Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is known for doing things out of the ordinary. He fires coaches on a routine basis and trades player on a whim. The Pats have a history of trades with Davis going back to 2007 when they traded a 4th round pick on draft day for Randy Moss and this year when they sent Richard Seymour to the Silver and Black for their 1st round draft pick in 2011.
The Raiders announced the signing of veteran kicker Sebastian Janikowski to a $16 million, four year deal with $9 million guaranteed.
Janikowski is one of the better kickers in the league, but this observer feels the price is way too high in spite of the fact that 2010 might be an uncapped year. He was the 1st round draft choice for the Raiders in 2000. He broke the all-time team scoring record of 863 points, held by George Bland, in 2008.
In the 2009 season, he was one of only two kickers to have more than 6 field goals of greater than 50 yards. His 61 yarder against Cleveland was the 3rd longest in NFL history.
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