MTK
03-02-2005, 11:45 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2003565
Ouch! He's a promising back but this seems awfully high:
Already basking in the glow of their trade for Randy Moss (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4262), the Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) later on Wednesday delivered on their promise to bolster their backfield.
LaMont Jordan (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5496), the top free-agent available at running back, agreed in principle Wednesday in a five-year deal worth $27.5 million.
Contract terms will be finalized Thursday.
"We have a deal in principle that he should sign tomorrow morning -- 99.9 percent sure he will be a Raider," Jordan's agent, Alvin Keels, told The Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday night.
The deal is considered a blockbuster. Jordan will receive about $15.7 million in guarantees over the first three years of the contract, including a $7 million signing bonus. He had an offer of more than $3 million a year to stay with the Jets.
Jordan, 24, backed up Curtis Martin (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3164) for four seasons in New York but has yearned to be a full-time player. Jordan rushed for 479 yards on 93 carries last season and owns a career average of 4.9 yards per carry. At 5-foot-10 and 230 pounds, he is the big, physical back the Raiders had sought.
The addition of Jordan coincided with the Raiders' release of veteran running back Tyrone Wheatley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3124). Defensive tackle John Parrella (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2453) also was released.
John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.
Ouch! He's a promising back but this seems awfully high:
Already basking in the glow of their trade for Randy Moss (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4262), the Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) later on Wednesday delivered on their promise to bolster their backfield.
LaMont Jordan (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5496), the top free-agent available at running back, agreed in principle Wednesday in a five-year deal worth $27.5 million.
Contract terms will be finalized Thursday.
"We have a deal in principle that he should sign tomorrow morning -- 99.9 percent sure he will be a Raider," Jordan's agent, Alvin Keels, told The Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday night.
The deal is considered a blockbuster. Jordan will receive about $15.7 million in guarantees over the first three years of the contract, including a $7 million signing bonus. He had an offer of more than $3 million a year to stay with the Jets.
Jordan, 24, backed up Curtis Martin (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3164) for four seasons in New York but has yearned to be a full-time player. Jordan rushed for 479 yards on 93 carries last season and owns a career average of 4.9 yards per carry. At 5-foot-10 and 230 pounds, he is the big, physical back the Raiders had sought.
The addition of Jordan coincided with the Raiders' release of veteran running back Tyrone Wheatley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3124). Defensive tackle John Parrella (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2453) also was released.
John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.