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Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson has agreed to sign Oakland's one-year franchise tag offer of $8.782 million, ESPN's John Clayton reported Wednesday night.
Woodson's agent, Carl Poston, said that Woodson likely will report to the team in the next day or two and would sign the deal then. Woodson has already missed four weeks of camp and two preseason games.
On Tuesday, Poston had told the Contra Costa Times that Woodson would join his teammates next week.
"The longer it takes, the more it's eating at him," Poston told the paper. "He's in great shape. He's doing two-a-days that are well beyond what [his teammates] are doing in their two-a-days."
Raiders coach Norv Turner has said that there likely won't be enough time for Woodson to get up to speed with Oakland's new defense in time for the season opener.
"Obviously, the longer it goes, the harder it is," Turner said. "I've been in situations where a guy came in in a week and could contribute and play. But that was a situation where the guy had been in the same system and knew the calls, knew everything. Obviously, when Charles gets here, it's going to be harder. It's all new for him."
Woodson, tagged in February as Oakland's franchise player, has been unhappy with his current contract status and reportedly is seeking a long-term deal that would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. He had been hesitant to sign the team's one-year tender, but didn't really look to have many other options.
"When Charles gets here, we'll proceed to work on a long-term contract," Raiders personnel executive Mike Lombardi told the Contra Costa Times on Tuesday.
Poston had told the paper that Woodson would sign the one-year tender provided the Raiders show good faith in working out a long-term deal.
"I need an assurance, and Charles needs an assurance that the Raiders are going to work diligently on putting together a long-term deal," Poston said. "I have a hard time believing in their diligence when they haven't done anything for three years."
Oakland is switching from its traditional 4-3 defense to a 3-4 look under first-year defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, and Woodson has yet to be exposed to it. He did not take part in any of the team's offseason workouts or minicamps and has remained at his home in Houston where he was reportedly working out with a private trainer.
Source: ESPN
Woodson's agent, Carl Poston, said that Woodson likely will report to the team in the next day or two and would sign the deal then. Woodson has already missed four weeks of camp and two preseason games.
On Tuesday, Poston had told the Contra Costa Times that Woodson would join his teammates next week.
"The longer it takes, the more it's eating at him," Poston told the paper. "He's in great shape. He's doing two-a-days that are well beyond what [his teammates] are doing in their two-a-days."
Raiders coach Norv Turner has said that there likely won't be enough time for Woodson to get up to speed with Oakland's new defense in time for the season opener.
"Obviously, the longer it goes, the harder it is," Turner said. "I've been in situations where a guy came in in a week and could contribute and play. But that was a situation where the guy had been in the same system and knew the calls, knew everything. Obviously, when Charles gets here, it's going to be harder. It's all new for him."
Woodson, tagged in February as Oakland's franchise player, has been unhappy with his current contract status and reportedly is seeking a long-term deal that would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. He had been hesitant to sign the team's one-year tender, but didn't really look to have many other options.
"When Charles gets here, we'll proceed to work on a long-term contract," Raiders personnel executive Mike Lombardi told the Contra Costa Times on Tuesday.
Poston had told the paper that Woodson would sign the one-year tender provided the Raiders show good faith in working out a long-term deal.
"I need an assurance, and Charles needs an assurance that the Raiders are going to work diligently on putting together a long-term deal," Poston said. "I have a hard time believing in their diligence when they haven't done anything for three years."
Oakland is switching from its traditional 4-3 defense to a 3-4 look under first-year defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, and Woodson has yet to be exposed to it. He did not take part in any of the team's offseason workouts or minicamps and has remained at his home in Houston where he was reportedly working out with a private trainer.
Source: ESPN