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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—The Oakland Raiders signed free safety Gibril Wilson to a six-year, $39 million contract on Friday, again adding a player coming off a Super Bowl championship.

Wilson’s 284 solo tackles since entering the NFL in 2004 are the most of any safety during that span. The San Jose native had 70 tackles and a career-high four interceptions in 13 games for the New York Giants last season. He was a key member of the defense that shut down the New England Patriots in New York’s 17-14 victory.

Wilson is the latest Super Bowl champion signed by Oakland owner Al Davis. The Raiders signed running back Dominic Rhodes from Indianapolis a year ago, and previously brought in players such as Larry Brown and Desmond Howard after they won Super Bowl MVP awards.

Oakland hopes the Wilson signing works out better than those. He will get about $16 million in guaranteed money in a deal agreed to on the first day of the free-agency period.

Raiders sign S Gibril Wilson from Giants, adding another Super Bowl champion - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[ThePundit]

There goes Al Davis again, being obsessed with defensive backs. The Raiders have so many more pressing needs, it makes no sense to tie up this much money in a safety.

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Originally Posted by ThePundit

There goes Al Davis again, being obsessed with defensive backs. The Raiders have so many more pressing needs, it makes no sense to tie up this much money in a safety.

But give Davis credit, Wilson is one hell of a saftey.