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Teammates stunned to see Rhodes go
"I didn't expect that," veteran fullback Justin Griffith said. "Not at all."
Neither did Justin Fargas, who was given the Ed Block Courage Award at a banquet in Oakland on Monday night. Rhodes may have fell out of favor with management, but Fargas described him as a great teammate.
"Actually, I was a little surprised," Fargas said. "I didn't foresee that happening. Dominique is a good player and a good locker room guy that brings everybody up.
"Those are the kind of guys you want to have around, so when they let him go, it was a little bit of a shock, a little bit of a disappointment to me."
No one seems able to put a finger on where Rhodes went wrong. In 2006, he was the 100-yard star of the Colts' Super Bowl victory and should have won the MVP award.
Rhodes didn't get a real chance to play until Fargas sprained his knee late in the season. Rhodes started the last two games and had consecutive 100-yard games.
In the offseason, he took a paycut from $3 million to $1.75 million to stay with the Raiders. Then, with no explanation, they cut him.
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The last 2 games of the season Rhodes had consecutive 100-yard games, he rushed for 256-yards combined in those two games.
Lamont Jordan and Fargas are both 1,000-yard rushers, Jordan in 2005 and Fargas last season..
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In 2007, with LaMont Jordan's continuing injuries and struggles, Fargas was promoted to the first string once again. He has averaged near 100 yards per game since taking over as a starter and has solidified himself as a starting running back in the NFL. On December 16, 2007 against the Indianapolis Colts, Fargas reached the 1,000 yard mark for rushing in a season.
On February 13, 2008, the Oakland Raiders re-signed Fargas to a three-year extension reportedly worth up to $14 million after incentives with $6 million guaranteed. Fargas is expected to start going into next season
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I think if anyone is to be released next it will be Jordan though, he hasn't played a full feason since his 1,000-yard season in 2005.
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Last edited by bling49; 04-29-2008 at 01:11 PM.
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