Competition Will Be Tough at DE in Oakland

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Published: May 11, 2009

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... whether he has stomach flu or not...

 

Burgess has been trying to ride the coattails of his masterful 2005 All Pro season in which he racked up 16 sacks and led the NFL, also breaking the Raiders single season record. 

 

In 2006, he made the pro bowl again, tallying 11 sacks. 

 

In 2007, he still had eight sacks, but has been a spotty player on the field over that span of time, nursing and fighting off injuries.

 

In 2008 his sacks total dropped to under four.

 

So the question is, how reliable is Derrick Burgess at this stage of his career? 

 

He is 31 (almost an old man in NFL years), and is in a contract se...

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