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| 23rd August, 2007 - 1:06 pm |  Sacramento Bee - Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said JaMarcus Russell's agents, Ethan Lock and Eric Metz, met with Raiders officials Monday in Los Angeles.
Kiffin didn't report any groundbreaking progress but said the meeting was a step in the right direction.
"That's really the first time they've been together in person (recently), with everybody together at a meeting," Kiffin said. "So I would assume that would be positive."
Still, sources familiar with the negotiations said they are likely to extend into the regular season.
The Raiders say they've met the initial demands of a six-year contract worth up to $60 million, with $30 million to $32 million in guarantees, and contend Russell's agents upped the amount of guaranteed money they want.
Russell's camp says the contract requires more guaranteed money upfront to protect the quarterback from losing out on guaranteed money should he be injured or cut. [READ] |
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