The journeyman NFL QB started 43 games the past six seasons for the Bears
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In that time he threw 61 touchdowns and 38..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕The man whose final start for Raiders gave way to JaMarcus Russell era has retiredNew,17commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The man whose final start for Raiders gave way to JaMarcus Russell era has retiredTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesMost NFL fans know who Josh McCown is. The journeyman NFL QB started 43 games the past six seasons for the Bears, Buccaneers, Browns, and Jets. In that time he threw 61 touchdowns and 38 interceptions. What you may not know is just how long McCown has been bouncing around the NFL — 17 seasons. The former 3rd round pick entered the NFL in 2002 with the Cardinals. Today he announced his retirement.McCown’s third NFL stop was in Oakland in 2007. That was the year the Raiders made JaMarcus Russell the number one overall pick in the NFL draft.Those days NFL rookies could still decide their own contracts and Russell was looking to cash in. He held out well into his rookie season, during which time, McCown was the Raiders’ starting QB.McCown went 1-2 in three starts before Daunte Culpepper took over as the starter. Later that season, McCown returned as the starter in the home stretch. He and Culpepper would each get just two wins and with the team sitting at 4-11 heading into the finale, the decision was made to give Russell his first ever NFL start.Thus McCown’s time in Oakland would end with the beginning of Russell’s NFL career. Russell would infamously flame out as the biggest but in NFL history and 12 years later, the 39-year-old McCown announced his retirement with 76 starts in 99 game appearances.Follow @LeviDamien In the spirit of Easter, we look at those players who resurrected their careers in Silver and Black."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Happy Easter: Here are the top ten Raiders career resurrections on defenseNew,19commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareHappy Easter: Here are the top ten Raiders career resurrections on defenseRaiders great defensive end John MatuszakAs we continue in the spirit of Easter and the most famous resurrection of all time, I continue to list off those players who resurrected their careers with the Raiders. Or, if you prefer, those players who were “passed over” by their former teams.I covered the offense so now it is time to look at those defensive players who found new life in Silver and Black. There are many on both sides of the ball as we know Al Davis was once known for picking up players considered expendable by other teams and breathing new life into their careers.Here are the top ten on the defensive side of the ball:DE John Matuszak“Sloth” was chosen number one overall in the ‘73 draft by the Houston Oilers. He spent just one season in Houston before he was traded to the Chiefs where he spent two seasons. He was a starter for the first time in his second season in Kansas City but didn’t make the team out of camp the next season. And when they released him, the Raiders were waiting to scoop him up. They immediately signed the enigmatic defensive end and he played in every game that season and helped the team win their first Super Bowl. He spent five more seasons with the Raiders, starting every game in four of those seasons and helping them win yet another Super Bowl in 1980.DE Ben DavidsonThe original “Big Ben”, Davidson was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1961 draft. He never played a game for the Giants though. He bounced around a bit spending a year in Green Bay and two seasons in Washington before he finally found a home in Oakland. He was the first great Raiders defensive end. Davidson spent eight seasons with the Raiders including their trip to Super Bowl II. Over that time he made three AFL All Star teams and was named All Pro once.DT Tom KeatingKeating was drafted by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 1964 draft, but never played a game with the team. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills instead and played two seasons in Buffalo. He would appear in just 9 games over his two season with the Bills and didn’t start a single game. In ‘66 he would sign with the Raiders and instantly was named to the AFL All Star team. The next season, he would be named All Pro and helped the Raiders reach Super Bowl II. He spent a total of six seasons with the Raiders at right defensive tackle.DE Ike LassiterWas chosen in the ninth round of the draft by the Rams in 1962 but didn’t play a game for them. He would play his first three seasons in Denver but saw his game appearances dwindle from a appearing in every game as a rookie, to seven in his second season
Quinton Bell Oakland Raiders Jersey , to just two in his final season in Denver. The Raiders picked him up after that and made him their ever game defensive end for the next five seasons. In his second season with the team, he started every game at left defensive end, helping the Raiders reach Super Bowl II. He would also be named to the AFL All Star team that season.S Eddie AndersonWas a sixth round draft choice by the Seattle Seahawks in 1986. He played just one season for the Seahawks before he was released. The Raiders picked him up and he spent eleven seasons with the team. In the eight seasons from ‘88 to‘95, he was the undisputed starting free safety for the Raiders. He played in and started nearly every game during that time. During which he averaged 85 tackles per season including a high point of 118 tackles for the 91 playoff team.CB Lionel WashingtonOne of the best and longest tenured Raider corners in the long history of great Raider corners. But he didn’t start out with the Raiders. He was drafted in the fourth round by the St Louis Cardinals in 1983 and would spend the first four seasons of his career in St Louis. He would sign with the Raiders after that and spend the next nine years of his career in Silver and Black. In the five year span from 1989-93, he appeared in and started all but one game. After spending two seasons in Denver, he would return to the Raiders for one final season in 1997 and retire as a Raider.LB Jerry RobinsonThe 21st pick by the Eagles in 1979 draft, Robinson played six season in Philadelphia. He actually lined up against the Raiders as part of the Eagles team the Raiders trounced in Super Bowl XV. Jerry was born and raised in the Bay Area and signed with his hometown Raiders in 1985. Unfortunately, by this time, they were no longer in Oakland, they had moved to Los Angeles. But that was not a big deal because Robinson played college ball at UCLA. He would spend the final seven season of his career with the Raiders. From 1986-90, he missed just five games and started every game in which he appeared. He still makes his home in the Los Angeles area to this day.DB Nemiah WilsonCame into the league with the Denver Broncos in 1965 and would spend his first three seasons of his NFL career in Denver. He didn't start a single game with the team but still managed to make the Pro Bowl in his third season. After which the Raiders signed him and after injuries kept him out nearly his entire first season with the team, he held down the starting right corner spot for the next five years from 69 to 73. He was supplanted half way through the 74 season by new teammate and future Hall of Famer, Willie Brown... understandably.DE Derrick BurgessA round three draft choice by the Eagles in 2001, he was plagued by injuries over his three seasons in Philadelphia. In his limited playing time, he looked every bit the player the Eagles hoped he would be. He had six sacks as a rookie which was his only full healthy season there. One of those injuries caused him to miss the entire 2003 season. In 2004 he had 2.5 sacks during the season and another three sacks in the team's playoff run including their only sack in the Super Bowl. His injuries were a huge concern for the team so they allowed him to walk as a free agent.The Raiders picked him up and he recored 16 sacks in his first season and 11 sacks in his second season earning him Pro Bowl bids in both. He played four seasons in Oakland, recording 38.5 sacks over that time. He wanted the Raiders to offer him a large contract but after his inability to finish his final two seasons, the Raiders balked and traded him to the Patriots for a round five pick.S Charles WoodsonNo one would have blamed CWood had he called it quits after the 2012 season. He was 36 years old, coming off an injury shortened season, after the Packers moved him from cornerback where he had played his entire career and released him. And there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that he would have been standing on the stage in Canton last year. But he wasn’t done.The moment he was released, the Raider Nation kicked their recruitment efforts into high gear. Once word came out that Woodson would be making a visit to the Raiders to look into signing, the Silver & Black Pride community was a major factor in organizing a welcoming party for him to show him and the Raiders just how much they wanted a reunion with their former top pick. He wouldn’t leave before signing on. And then he didn’t leave the field for barely a snap in three seasons as the Raiders starting free safety, making the Pro Bowl in his final season in 2015 at the age of 39. He is risen. He left the NFL on his own terms and his bust in Canton is already reserved for 2020.Also see: Top ten Raiders career resurrections on offense
