Lamont Jordon sticks it to Al Davis!

by hoosierteacher on Jul 28, 2008 2:36 PM MDT

From the SF Chronicle (Courtesy, Yahoo Sports):

So, former Oakland Raiders running back LaMont Jordan got his wish — his release Friday — and signed with the New England Patriots. End of story, right? Wrong.

Keels said there was never a deal in place regarding Jordan going to the Patriots and that, once Jordan was released, it was Jordan's decision to go to New England. In the end, does any of this matter? Of course not. Jordan was free to sign anywhere he wanted, and was even granted permission to shop his services with a trade in mind while still on the Raiders roster. From the sounds of it, Jordan is going to get a serious chance to make the Patriots roster.

The reason? Davis felt burned by the Randy Moss trade last year, with the Patriots getting a record-setting season out of the wide receiver and the Raiders getting little-used draft pick John Bowie. They say Davis does not want to see Jordan experience a similiar renaissance that comes back and bites the Raiders, particularly when the Patriots visit The Coliseum on Dec. 14.

It seems Raiders owner Al Davis is none too happy about his signing with New England, according to two sources — one close to the team, another within the league. According to them, Davis told Jordan's agent, Alvin Keels, that he would only release Jordan if he didn't go to one of two teams. Team No. 1: the Denver Broncos, for the obvious reasons. Team No. 2: The New England Patriots, who Jordan signed with Saturday.

It just makes your heart smile, huh?

Of note is that the article mentions that the Broncos were supposed to be off the table too. No surprise there. What is surprising is that Davis doesn't understand why players have a "renaissance" when they leave the black hole. At any rate, I'll be cheering for Jordan in one game this year.

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BURN.

That is awesome. LaMont Jordan just easily became one of my ten favorite current players, not including anyone on the Broncos, of course.

Why do I live in Kansas City?

by papigrande on Jul 28, 2008 2:53 PM MDT 0 recs

I just read this on that gossip

site PFT. I thought it was awesome. Davis screwed again

by broncfanstuckinsd on Jul 28, 2008 2:57 PM MDT 0 recs

You know what is ironic....

we send many of our ex-players TO the Faders. Is this done by Davis on purpose just to aggrivate us? I’ve never understood why alot of our old players end up over there….

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
The Quest ~ TSG 5/19/08

by Zappa on Jul 28, 2008 3:26 PM MDT 0 recs

because NO ONE ELSE WANTS THEM!

fader nation is a conquered nation

The creator of the following names:

conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men

by mdierk on Jul 28, 2008 3:44 PM MDT up 0 recs

That's funny!

We didn’t need him, otherwise if it was LaMont’s goal to stick it to Al, he would have come here for a look at least. I think him sticking it to Al is just a bonus though. I don’t like the patsies, but they do have a good team, with a good chance to get back to the Superbowl – that probably drove his decision more.

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jul 28, 2008 4:40 PM MDT 0 recs

I read a report awhile back from his agent

that said L. Jordan wanted to come to Denver but we already had signed Pittman . I will become a fan of anyone wanting to stick it to Al…. lol

by okiebroncosfan on Jul 28, 2008 5:41 PM MDT up 0 recs

Raider Fan

I’m glad we he is no longer a Raider. He was hurt too often. Plus Warren Sapp was quoted as saying Lamont Jordan was “the worst offseason running back I’ve been around he was out of shape and couldn’t keep it going.” I say good luck to the Pats with him because he has back issues.

by Raider76 on Jul 28, 2008 5:33 PM MDT 0 recs

Even better!

that he gets to stick it to Davis AND the pats.

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jul 28, 2008 5:38 PM MDT up 0 recs

Al

will have the last laugh when Jordan misses most of the season due to his bad back. I don’t expect him to have a Randy Moss awakening.

by Raider76 on Jul 28, 2008 5:55 PM MDT up 0 recs

Ummmm

I think it will be Jordan when he is in the playoffs and the faders struggle to win 6 games if even that

by broncfanstuckinsd on Jul 28, 2008 6:00 PM MDT up 0 recs

I don't

think he’ll be able to laugh too much with his bad back and all. As far as the Raiders are concerned we will be alright. Kiffin is moving us in the right direction.

by Raider76 on Jul 29, 2008 9:20 AM MDT up 0 recs

kiffin is a puppet for al davis--we all know it--lol

by okiebroncosfan on Jul 29, 2008 10:00 AM MDT up 0 recs

I wouldn't

say puppet because Al tried to fire him for not following Al’s plan.

by Raider76 on Jul 29, 2008 10:40 AM MDT up 0 recs

i wouldnt say

the right direction, when your HC cant even fire his assistants its gonna be more of the same. The faders are in such turmoil. One person needs to be in charge of the team on the field and hsi staff. Al wont let that happen. Until that does and the faders quit overpaying for scrubs the faders wont change. But all the fader fans cant see the forrest thru the trees

by broncfanstuckinsd on Jul 29, 2008 11:18 AM MDT up 0 recs

Yes

I can see the forest thru the trees. I can also see how much of an impact Kiffin has made with this team. He has improved this offense alot. He is bringing a new attitude to the Raiders. You’re right a coach should be able to fire his assistants but he can’t control that. As Kiffin stated earlier this week ,”I go about and control what I can control and get us as good as we can get with what I can control.”

by Raider76 on Jul 29, 2008 1:24 PM MDT up 0 recs