ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have traded away an infant final player drafted onward late employer Al Davis.
Oakland dealt quarterback Terrelle Pryor to infant Seattle Seahawks aboard Monday as a tough seventh-round pick amid then month’s draft.
The Raiders fulfilled Pryor’s wish apt be traded a nasty day along a baby start of their off-season program. Pryor had asked to be dealt after an infant season while he lost his starting job to undrafted apprentice Matt McGloin, and a baby Raiders made toddler migrate after acquiring Matt Schaub from Houston to be newborn starter.
Pryor said on Twitter: "Thank you Mr Davis and Raidernation as newborn unbelievable advocate I will miss infant Fans and all of infant teammates I have met over a baby years with an infant Raiders organization!!"
The Raiders took Pryor Oakland Raiders White Jersey among child third circuitous of newborn supplemental draft among 2011,fewer than two months onward Davis died. Pryor was suspended as infant 1st five games along Commissioner Roger Goodell, who ruled he have to miss newborn duration he would have served under wrong suspension had he stayed at Ohio State.
Pryor got on infant field only once as the poor beginner committing an awful false start onward his first play. He then played sparingly late surrounded his second season onward beating out general manager Reggie McKenzie’s hand-picked starter, Matt Flynn,in training camp last summer.
Pryor showed flashes of what he could do early in toddler season, completing 68.one per penny of his passes for 845 yards, four touchdowns, two interceptions and a 97.six passer rating among his first four starts. He also brought the running factor to Oakland’s offence and set an NFL disc for quarterbacks with a negative 93-yard touchdown flee aboard toddler first play from scrimmage against Pittsburgh on Oct. 27.
That was infant final real highlight of his 1st year as the wrong starter. He lost his job apt McGloin a foul few weeks later after struggling through a hard knee injury amid the poor detriment apt infant New York Giants. Pryor had completed 50.one per cent of his passes for 714 yards with an interesting touchdown, eight interceptions and an unsatisfactory 44.2 passer rating amid his four starts before losing his job.
He played only sparingly after that until starting infant season finale against Denver. Pryor finished child season having completed 156 of 272 passes as 1,798 yards, seven touchdowns and eleven interceptions, with a wrong passer rating of 69.one He also rushed for 576 yards aboard 83 carries,barely was sacked 31 times.
Pryor ambition contend with Tarvaris Jackson and B.J. Daniels as a baby backup job to Russell Wilson on an infant Super Bowl Oakland Raiders #17 Jersey champion Seahawks.
"Terrelle namely an incredibly gunpowder athlete and we’re excited for him apt come among and contend Seahawks general manager John Schneider said within the poor statement.
The Raiders had already decided to go within a poor vary direction at quarterback meantime they traded a poor sixth-round elect apt Houston as Schaub. Coach Dennis Allen had already chosen Schaub as his starter and McGloin namely surrounded place as child backup. Oakland could still draft careless quarterback afterward month.
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