Wally The Barber
03-18-2017, 05:36 PM
Zach Brown (http://247sports.com/Player/Zach-Brown-11559) has left the building — without a contract.
According to ESPN's Adam Caplan (https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/842509746284498944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), a potential deal between the Oakland Raiders and this particular free-agent linebacker "looks like a no-go right now."
Brown and the Raiders may have been far apart in talks. Perhaps so far apart that Brown was offended. That's the conclusion some are drawing from a pair of tweets sent out from his account after the visit had concluded.
Caplan noted in his report (https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/842509746284498944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) that things could change between Brown and the Raiders in time, but Brown's tweets make it seem unlikely that he will be back in the Bay Area.
Brown, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Tennessee Titans. He spent his first four seasons with the Titans, then enjoyed a breakout season with the Buffalo Bills in 2016. The 6-foot-1, 248-pound middle linebacker posted the second most tackles in the NFL (149), as well as four sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.
Inside linebacker was one of Oakland's biggest weaknesses last season, and the unit is even weaker now that both of last year's starters are no longer on the roster. Brown is the exact type of linebacker they need, it's not great for them that he left without a contract.
http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Zach-Brown-courtship-sours-quickly-for-Raiders-51814083 (http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Zach-Brown-courtship-sours-quickly-for-Raiders-51814083)
According to ESPN's Adam Caplan (https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/842509746284498944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), a potential deal between the Oakland Raiders and this particular free-agent linebacker "looks like a no-go right now."
Brown and the Raiders may have been far apart in talks. Perhaps so far apart that Brown was offended. That's the conclusion some are drawing from a pair of tweets sent out from his account after the visit had concluded.
Caplan noted in his report (https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/842509746284498944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) that things could change between Brown and the Raiders in time, but Brown's tweets make it seem unlikely that he will be back in the Bay Area.
Brown, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Tennessee Titans. He spent his first four seasons with the Titans, then enjoyed a breakout season with the Buffalo Bills in 2016. The 6-foot-1, 248-pound middle linebacker posted the second most tackles in the NFL (149), as well as four sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.
Inside linebacker was one of Oakland's biggest weaknesses last season, and the unit is even weaker now that both of last year's starters are no longer on the roster. Brown is the exact type of linebacker they need, it's not great for them that he left without a contract.
http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Zach-Brown-courtship-sours-quickly-for-Raiders-51814083 (http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Zach-Brown-courtship-sours-quickly-for-Raiders-51814083)