[Bette]

The Oakland Raiders certainly took a novel approach when it came to dealing with running back Dominic Rhodes this week.
Instead of paying Rhodes $30 million -- or some other excessive amount of money -- to stay with the team, they asked him to take a pay cut.
Surprisingly, he did. It's a refreshing change to the offseason.



Oakland Raiders "Keeping Dominic Rhodes was critical"- Realfootball365.com



I'm not exactly sure why anyone would take a pay cut to stay with the Raiders, but maybe Rhodes knows something I dont.

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by Bette

The Oakland Raiders certainly took a novel approach when it came to dealing with running back Dominic Rhodes this week.
Instead of paying Rhodes $30 million -- or some other excessive amount of money -- to stay with the team, they asked him to take a pay cut.
Surprisingly, he did. It's a refreshing change to the offseason.



Oakland Raiders "Keeping Dominic Rhodes was critical"- Realfootball365.com



I'm not exactly sure why anyone would take a pay cut to stay with the Raiders, but maybe Rhodes knows something I dont.

I think he knows he was awful last season and nobody else had any interest. If he didn't sign with the Raiders, he may have been out of football.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by azrael492

I think he knows he was awful last season and nobody else had any interest. If he didn't sign with the Raiders, he may have been out of football.

Yeah, I think azrael hit the nail on the head here. Rhodes was simply awful last year, and I can't imagine he'd get a better deal elsewhere.