Raiders tender will keep Ricky Brown around
The Oakland Raiders gave linebacker Ricky Brown a second-round tender on Wednesday per reports.
The often-injured back-up ended the 2009 season on injured reserve due to a bum ankle. Brown wore a cast before opting for surgery which ended his campaign.
The un-drafted free-agent from Boston College challenged Kirk Morrison for most of the summer prior to the start of the 2009 season atop the depth chart. Since his arrival in 2006, Brown has been a key cog on special teams.
The second round tender will likely him in Oakland another season, fending off teams that may have been initially interested in the prospect, but now there will be very little if any chance of him departing with that hefty compensation attached.
Brown could earn more than his $1.545 million salary from last season with the tender offer.
