jatfly
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already but did you all see this on PFT?
This may be lead to some interesting draft day work?
This may be lead to some interesting draft day work?
POSTED 3:28 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2007
LOMBARDI IS BEING FROZEN OUT IN OAKLAND
We'd previously heard strong rumors of the departure of Raiders personnel exec Mike Lombardi from the organization. There were rumors he was getting bounced, and there were rumors that he was looking for a new landing spot in Tennessee.
We're now being told by multiple league sources that Lombardi is being frozen out of the team's draft preparations. One source says that he is not participating at all in the team's contract discussions with potential No. 1 overall picks (more on that later), and another source says that he has been excluded from some draft meetings.
It makes sense to make a move with a personnel employee after the draft. Firing him before the draft enables him to carry his knowledge of the team's draft plans (and his views on the current draft class) to a new city.
In this case, it appears that Lombardi's departure has been looming for a while. After the draft, it's pretty clear that the end will finally come. Whether he is terminated or "resigns" (a la Charley Casserly a year ago in Houston), it's clear to us that it's over for Lombardi in Oakland.
LOMBARDI IS BEING FROZEN OUT IN OAKLAND
We'd previously heard strong rumors of the departure of Raiders personnel exec Mike Lombardi from the organization. There were rumors he was getting bounced, and there were rumors that he was looking for a new landing spot in Tennessee.
We're now being told by multiple league sources that Lombardi is being frozen out of the team's draft preparations. One source says that he is not participating at all in the team's contract discussions with potential No. 1 overall picks (more on that later), and another source says that he has been excluded from some draft meetings.
It makes sense to make a move with a personnel employee after the draft. Firing him before the draft enables him to carry his knowledge of the team's draft plans (and his views on the current draft class) to a new city.
In this case, it appears that Lombardi's departure has been looming for a while. After the draft, it's pretty clear that the end will finally come. Whether he is terminated or "resigns" (a la Charley Casserly a year ago in Houston), it's clear to us that it's over for Lombardi in Oakland.
