If you’ve spent even 10 minutes talking with Nnamdi Asomugha, it’s no surprise his one week stint as a pinch-hitter for Peter King’s “Monday Morning Quarterback” column on CNN-SI was a success.
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On the heels of a couple of highly impressive offseason workouts open to the media and ostensibly a number of others behind closed doors, Al Davis took the opportunity Sunday to turn up the pressure on second-year wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey.
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The Raiders, looking even thinner than usual on their interior defensive line this week with the “excused” absences of Tommy Kelly and William Joseph, bulked up considerably Friday with the free agent acquisition of defensive tackle John Henderson.
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Nobody was quite sure when Lane Kiffin received the overhead projector treatment courtesy of Al Davis if he could coach or not.
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On second thought, a Darren McFadden-Michael Bush tandem could be the plan in 2010.
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Following the first day of practice the Raiders’ mandatory minicamp following the draft, I asked rookie third-round pick Jared Veldheer about the intensity of the “no contact” practices.
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The following statement was released through e-mail by the NFL and NFLPA:

The NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association have resolved a dispute concerning the Oakland Raiders’ off-season workout program.
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Coach Tom Cable called the involvement of wide receiver Chaz Schilens “limited” Wednesday, but that’s not to be mistaken for taking it easy.
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Some quick hits following Wednesday’s organized team activity session on what turned out to be a Twitter-free day, with more to come later:
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Unable to post Twitter updates as of now. Over-capacity when I attempt to post from my computer, and from my company phone I keep getting the message “Error posting status _ empty response. You may want to try again later.
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