Jeff Garcia signed with the Oakland Raiders offseason, the team wanted to put pressure on JaMarcus Russell (first overall pick 2007) and similarly provide a mentor that could boost their performance in the regular season.
The pre-season comes to an end, with this finally can decide to announce the casualties of players on each team, and from among 22 names that are forced to leave Oakland, Jeff Garcia is definitely the most surprising to fans and players in the NFL. Moreover when the only means that players will support Russell Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye, quarterbacks who have not played a single regular season game with the Raiders.
Garcia, a quarterback for 39 years with 116 career starts and 10 seasons of experience, signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders last April making their displeasure known by becoming a player in reserve, which could be an important factor the decision taken by the team.
"We talked in the beginning of how it might fit into the team, but the best way to address this issue is saying that the other two players played very well and they are committed to serve as support for JaMarcus Russell." Said Tom Cable, coach the Raiders. "If Garcia did not feel comfortable taking a role as a reserve, is no longer part of it."
Garcia missed two weeks of training camp because of an injury and sat out the first preseason game with the Raiders, the numbers fell into his quarterback active weeks were not what the coach expected, now the state of Garcia at NFL, at 39 years of age, is highly questionable.
