Oakland Raiders Tickets- Cornerback Hall Released By Julie Cudney At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Like it or not, the removal of head coach Lane Kiffin may have been just the beginning of the changes coming to the Oakland Raiders. Owner Al Davis dropped his next axe before week 10’s match by releasing cornerback DeAngelo Hall. After the release, more changes to the roster are expected by the Raiders. Hall is no has been, either. The Raiders just picked him up this year and signed up to a seven-year, &72 million dollar contract. Hall has already received some $8 million from the Raiders, which raised questions about why the Raiders would drop him after only eight games this season. After the Raiders lost 24-0 to the Atlanta Falcons during week nine, the Raider administration decided to start hacking away at the roster. Many of the players under consideration for release are also some of the most well paid on the roster. The changes could mean an exciting new team, meaning fans should reserve their Oakland Raiders tickets at http://www.stubhub.com/oakland-raiders-tickets/.

Before coming to the Oakland Raiders, Hall was with, coincidentally, the same Falcon team that handed the Raiders the shutout loss a week before he was released. The Falcons picked him up in the first round of the 2004 draft from Virginia Tech. During his college career, Hall had 190 tackles, eight interceptions and two forced fumbles. In his first year with the Falcons, he missed the first six games of the season after injuring his hip during the preseason. He played in the final 10 games of the season, starting in nine of them. He tallied 35 tackles, half a sack and two interceptions that season. The next season, he started all 15 games he played in with 65 tackles and six interceptions. He started every game the next season and all but one in the 2007 season. He had a career high 70 tackles in 2007 with five interceptions. Since being with the Raiders, he has started in every game and tallied 48 tackles, half a sack and three interceptions in eight games.

The Raiders have had an up and down season so far this year. They started out with a 41-14 loss to the fellow AFC West Denver Broncos. That was followed by a major 23-8 win over the NFC West Kansas City Chiefs during week two, who would later go on to beat the Broncos. They barely lost 24-23 to the Buffalo Bills during week three, followed by a 28-18 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Next came a staggering 34-2 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The next week, however, they came back to topple the Brett Favre-led New York Jets 16-13. Before their loss to the Falcons, they dropped a 29-10 contest to the Baltimore Ravens during week eight.

Raiders fans, or anyone one else, who is concerned about the fate of Hall should rest at ease. Since 2005, he is third in the NFL for the number of interceptions with 18. He was also named the NFL’s Fastest Man at the 2006 Pro Bowl competition. With cornerbacks in high demand in the NFL, Hall will not likely be homeless for long.

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