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| 6th July, 2005 - 11:18 pm |  ESPN - Tim Brown will end his prolific NFL career with the Oakland Raiders after all.
"Tim will sign a one-day contract and retire as a Raider," team spokesman Mike Taylor said Wednesday.
The Raiders plan to hold a news conference later this month with owner Al Davis to recognize Brown, the former Heisman Trophy winner and longest-tenured player in franchise history.
Brown was released last August when he refused to accept a greatly diminished role in coach Norv Turner's offense. He signed with Tampa Bay to play what turned out to be his last season with former Raiders coach Jon Gruden.
Brown, who turns 39 on July 22, played the first 16 of his 17 seasons with the Raiders, and always hoped to be remembered as the organization's greatest receiver. He was the last former member of the Los Angeles Raiders and the person young players turned to for advice.
The self-proclaimed "Mr. Raider" holds most of the club's receiving records, and his 240 games with the team are the most in franchise history.
Brown was a first-round draft choice by the Raiders in 1988 out of Notre Dame.
The Raiders are happy he's part of the team again, even if he's no longer on the field hauling in passes.
"I'm glad to hear that," fullback Zack Crockett said. "When you hear Tim Brown's name, you hear nothing but Oakland Raider. You don't hear Tampa Bay. We followed in his footsteps with the Raiders. That's excellent for him. He's one of those guys who paved the way for everybody." [READ] |
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