ALAMEDA, Calif.
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Raiders released Pro Bowl fullback Marcel Reece on Monday after his four-game
suspension for violating the leagues policy on performance-enhancing drugs was
completed.Reece was suspended late last season and missed the final game of 2015
and the first three this season.With the Raiders running game thriving so far,
the team decided it was time to cut ties with its longest-tenured position
player.I dont know that the suspension played a big part in the decision, coach
Jack Del Rio said.Other than to allow the guys that played, the backfield that
we have, were using all those guys and theyre all doing a nice job in the roles
that they have. We feel like its a good group and we dont want to disrupt
it.Jamize Olawale has filled Reeces role as the fullback and is better suited as
a lead blocker than the more versatile Reece.With the additions of rookies
DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard for depth behind starter Latavius Murray,
there were few available opportunities for another back.Oakland (2-1) is
averaging 148.3 yards rushing for the second-best mark in the NFL and a
league-leading 5.9 yards per carry through three games.Despite that production,
Del Rio said it was a difficult decision to let Reece go.We have a lot of
admiration for the young man and a lot respect for what he brought to this
organization for a number of years, Del Rio said. We feel like we have a really
good group there so were making this decision.Reece was selected to his fourth
Pro Bowl last season before the suspension came down.In eight seasons, he had
205 receptions for 2,015 yards with 12 touchdowns. He also ran for 844 yards on
183 carries with three touchdowns.What he has meant to the organization and to
me over the past few years is hard to put into words, but his actions, both on
and off the field, speak louder than any words can, general manager Reggie
McKenzie said. This was a tough decision. Not enough can be said about Marcels
commitment to his teammates and his pride in the Raiders, and we wish him and
his family nothing but the best.The former college wide receiver who made
himself into a successful NFL fullback often was a difficult matchup for
opponents and was at times one of the few bright spots on some ineffective
Oakland offenses.With his release, there are only three players on the Raiders
roster who were brought into the organization by late owner Al Davis, who died
in 2011.Kicker Sebastian Janikowski and long snapper Jon Condo pre-dated Reeces
arrival in Oakland and special teams standout Taiwan Jones was part of Davis
last draft class.Reece usually wore a T-shirt honoring Davis during pregame
warmups.Owner Mark Davis, who took over the team after his fathers death, called
this a sad day for the Raiders. He also said there will be a place in the
organization for Reece after he retires.My father once said that I would have a
tough time running this organization because I was too close to the players, and
that rings true today, Mark Davis said. Marcel Reece has been a pillar of the
organization for nine years and was the glue that held us together during a
tough transition after my fathers passing. He helped put us on the upward path
we are on today and his leadership will be sorely missed. The motto, `Once a
Raider, Always a Raider, has never been more appropriate.Game notes The Raiders
still have one open roster spot since they havent filled the 53rd spot created
when DL Mario Edwards Jr. was placed on IR three weeks ago. ... Del Rio had no
update on the status of RT Menelik Watson, who left Sundays game with a strained
calf.---Online:AP NFL website:
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Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system,
including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League.FIA
race director Charlie Whiting has explained Lewis Hamilton was not punished for
going off track at the Mexican GP because the Mercedes driver did not gain a
lasting advantage. The decision not to penalise Hamilton at the start of the
last race was challenged by Red Bull after Max Verstappen was hit by a
five-second penalty for, like Hamilton, missing the circuits first
corner.However, as Whiting revealed immediately after the race to Sky F1s Martin
Brundle, data showed from Hamiltons car showed that the Mercedes driver
immediately slowed upon returning to the track. Verstappen, on the other hand,
was defending from Sebastian Vettel when he lost control of his Red Bull car
under braking. Whitings explanation was provided in full during a captivating
but highly unusual briefing at the end of the traditional pre-event drivers
press conference for this weekends Brazilian GP when Whiting joined Hamilton,
Vettel, Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Williams Felipe Massa to talk through
the incidents.Hours after Whitings appearance, Ferrari announced they would
appeal against Vettels demotion, stating that a number of new elements had come
