The Raiders have released 31-year old DT Gerard Warren.  Warren played in all 16 games for the Raiders last season and he made 35 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, he had 2 sacks and he defensed 1 pass.  He played in 44 games in three years with the Raiders in which he had 96 tackles, defensed 3 passes, had 10 sacks and he forced 2 fumbles.  Due to the Raiders’ performance against the run last season I look for them to gut the entire interior of the defense and Warren was the first to go.

The Raiders have released 31-year old WR Javon Walker.  Walker played in 3 games for the Raiders and he didn’t catch any passes.  All Walker did last season was return 1 punt for 0 yards for the Raiders in 2009.  Walker played in 11 games in his two years with the Raiders and he caught 15 passes for 196 yards (13.1 avg) with 1 TD grab.  This is no loss for the Raiders as Walker has been a bust since signing with them two years ago.

The Raiders have released 34-year old DE Greg Ellis.  Ellis played in 14 games for the Raiders last season and he made 29 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, he had 7 sacks, forced 2 fumbles and he defensed 1 pass.  Ellis was a decent player for the Raiders last season but his age probably was a huge factor in the decision to release him.

The Raiders have released 30-year old running back Justin Fargas.  Fargas played in 12 games for the Raiders last season and he carried the ball 129 times for 491 yards (3.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 113 yards (6.6 avg) last season for the Raiders.  Fargas played in 92 games for the Raiders in his career in which he carried the ball 827 times for 3,369 yards (4.1 ypc) with 10 TD runs and he also caught 77 passes for 523 yards (6.8 avg).  The Raiders will gave all of Fargas’ carries to Darren McFadden and Michael Bush in 2010.

The Oakland Raiders have franchised 30-year old DE Richard Seymour guaranteeing him $12,389,000 bucks for the 2010 season.  Seymour played in all 16 games for the Raiders last season and he made 47 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, he had 4 sacks, forced a fumble and he defensed 3 passes.  Seymour has now played in 127 games in his NFL career and he has 404 tackles, 43 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions and he has defensed 29 passes.  This was a good move for the Raiders as Seymour is still a good football player.