McFadden Inked

Reports out of Alameda suggest that the Raiders have signed Darren McFadden to a six-year $60 million contract. The deal calls for $26 million in gauranteed money. The Raiders are believed to be holding a press conference at 11am on Friday.

The Jamarcus Russell debacle last year prompted the Raiders to get their 2008 draft day prize signed so he would be in camp from day one. That ordeal turned out to be a plus or a minus, depending on how you look at it.

McFadden won't be a hold out like Russell was last season, but did that force the Raiders to sign the rookie running back at a higher price than they would have paid with a little more negotiating leverage?