Just hours before the start of free agency, unheralded defensive end Tommy Kelly has struck it rich with the Raiders.
Kelly, an undrafted defender out of Mississippi state, has agreed to a seven-year, $50.5 million deal that includes more than $18 million in guaranteed money.
That's the good news. The bad news: He's still with the Raiders.
Kelly suffered tore his ACL last Oct. 28 and was out for the season, but is expected to be at full strength for the 2008 season.
I suffered a torn ACL nearly three years ago playing soccer.
I did not sign a seven-year, $50.5 million contract.
But I do play, thanks to a fancy, schmancy knee brace.