Aaron Curry a RAIDER

[DieselPusher]

Updated: October 12, 2011, 5:31 PM ET
Sources: Aaron Curry dealt to Raiders

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The Seattle Seahawks traded linebacker Aaron Curry to the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday for draft picks in 2012 and another in 2013, a source familiar with deal told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

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Seattle will receive a seventh-round pick in 2012 and a mid-round conditional pick (fourth or fifth round) in 2013 based on Curry's playing time with Oakland, a source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
Curry was not at practice Wednesday and his locker was cleaned out. The Seahawks had no comment on his status, but some teammates indicated that Curry was on his way out of Seattle.
Curry had fallen out of favor in Seattle, with rookie K.J. Wright taking over the starting strongside linebacker role.
"He gets to go to a new team, show the team who he is and just show them what kind of person he is," Wright said. "He told us that before he left. So he's just starting over. I think it's going to work out good for him."
Teammates including Wright and Leroy Hill indicated that Curry had come in and said his goodbyes. Curry was the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft out of Wake Forest, but had struggled to find a productive role in Seattle.
"I talked to him and he came and said how much he had learned from us and how much he is going to miss us and everything," Hill said. "I think now he won't have all those high expectations that he had here, so he can just relax and play ball. I wish him luck and I think everything will work out for him."
Information from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, ESPN.com's Mike Sando and The Associated Press was used in this report.

[DieselPusher]

Good trade for the Raiders, minimal risk, not giving up much at all.

[King of Kings]

A 7th rounder? Whew, glad we didn't pull the trigger on that trade!

[Tobalaz]

And yet, had WE made that same trade, people would be bitching to high heaven that we "gave up too much for an overpriced bust" because we seem to define our existance solely through our misery and dissatisfaction.

[King of Kings]

It's a 7th rounder, how often do 7th round draft picks even make a roster? That's pure pennies to take on a guy who may turn out to be a steal. If we could i'd love for us to use our 7th rounders on trades like this every year, there's a better chance of the player traded for working out than the draft pick.

[Brown Warrior]

Originally Posted by Tobalaz

And yet, had WE made that same trade, people would be bitching to high heaven that we "gave up too much for an overpriced bust" because we seem to define our existance solely through our misery and dissatisfaction.

I can't tell if you're joking. You think someone would bitch that a 7th rounder was too high for Aaron Curry?

[Tobalaz]

I don't think anyone would bitch over the 7th, they would bitch over the 4th or 5th and his base salary.

[King of Kings]

Well the 4th or 5th is only if he produces which most of us would have hoped would happen.

[RalphieH_O_S]

Great trade with a low risk, I like it, but it just makes me wonder, why wont the Browns trade a 4thn or 5th rounder for Brandon Lloyd, there is no way that it doesn't make them a better team, and the price is very reasonable...

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[Vegasdogg]

Originally Posted by RalphieH_O_S

r Brandon Lloyd, there is no way that it doesn't make them a better team, and the price is very reasonable...

What makes them a better team is the QB rising to the challenge of being a starter in this league. We can sign the Lloyd's and Brandon Marshall's and T.O's of the league, but unless Colt can play consistently it really doesn't make a ton of sense to being trading draft picks we may need to improve the team and possibly deal for a QB.

You start to hit 31 like Lloyd (who has probably the best set of hands I have seen in the NFL since Cris Carter and who I have always liked) than injuries crop up. A 3rd or 4th rounder for this guy? No way. I would cringe at a fifth.

Adding WR's to the team will not make the QB better.