Raiders slap Seymour with franchise tag

This isn’t a surprise. The Oakland Raiders have franchised defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the tune of $12.398 million for next year.

Even if it was stupid to trade for a “right now” type of player when your team isn’t remotely close to “winning now,” it would have just compounded the problem if they had let him walk after a year.

We didn’t understand the trade then and we still don’t. And that includes you too, New England Patriots. The Patriots are built to win now,...

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