to light after the decision that make the decison reviewable. Its understood the
appeal was lodged on Wednesday - the night before Whitings appearance. Vettel
unhappy with his Mexico penaltyThe conference provided Vettel with his first
public opportunity to discuss his penalty in Mexico after the Ferrari driver was
stripped of his podium finish over three hours after the race had finished.In an
incident which was analysed in depth by Whiting in front of the assembled media
and the drivers, Vettel was found guilty of moving in the braking zone when
trying to hold off Ricciardo on the penultimate lap of the race. Ironically,
Vettel was one of the strongest advocates for the rules surrounding such
manoeuvres being tightened up in the wake of sustained criticism of Verstappen
for similar perceived offences.But Vettel remained adamant he had done nothing
wrong.I dont agree with the decision made, said the Ferrari driver. I gave
enough room on the inside, l kept the car straight for the majority of the
braking and in my opinion Daniel locked up so badly because there was no grip on
the inside. I think it looked worse than it actually was. Whiting accepts Vettel
apologyWhiting was himself speaking publicly for the first time since Vettel
launched a foul-mouthed outburst aimed directly at the FIA race director after
the four-time world champion became exasperated with Verstappens refusal to
yield.Its not the first time that bad language has been used and the fact it was
directed at me was unfortunate, said Whiting. There were a number of mitigating
factors which built up to Sebastians frustrations but the fact he sought me out
to apologise...for me, that was enough. I am prepared just to forget it and move
on.The FIA investigated the outburst but decided not to levy a further penalty
against Vettel after the Ferrari driver wrote a letter of apology to the
governing body. I am sorry for what l said, conceded Vettel. I regret what l
said, I didnt mean it and I am happy Charlie has accepted the apology. Sebastian
Vettel says he doesnt agree with his penalty in Mexico Verstappens lasting
advantage or double standards?Vettel wasnt alone in expressing his unhappiness
with the stewards post-race verdicts in Mexico.
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felt he had been the victim of double standards when he was demoted from third
place for cutting the first corner following Hamiltons let-off.But according to
Whiting, the telemetry from Hamiltons W07 showed the Mercedes driver had backed
off to 80 per cent throttle between turns three and four to give back his
advantage. Charlie Whiting joins the drivers press conference to explain the two
incidents in Mexico where Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen missed the first
corner Turning to the Verstappen incident, Whiting then added: If Max had done
the same thing between turns three and four, he would have certainly have lost
his place. So the stewards felt he deserved a penalty because he had gained a
lasting advantage. Thats the fundamental difference.With Whiting sitting
directly in front of him, Verstappen responded: Of course I dont agree with the
decision. If you give penalties, give it to both or dont give any penalties. A
second Verstappen rule in the future?But Verstappen also argued that a blanket
ban on drivers leaving the track should be imposed to avoid similar future
controversy.Maybe what we should change in the future is that once you go off
you should be penalised instead of the stewards interfering and giving an
opinion, said the Red Bull teenager.It would be good if we could somehow
automatically get some sort of slowing down, agreed Mercedes Nico Rosberg. Sky
F1 pundit Brundle argued along similar lines in his post-Mexico column for Sky
Sports, writing: I have believed for many years that in those situations a
driver should be made to go through a penalty box area at pit lane speed limit
so that he takes some serious pain for his mistake.The Verstappen rule, which
outlaws drivers moving in the braking zone, was also discussed at length with
Whiting clarifying the circumstances under which a penalty would be imposed:
Firstly, if a driver has to take avoiding action, if a driver makes an abnormal
change of direction in the braking zone and if it is potentially dangerous to
another driver. If those three conditions are satisfied then the stewards will
feel a penalty should be applied.Such complexity is likely to confuse rather
than excite Formula 1 fans. But as Whiting reflected, simplicity is never simple
in F1.The whole sport has become more complex. There are continued requests to
make things clearer, but the clearer things become the longer, and the more
detailed, the rules.For example, all the rules around driving could be summed up
in one sentence: drivers must drive safely.But when you have a simple rule like
that, you are continually asked what does that exactly mean, can we do this? and
can we do that?, and the rule becomes longer and longer… Also See: The Formula 1
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