PFT: Gerard Warren traded to Oakland for undisclosed draft pick

[WoodysGirl]

POSTED 10:58 a.m. EDT; UPDATED 11:16 a.m. EDT, August 20, 2007
DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER IN THE AFC WEST
Could the Apocalypse be approaching? If so, we definitely have a sign that we can point to.

The Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders have engaged in a trade.
Let's repeat that. The Denver Broncos (http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#) and the Oakland Raiders have engaged in a trade.

Specifically, the Broncos have shipped defensive tackle Gerard Warren to the Raiders for an undisclosed pick in the 2008 draft.

The move is stunning, given the acrimony between these two franchise and, specifically, the abject hatred shared by Raiders (http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#) owner Al Davis and Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. If anything, we would have expected to tension to increase with the recent hiring of former Raiders personnel guru Mike Lombardi by the Broncos. But perhaps it was Lombardi who was able to work his old connections there in order to make the trade happen.

Surely, a trade to the Raiders was the only option that the Broncos had. Even then, we're surprised that they didn't simply cut Warren in lieu of entering into a transaction with the Raiders.

And, yeah, the title to this item comes from one of the funniest movies of our time.

[03EBZ06]

Raiders | Warren may be in line for bonus

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:52:03 -0700

Len Pasquarelli (http://www.kffl.com/link/17), of ESPN.com (http://www.kffl.com/link/9), reports the Oakland Raiders (http://www.kffl.com/team/28/nfl) will have to pay DL Gerard Warren (http://www.kffl.com/player/441/nfl) a $2 million bonus should Warren play in 50 percent of the team's defensive snaps in 2007. Warren is scheduled to earn a base salary of $595,000 this season.

[AtlCB]

Al Davis has lost it! Senility has kicked in.

[sago1]

Given rash of Bronco injuries and their play Saturday night, would have thought he could stay have helped. Maybe the $2M bonus figure is too much money against their cap.

[Hostile]

I wondered if the Broncos would keep Warren in light of what happened to Ekuban. I know, different position, but depth is depth.

Guess not. Even more confusing when you see the cap figure. It's hardly steep.

Never could have forseen a trade with the Raiders.

[Achozen]

You never know, he might turn into a player with Oakland. They have a knack of turning underachievers into solid players.

[iceberg]

POSTED 10:58 a.m. EDT; UPDATED 11:16 a.m. EDT, August 20, 2007

DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER IN THE AFC WEST
Could the Apocalypse be approaching? If so, we definitely have a sign that we can point to.

The Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders have engaged in a trade.
Let's repeat that. The Denver Broncos (http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#) and the Oakland Raiders have engaged in a trade.

Specifically, the Broncos have shipped defensive tackle Gerard Warren to the Raiders for an undisclosed pick in the 2008 draft.

The move is stunning, given the acrimony between these two franchise and, specifically, the abject hatred shared by Raiders (http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#) owner Al Davis and Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. If anything, we would have expected to tension to increase with the recent hiring of former Raiders personnel guru Mike Lombardi by the Broncos. But perhaps it was Lombardi who was able to work his old connections there in order to make the trade happen.

Surely, a trade to the Raiders was the only option that the Broncos had. Even then, we're surprised that they didn't simply cut Warren in lieu of entering into a transaction with the Raiders.

And, yeah, the title to this item comes from one of the funniest movies of our time.

ghostbusters?

[Hostile]

ghostbusters?I was wondering too. It sounds like a Bill Murray line.

[CrazyCowboy]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The Denver Broncos found a surprising trade partner to unload defensive tackle Gerard Warren - the rival Oakland Raiders.

The Broncos shipped Warren to the Raiders on Monday for an undisclosed 2008 draft pick.

Just one year ago, Warren was deemed the Broncos' best defensive linemen as evidenced by the six-year, $36 million contract he signed before injuries to both big toes led to an unproductive 2006 season.

This year, he didn't fit in the system put in place by the new defensive boss Jim Bates, which requires large interior linemen who hold the point of attack rather than penetrate.

Warren (6-foot-4, 325 pounds) is a seventh-year pro who spent the past two seasons in Denver after he was acquired in a trade with Cleveland in 2005. The Browns made him the third overall pick in the 2001 draft out of Florida.

Warren had 51 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks last season and never regained his strength and stamina after a toe injury in training camp hobbled him all year.

The Broncos left him behind when they opened the exhibition season at San Francisco and again when they spent a week in Dallas practicing with the Cowboys before their preseason game Saturday night.

There was some speculation, however, that the Broncos might ditch their plan to trade or release him after the defense played so poorly in San Francisco and Dallas, where starting defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban was lost for the season with a torn Achilles' tendon.

Washington and Indianapolis were interested in Warren but might have been hoping for his release so they could negotiate their own deal and not compensate the Broncos.

Warren, who cemented his nickname "Big Money" with his contract extension last summer, actually earned about $6.5 million of that $36 million deal. He received $2 million from the Broncos this year in roster and workout bonuses. His salary for the upcoming season is a little less than $600,000.

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[WoodysGirl]

ghostbusters?[/LEFT]
This was embedded, but wouldn't copy/paste over very well. This link was at the bottom of the post, originally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91-GMc3j7I