The guy the Oakland Raiders made the second overall pick in 2004, Robert Gallery, has decided to leave the organization and test his free agent waters.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Robbie. Al Davis hung on to you much longer than a lot of NFL executives would have. You were a sure-fire, can't miss prospect at left tackle out of Iowa but showed immediately that you couldn't do it at an NFL level and were moved to guard where you were solid, but nowhere near a Pro Bowler.
The only thing that scares me about this however, is that he was a the main piece of our offensive line and his heir apparent, Bruce Campbell, needs a ton of work at guard.
With it being a very real possibility that the Raiders are going to lose lockdown corner Nnamdi Asomugha, Mr. Davis has been very active in keeping most of his other players despite the seemingly inevitable lockout. He's resigned defensive tackles Richard Seymour and Big John Henderson to two year deals each. He overpaid CB Stanford Routt (which Al has a tendency to do with somewhat unproven athletes, see Tommy Kelly) with a three year, $31.5 million dollar contract and placed the franchise tag on OLB Kamerion Wimbley who had a very good 2010, his first in Oakland.
Could Gallery, an Iowa native, be eying a return to the Midwest? Teams like the Vikings or Bears could use an upgrade to their offensive lines.
