Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that a trade that would send cornerback DeAngelo Hall from the Falcons to the Raiders could take place within the next week.
Per Schefter, Hall was in Oakland on Friday, where he took a physical and met with Raiders owner Al Davis, head coach Lane Kiffin, and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.
Although the trade appears to be a distinct possibility, the teams haven’t agreed on what the Raiders would have to give the Falcons to acquire Hall. The Raiders also haven’t reached an agreement on a new contract for Hall, which would likely have to happen before a trade is completed.
Hall is believed to want a deal that would make him among the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL, and while that may be a case of Hall overestimating his value, the Raiders have shown a willingness to spend big money on veteran players this off-season. Defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, wide receiver Javon Walker, and safety Gibril Wilson all got more money from the Raiders than most NFL observers thought they could command.
As for the compensation the Raiders would need to send to the Falcons, Schefter reports that the Falcons would likely demand at least the Raiders’ second-round draft pick. If such a trade were to take place, the Falcons would have three picks in the second round: Their own, the Raiders’, and the Texans’ from last year’s Matt Schaub trade.
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March 15th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
My god! The ‘cash-strapped’ Raiders are going to run Al Davis into the poorhouse. Maybe he’s exclusively responsible for the insolvency of Social Security. Todd McShay must have be peeing his pants.
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
So now they are going to pay Walker, Kelly, Hall 50 million?
What about Nnamdi Asomugha? Are they going to trade him or are they going to keep him and give him 40-50 million too? Raiders are just full of money, especially in the secondary, Michael Huff and Gibril Wilson are both making major dollars as well.
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Personally, I hope the Raiders get $100 million over the cap. This dysfunctional non-competitive team is a joke. And it couldn’t happen to a greater group of fans (Raider fans). Ha Ha. Then maybe RG will take action against that senile bat.
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
asoughmua and hall could be a very dangerous cb duo, the raiders are building themselves up even though i might sound biast, its a good move
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
asoughmua and hall would be a really good cb duo, although they have to dish out money to a long term contract to hall, asoughmua and their no.4 pick but this still is a good trade for them because who is gonna throw on them?? and if russell comes along with mcfadden this can be a really good team or a really bad team if all the money theyre spending doesnt work out
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Falcons have agreed to send DeAngelo Hall to Oakland for the Raiders’ 2008 second-round pick.
The Raiders must first finalize a contract with Hall that will pay him just below what Asante Samuel signed with the Eagles. This one might fall under the category of “be careful what you wish for.” If Hall wasn’t happy playing for the Falcons organization, welcome to Crazy Al’s Raiders.
Source: ESPN.com
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Source: Falcons to trade Hall for Raiders’ second-round pick in ‘08 draft
By Chris Mortensen
ESPN.com
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The Atlanta Falcons have reached an agreement in principle with the Oakland Raiders to trade cornerback DeAngelo Hall for the Raiders’ second-round pick in the 2008 draft, pending the Raiders finalizing a contract with Hall, according to a source close to the Falcons.
Hall is close to agreeing to a contract with the Raiders that will pay him just below what Asante Samuel signed with the Eagles, according to the source. Samuel signed a six-year deal worth a reported $57 million, with $20 million guaranteed.
Hall is a former first-rounder taken with the eighth pick in the 2004 draft.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3295344
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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March 15th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Would the Raiders and Falcons possibly be discussing the trade of Micheal Huff, Fabian Washington, or Stanford Routt in this deal with compensation picks to make up the difference?
I would value Huff more than hall so a third and Hall might equalize the deal. Routt and Hall would be the same value to me because Hall has baggage and a big price tag: in Routt you are getting a good size corner who can run fast and plays solid.
I am guessing the Falcons might not want Washington because they play a cover 2 shell that is used in Jacksonville. Routt and Huff would be nice fits in that defense because they can tackle.
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March 15th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
something ODD is going on here ?
Hall denies Falcons-Raiders trade
Cornerback refutes report he’s being traded
By D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/15/08
Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall refuted a report on ESPN.com that he is on the verge of going to the Oakland Raiders in a trade.
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/03/15/dhall_0316.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21
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March 15th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Now to come up with an appropriate nickname for this defense.
The first that comes to mind: “The Silver and Black Cul de sac”
The Donut D?
Or maybe: The Trump (Get it? Plenty on the sidelines, but a dead rat up the middle… c’mon, that’s good.)
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Where does this leave Fabian Washington? Does he get traded? Is he released? I don’t like this for the Raider’s.
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Where does this leave Fabian Washington? Is he traded? Is he released? I don’t like this for the Raider’s.
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Second rounder? Not too sure about that… Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan stated yesterday on Sirius that the Giants offered their 1st round pick (# 31 overall) for Hall, and the Falcons said, “No thanks.”
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
this makes me wonder what happens to nmandi asoumanga and his franchise tag. If he hits the open market I will instantly become less of a fan of the deal that the eagles gave Samuel.
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March 15th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Hell at the rate the Raiders are going this offseason I wouldn’t doubt if Hall becomes the highest paid cornerback ever if this deal goes through. -_-
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March 15th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
If the Hall deal goes through, the Raiders will likely give him a contact in the neighborhood of the Eagles deal for Samuel.
Can the Raiders even afford the 4th Pick with the other monster contracts given out to DT Kelly, WR Walker and S Wilson?
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March 15th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
“Personally, I hope the Raiders get $100 million over the cap. This dysfunctional non-competitive team is a joke. And it couldn’t happen to a greater group of fans (Raider fans). Ha Ha. Then maybe RG will take action against that senile bat.”
Wow, what a savvy observer of the National Football League. Al Davis may be a senile bat, but I bet he can count how many teams are over the salary cap. Just because everyone thinks the Raiders are spending too much money, doesn’t mean that its going to impact them in future. You lemming.
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March 15th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Its amazing how many salary cap experts are out there. Remember just because nobody is going to remember how inanely wrong you were, doesn’t mean you don’t know what you’re talking about.
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March 16th, 2008 at 4:11 am
You act like teams don’t fall into salary hell just because they have people who “Know the Cap”.
Well it happens… A lot, teams like Tennessee, Washington and Arizona have all been in bad situations in recent years, and it leads to the expunging of valuable veteran players from the team. They have signed so many contracts of huge value, that and Jamarcus Russel and the #4 overall picks contracts going to cost some huge amounts of money.
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March 16th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Oooh Salary Cap hell. Its so frightening.
When the Raiders were in the SuperBowl everyone was spazzing about how far over the cap they were, and how they were in an impossible situation. As it turned out, not so much. So you can spend you’re time hiding under the bed if you want, but it seems like your projecting again.
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March 16th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I think this will be good for both parties.
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March 16th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I find it HI-larious that Bronco fans are crying about the Raider salary cap figure, seeing as the Denver Broncos are the ONLY team ever penalized for winning the Super Bowl with a cap-violating roster.
Al: Yeah, I’m over the cap. Go ahead - take one of my mid-round draft picks. Ow. Oh, no. Like they count anyway! You have heard of Quentin Moses, right?
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March 16th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
As a Falcon fan just seeing Turbomouth gone is a huge bonus.
And we could get a high 2nd round pick?…OK!
I’m loving Dimitroff so far and I’m thrilled we got him instead of the Tuna.
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March 18th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Bronco fans wish this doesn’t happen cause they’d have to see the 2 best CB’s twice a year. People don’t know how good Nnamdi is. There is a stat out there of CB’s that have given up the fewest passes over 20 yds. and he is at the top of it. 5 in 2 years. While we know Chump Bailey gets toasted by big WRs.
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