have a bucket list to finish before this season's dead, and it's getting shorter by the week.

Last week: Beat Philadelphia, 13-9. The skinny: The Raiders haven't exactly been backing up their famed motto of a "Commitment to Excellence." Instead, it's been more like a "Commitment to Mediocrity." They've gone 102 games since their last postseason appearance and are 26-76 during that span.

The Jets had hoped to get Jerricho Cotchery back from his hamstring injury in time to play Sunday in Oakland, but the starting wide receiver will miss his second straight week.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm in Oakland Raiders .

The Oakland Raiders' home game against the New York Jets on Sunday will be blacked out locally because the team did not sell out the game in time.

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable remains under investigation. But in a good way. As in, can the man coach? He still has to convince a jury of football fans he can pull off the most daunting coaching job at the NFL's wackiest workplace.

It's simply that the Raiders have won one game in a row before. The trick now is to turn this into a win streak and not merely a tripped-over acorn.

Donovan McNabb can't whine about his weapons anymore. Upgrades like FB Leonard Weaver, TE Brent Celek and WR Jeremy Maclin give the offense dimensions it lacked last season and helped McNabb complete 66.7 percent of his passes and register a passer rating of 123.2 through two starts.

Oakland Raiders running back Justin Fargas, top right, leaps over Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel in the third quarter Sunday.

The Raiders really went all out Sunday, throwing out the outdated 1970's style playbook and implementingA a new defense the likes of which Oakland fans have never seen before.

Tom Cable was feeling pretty good about himself Sunday afternoon. He was chippy in needling the media "looking to write negative things, worry about all the B.S." He was randomly and rampantly throwing around hot-button words like "fight," a day before his own freedom could be decided by the Napa County District Attorney.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson OAKLAND -- Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha is back on the sideline with an eye injury.

Ten seasons ago, the Philadelphia Eagles hired a longtime offensive-line coach, entrusted him with turning around a woebegone franchise and hoped for the best.

Who's hot Oakland's Nnamdi Asomugha has established himself as the league's top cornerback.

Oakland wide receiver Chaz Schilens practiced without pain for a second straight day but is still likely a week away from returning to the Raiders lineup.

Manning vs. Asomugha The Giants average 255.5 yards per game in the air, a surprising eighth in the league.

There's not a whole lot going right with the Oakland Raiders these days. Their offensive line is an injured quagmire.

After watching his team endure yet another blowout loss, Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable said one of the keys to getting his team back on track is to eliminate distractions.

The Raiders have lost bigger than they did Sunday. Apologies if you're still trying to forget that 51-3 AFC Championship game nightmare in Buffalo.

Raiders coach Tom Cable has adopted a mantra of, "We're close." That seemed reasonable after a last-second loss to the San Diego Chargers and a last-second victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson has accused Raiders coach Tom Cable of breaking his jaw and threatening to kill him.

Another week, another top-flight matchup that probably won't materialize. Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha , considered the best man-to-man cornerback in the NFL , would seem a logical choice to cover Giants wide receiver Steve Smith in Sunday's game at the Meadowlands.

Not only have the New York Giants been good this year, also call them a little lucky.

The road to 1-7 is littered with days like these. And last Sunday. And, as a peek at the schedule will show, the next four weekends.

Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin is unable to catch an over-thrown ball by Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo as Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha defends during preseason action.

They couldn't run the ball . They couldn't run block . They couldn't pass protect .

HOUSTON -- Don't expect any trash talking with Andre Johnson and Nnamdi Asomugha matched up today when the Houston Texans host the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders played well against the San Diego Chargers in the season opener yet lost the game.

Nancy Gay is a voting member of the 44 member NFL Hall of Fame selection committee and was a long time writer for a number of Bay Area newspapers.

The Raiders waived cornerback John Bowie, one day after he was placed on injured reserve as a result of a knee injury he sustained against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

One of the best receivers in the game will get a chance at beating a highly-touted cornerback, as wideout Andre Johnson leads the Houston Texas against Nnamdi Asomugha and the Oakland Raiders this Sunday at Reliant Stadium in a battle of 1-2 teams.Johnson has emerged as one of the top go-to receivers in the game and gives Houston a chance to win on ...