It's Officially the Offseason: A Raider is Arrested

The offseason is officially underway now that the Raiders have secured their first arrest. Cornerback Fabian Washington was arrested on domestic battery charges and released on bond.

The Raiders have become one of the worst franchises in NFL history and are only a shell of their former glory. And that's just in the off-the-field jurisprudence. There was a time when seemingly all NFL arrests and domestic violence charges came from the Raiders. Now they are being lapped by teams such as the Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.

Back in the glory days, if the Titans had a cornerback who shot a bouncer, the Raiders would shoot five. If a Falcons quarterback ran a dog-fighting ring, the Raiders would have cock fighting at practice.

And seriously Washington, this was only barely domestic violence.

The woman, however, said Washington grabbed her from behind and "backpedaled" her away from the couple's baby. The deputy said he observed "slight red marks" on the victim's neck and that Washington was arrested.

Backpedaled? Like the thing that Robert Gallery can�t do? That's what counts for Raiders violence now? Jim Otto's bloody knuckles are rolling in his grave right now.