ChosenOne Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots acquired Derrick Burgess on Thursday after the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end held out of Oakland Raiders training camp in the hopes of being traded.The Patriots gave up undisclosed draft considerations for Burgess, who's coming off an injury-plagued season in which he had 3.5 sacks in 10 games. New England released offensive lineman Al Johnson to create roster room for Burgess. The trade was announced on the ninth day of Burgess' holdout from the team with which he recorded 38.5 sacks in four seasons, including a club-record and league-best 16 in 2005. Burgess had 11 sacks the next season and made the Pro Bowl both times in 2005 and 2006. Burgess' sack total dropped to eight in 2007, but he missed two games. "He chose not to be here for whatever reasons, and now the deal is done and we move forward, as does he," Raiders coach Tom Cable said. "We just moved on without him, and it is what it is." NFL.com Happy Birthday ECN. Pats are getting stronger. Edited August 7, 2009 by ChosenOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 7, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Stupid Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Stupid Raiders.We could have got more, but Burgess wasn't going to play anyways. He demanded a trade or more money, something like that. He is old and injury prone, but like I said, I wish we got more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 NFL.com Happy Birthday ECN. Pats are getting stronger. I made a thread about this yesterday, so there is another one already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I made a thread about this yesterday, so there is another one already. oh I did not see it, my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nissan Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Stupid Raiders.Why? Burgess is injury prone, wanted a new contract, or wanted to be traded before the season. Why keep someone on the team, who doesn't want to be there and is going to be a distraction to the team? A 3rd round pick and 5th round pick is a good trade for Burgess. No one else in the NFL was going to give the Raiders a better deal for Burgess. Burgess is going to play well with the Pats and I expect him to make the Pro Bowl next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted August 10, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Burgess is going to play well with the Pats and I expect him to make the Pro Bowl next season. That's why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 haha Raiders are so stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 It's kind of funny how the Boston Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots use the bottom tier teams of the league to get players that will play well for them. However, I think teams need to watch out for Oakland this year, and at least they got more than they got for Randy Moss. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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