Raiders tell Jordan to stay home: The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Raiders have asked RB LaMont Jordan to not come to training camp even though he has two years left on his current deal. The Raiders are trying to trade the bruising running back and don't want him to come to camp and get hurt, putting the club on the hook for his entire salary. Jordan's agent has told the Raiders that even though they've asked his client to stay away, he will report to training camp on Friday. Raiders camp opens on Thursday. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
It appears that the Raiders have 24 hours to find a suitor for Jordan or else they will be forced to release him or let him in to training camp. Normally this would be an intriguing situation, but with Jordan not attracting many suitors, he's probably not going to fit in well with another club. We hoped the Lions would be the team calling for Jordan (he had a visit with them), but they have ruled out bringing him on the roster. Jordan is nothing more than a low-risk, medium-reward late-round flier in deeper drafts this summer. (Updated 07/24/2008).
RB LaMont Jordan has been told not to attend training camp while the Raiders try to find a trade partner. If the team is unable to trade Jordan, he's expected to be released. 07/25/2008
The Raiders finally released Jordan on Friday after being unable to trade him to another team. 07/25/2008
Advice
Jordan, 29, has played 97 games in seven seasons with the Raiders and Jets, rushing for 3,285 yards and 24 touchdowns. He fell further down the depth chart after Oakland used the fourth overall pick to draft Darren McFadden and Oakland had been looking to trade him for months.
Raiders tell Jordan to stay home: The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Raiders have asked RB LaMont Jordan to not come to training camp even though he has two years left on his current deal. The Raiders are trying to trade the bruising running back and don't want him to come to camp and get hurt, putting the club on the hook for his entire salary. Jordan's agent has told the Raiders that even though they've asked his client to stay away, he will report to training camp on Friday. Raiders camp opens on Thursday. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
It appears that the Raiders have 24 hours to find a suitor for Jordan or else they will be forced to release him or let him in to training camp. Normally this would be an intriguing situation, but with Jordan not attracting many suitors, he's probably not going to fit in well with another club. We hoped the Lions would be the team calling for Jordan (he had a visit with them), but they have ruled out bringing him on the roster. Jordan is nothing more than a low-risk, medium-reward late-round flier in deeper drafts this summer. (Updated 07/24/2008).
Star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha officially signed his $9.765 million franchise player tender offer Thursday and joined the Oakland Raiders in time for their first training camp practice, while running back LaMont Jordan has been told to stay away from the team.
Sure, drafting who scores the touchdowns and racks up the most yardage goes a long way to winning a Fantasy title, but finding the guys who are the focal points of their offense is vital. Jamey Eisenberg breaks down all of the red zone and target data from the last three seasons.
