Silver and Black Report

GERARD WARREN

• DEFENSIVE TACKLE
• No: 61
• Height: 6’4”
• Weight: 330
• Birth date: 07/25/1978
• College: Florida
• Acquired: Via trade from the Denver Broncos on August 20^th, 2007, for a conditional fifth round draft selection

The Denver Broncos shopped Gerard Warren around the NFL last summer when they decided he wasn’t the right fit for their defense after starting 31-of-32 contests in two seasons.

The Oakland Raiders swapped a conditional fifth round draft choice to their divisional rivals for his services, a selection ultimately attained when Warren earned a roster spot at the start of the 2007 campaign. They also inherited his contract, which was for six years and $36 million with $10 million guaranteed.

Warren, the third overall player chosen in the 2001 draft, eventually made it into the starting line-up, replacing Terdell Sands a few games into the schedule, and recording three-sacks and one forced fumble during the team’s first four contests.

A quadriceps injury kept him off the field the ensuing four games and he capped his first year as a Raider with 22-tackles and 4-sacks.

In 2008, the Silver & Black expect Warren to be a integral part of their defensive line, rotating in-and-out of the line-up with the likes of Sands and Tommy Kelly.