Raiders Rumors: Oakland Would Be Wise to Restructure Kamerion Wimbley’s Deal

March 10, 2012   ·   Jeff Chase   ·   Jump to comments

After the Oakland Raiders already restructured linebacker Aaron Curry's deal, as well as quarterback Carson Palmer's, it would now be in the team's best interest to do the same with linebacker Kamerion Wimbley's.
According to Scout.com's Aaron Wilson, the two sides have yet to fully discuss the future between them, which could result in the team ultimately deciding to release the linebacker.
Meanwhile, the Raiders haven't spoken to outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley for several days. All signs point toward his pending release with no movement toward adjusting his contract at this time. So, the Raiders will likely cut Wimbley by Tuesday when teams have to be in compliance with the salary cap. 
While one could understand the team's desire to cut salary-cap space, they don't want to lose out on a strong piece of their defense going into the 2012 season.
This past year, Wimbley recorded 63 tackles and an interception through 16 games. Those tackles were five more ...

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