Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Draft 2010 > 4th Round via Trade > Kirk Morrison > ILB > Oakland Raiders
// May 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Gene Smith, Jaguars Trade, NFL Draft, Scouting
The Raiders continued to wheel and deal over this three-day draft, and this morning the exports included Kirk Morrison, who started at linebacker for all five of his years in Oakland.
The Raiders have traded 28-year old inside linebacker Kirk Morrison to the Jaguars for a 4th round pick in the NFL Draft. Morrison played in 16 games for the Raiders last season and he finished up with 133 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and he defensed 1 pass. In his 5 years with the Raiders he played in 80 games in which he has made 632 tackles, defensed 19 passes, he has 5 sacks and 7 interceptions.
“Good Morning. I’m a Jacksonville Jaguar,” Morrison tweeted shortly after announcement of the trade, which sent the LB and a fifth-round pick to Jax for a fourth-round choice that the Raiders turned into Clemson WR/KR Jacoby Ford.
Morrison was not an overpowering inside linebacker, a shortcoming that contributed to the Raiders’ inability to stop the run. But no one ever doubted his heart or his effort. He grew up rooting for the Raiders in the Coliseum, and was among the most popular players in the community. He will definitely be missed.
