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Source: Raiders contact David Garrard
The Oakland Raiders have reached out to free agent quarterback David Garrard after Jason Campbell suffered a broken collarbone in Sunday's victory, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Garrard and his agent, Al Irby, plan to discuss the situation and get back to the Raiders on Monday afternoon, the source said. Free agent Josh McCown also has been contacted by Oakland.
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Jason Campbell will be out for some time. That much is clear. The Raiders' quarterback situation? Well, that's a little cloudier, writes Bill Williamson. Blog
Garrard turned down an opportunity with the Miami Dolphins because they wouldn't guarantee his salary but he made it clear in an interview with ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen earlier this month that he is not retired.
"There's been a lot of speculation about me that I don't appreciate," Garrard told ESPN. "I was going to lay low with the media but I feel I have to protect my name. I just want to make it clear that I'm a football player, I want to be with a team and be with an organization that will be as committed to me as I will be to them."
Campbell landed hard on his shoulder after being hit at the end of a scramble by Cleveland Browns linebackers Chris Gocong and Scott Fujita with about 4 minutes remaining in the half. Campbell stayed down on the turf after the hit and was then helped to the locker room.
Tests determined that he broke his collarbone.
"I'm not going to let this football team blink," coach Hue Jackson said after a 24-17 victory. "We'll miss Jason for a little while. I have no idea how long it will take. I don't know. We'll see as we go. I know, obviously, he won't be here next week or anything like that. We'll continue to press forward and get better."
A source told ESPN.com's Bill Williamson that Campbell is expected to be out for the remainder of the season.
Campbell was replaced by Kyle Boller, who went 8 for 14 for 100 yards in his first action of the season.
"I felt very comfortable," Boller said. "I probably was a little bit quick in the beginning. Wish I could slow my feet down a little bit, but that's part of it. I felt like in the second half I got more comfortable each play, and even in the last couple drives it felt good."
The only other quarterback on Oakland's roster is rookie Terrelle Pryor, who will be activated Monday. Pryor got a one-week roster exemption after serving a five-game suspension to start his career.
A source familiar with the team's thinking told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday that the Raiders were "trying hard" to land quasi-retired Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. However, the source also told Yahoo! that it was doubtful Bengals owner Mike Brown would trade Palmer. Brown has been staunch in his public belief that Palmer has retired from the NFL and has said on multiple occasions he has no plans to deal the disgruntled signal-caller.
The Denver Post also reported Monday that the Denver Broncos would be willing to trade demoted quarterback Kyle Orton to the Raiders for a draft pick if the Raiders were interested.
Campbell has completed 60.6 percent of his passes for 1,170 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions this season. Campbell is in the final year of his contract.
Source: Raiders contact David Garrard
The Oakland Raiders have reached out to free agent quarterback David Garrard after Jason Campbell suffered a broken collarbone in Sunday's victory, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Garrard and his agent, Al Irby, plan to discuss the situation and get back to the Raiders on Monday afternoon, the source said. Free agent Josh McCown also has been contacted by Oakland.
More From ESPN.com
Jason Campbell will be out for some time. That much is clear. The Raiders' quarterback situation? Well, that's a little cloudier, writes Bill Williamson. Blog
Garrard turned down an opportunity with the Miami Dolphins because they wouldn't guarantee his salary but he made it clear in an interview with ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen earlier this month that he is not retired.
"There's been a lot of speculation about me that I don't appreciate," Garrard told ESPN. "I was going to lay low with the media but I feel I have to protect my name. I just want to make it clear that I'm a football player, I want to be with a team and be with an organization that will be as committed to me as I will be to them."
Campbell landed hard on his shoulder after being hit at the end of a scramble by Cleveland Browns linebackers Chris Gocong and Scott Fujita with about 4 minutes remaining in the half. Campbell stayed down on the turf after the hit and was then helped to the locker room.
Tests determined that he broke his collarbone.
"I'm not going to let this football team blink," coach Hue Jackson said after a 24-17 victory. "We'll miss Jason for a little while. I have no idea how long it will take. I don't know. We'll see as we go. I know, obviously, he won't be here next week or anything like that. We'll continue to press forward and get better."
A source told ESPN.com's Bill Williamson that Campbell is expected to be out for the remainder of the season.
Campbell was replaced by Kyle Boller, who went 8 for 14 for 100 yards in his first action of the season.
"I felt very comfortable," Boller said. "I probably was a little bit quick in the beginning. Wish I could slow my feet down a little bit, but that's part of it. I felt like in the second half I got more comfortable each play, and even in the last couple drives it felt good."
The only other quarterback on Oakland's roster is rookie Terrelle Pryor, who will be activated Monday. Pryor got a one-week roster exemption after serving a five-game suspension to start his career.
A source familiar with the team's thinking told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday that the Raiders were "trying hard" to land quasi-retired Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. However, the source also told Yahoo! that it was doubtful Bengals owner Mike Brown would trade Palmer. Brown has been staunch in his public belief that Palmer has retired from the NFL and has said on multiple occasions he has no plans to deal the disgruntled signal-caller.
The Denver Post also reported Monday that the Denver Broncos would be willing to trade demoted quarterback Kyle Orton to the Raiders for a draft pick if the Raiders were interested.
Campbell has completed 60.6 percent of his passes for 1,170 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions this season. Campbell is in the final year of his contract.
Fucking shitty news campbell looked fucking awesome yesterday before he got hurt not to mention the fumble witch i think was bullshit since he drove head first [ pretty much giving himself up- but whatever i hope we get Carson but i doubt it i say get Kyle out there today fuck his day off an get the plays into his head if iwas a WR id def be there helping him out today getting his timing down big game sunday VS KC
1. Marc Bulger FUCK YOU
2. Charlie Frye FUCK YOU
3. Tony Pike WHO? MIKE JONES? WHO?
4. Patrick Ramsey FUCK YOU
5. Carson Palmer SURE, WHY NOT?
6. Jake Delhomme FUCK YOUR PUNKASS
7. David Garrard EHH, I GUESS
8. Brett Favre FUCK YOU
9. Kyle Orton FUCK YOU...actually he is one of the better QBs on this list.....but still FUCK YOU
