The Raiders may ask quarterback JaMarcus Russell to take a pay cut if they end up acquiring a high-profile quarterback like Donovan McNabb, according to the San Jose Mercury News. However, Russell has said that he won't accept a pay cut.

Raiders safety Hiram Eugene has signed his restricted free agent tender to return to the team next season. Eugene has been a part-time starter the past three seasons for Oakland.

Two Raiders employees have told the Oakland Tribune that the team has not discussed quarterback Donovan McNabb with the Eagles. An ESPN report Monday said that the Raiders are the leading candidate to land McNabb in a much-rumored trade.

The Raiders have received offers for the eighth overall pick. An unknown team has offered Oakland a second-round pick this year and first-round pick in 2011 for the eighth pick next month, according to San Francisco Chronicle. The deal would allow the Raiders to get back in the 2011 first round after they dealt their pick to the Patriots in the Richard Seymour deal.

The Raiders have emerged as the leading candidate to land Donovan McNabb in a trade, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. All the ingredients for a trade are in place, according to the sources. Oakland is the team that has been most willing to match Philadelphia's asking price. The Eagles are looking for a top-42 pick in any package for McNabb. The Raiders have the 39th overall pick, their second-round selection.

Early reports this offseason claimed that Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was in great shape, but recent reports indicate otherwise. "Two people reported that Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell returned to Oakland and tipped the scales at 290 pounds. At least he was under 3 bills," ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted on Friday. Russell's playing weight was about 260 pounds in 2009. The Raiders have been linked to Donovan McNabb in some trade rumors.

The Raiders may have contacted the Vikings about the availability of quarterback Sage Rosenfels, according to a report. Even if Brett Favre returns or Minnesota trades for Donovan McNabb, Tarvaris Jackson is expected to be their No. 2 option. The Vikings acquired Rosenfels from Houston a year ago.

Michael Lombardi of The National Football Post writes that trade talks involving Donovan McNabb center around the Bills and Raiders. Buffalo is concerned that McNabb doesn't have an extension in place, while Oakland is looking at every quarterback option. In addition, Lombardi writes that the Raiders and Vikings are discussing a possible deal for Sage Rosenfels.

The Raiders have offered the Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in a deal for quarterback Donovan McNabb, but Philadelphia has reservations. "ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports Oakland is willing to part with CB Nnamdi Asomugha in exchange for Donovan McNabb - but Eagles reluctant," ESPN's Adam Schefter wrote on his Twitter page.

The St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Oakland Raiders all answered no, either publicly or privately, when asked Thursday if they were thinking about trading for the Philadelphia Eagles' six-time Pro Bowl quarterback. Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo shot down a Philadelphia Inquirer report that the team had offered a second-round draft pick (No. 33 overall) and free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe to the Eagles for McNabb. "There's nothing to that," Spagnuolo said, according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. "We're not involved in that. At this time of year, there are going to be all kind of things thrown out there. But no, there's nothing to it." League sources indicated to La Canfora on Wednesday that the Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills are interested in McNabb. Several executives on other clubs pointed to the Raiders as being in the heaviest pursuit, although two unnamed team executives told the Oakland Tribune on Thursday that they weren't aware of any calls to the Eagles about McNabb.