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Raiders release Spieker and sign defensive lineman
The Oakland Raiders released Adam Spieker following the three day rookie mini camp over the weekend. Spieker was the offensive center from Missouri that the Raiders had signed soon after the 2008 NFL draft had ended two weeks ago. No details of his release could be found at this time.
The mini camp wasn’t a complete bust for the silver and black. The Raiders signed DE/DT Tranell Morant from Arizona State. Morant, the cousin to Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat, was originally a Florida Gator who played in all 11 regular season contests in 2004. He then transferred to Arizona State and set out the 2005 season on the defensive scout team.
He’s a mountain of a man listed at 6′6″ 280 lbs and he runs the 40 yard dash from 4.74 to 4.89 seconds. The Raiders site has him listed as a defensive tackle even though he was a defensive end in college. Judging by his size, if he gained some weight, he may be another Terdell Sands. Coming out of high school, he was rated as the 23rd best defensive end and considering 240 start at the Div I level, that’s not bad.
If we get more, we’ll post it.
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9 Responses to “Raiders release Spieker and sign defensive lineman”
May 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Looks like Al is aiming for some depth along the d line.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
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May 13th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
maybe the man will be a tremendous steal … and hopefully not a huge bust like terdell sands.. i mean, he’s not quite a bust yet… but the man couldnt tackle my grandma last year.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Lot of comp at DE w/ spires, edwards, scott, gunheim, possibly Morant and the guy from Texas Southern… Always a good thing
May 13th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
The more competition, the better the winners will be.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
In Tranell Morant, the Raiders have a undrafted player in the same versatile mold of Tommy Kelly. I do not envision him playing the NT role if he makes the team. Instead, it is most likely that he will be used in the same way Kelly was used early in his career, as a backup run stopping DE on run downs, and backup pass rushing DT on passing downs.
If he makes the team……
Best case scenario he eventually works out like Tommy Kelly…
Worst case scenario he is a Tyler Brayton, but at least a draft pick was not wasted….
OakFoSho
May 13th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Finally, a DT! I was craving for one with some talent (Joseph cant be trusted just yet) for all this offseason! Lets just hope for the best!
May 14th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Nice depth addition if for competition only??? Rather athletic guy who might catch on.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
The More the better
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