Photos: Nnamdi Asomugha will retire as an Oakland Raider
December 27, 2013
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha #21 celebrates after the Raiders recovered a game winning fumble in the fourth quarter on November 20, 2005 at Fed Ex Field in Landover, Maryland. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) ( 53256758WM012_Oakland_Raide )
Former Cal football player Nnamdi Asomugha (cq) talks to the press at the Oakland Raiders headquarters in Alameda, Calif. on Saturday, April 26, 2003. Asomugha was chosen in the first round of the NFL draft by the Raiders. (Sherry LaVars/ Bay Area News Group) ( NNAMDI4.JPG )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha #21 and Tyler Brayton #91 drop Buffalo Bills QB Drew Bledsoe during play on September 19, 2004. (Jay Solmonson/Bay Area News Group) ( rddbled7.jpg )
Oakland Raiders defenders Phillip Buchanon, from left, Nnamdi Asomugha, Marques Anderson and Danny Clark watch the final seconds of their 31-3 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( rdbench6.jpg )
Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha (21) blocks a punt by Carolina Panthers' Todd Sauerbrun (10) during the first quarter in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. (AP Photo/Rick Havner) ( RAIDERS PANTHERS )
Raider cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha steps in front of Cowboy receiver Keyshawn Johnson to break up a pass play during the 2nd quarter their football game at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, October 2, 2005. (Dean Coppola/Bay Area News Group) ( 100205DALLASDC02.JPG )
Raiders' #21 Nnamdi Asomugha gets the tackle on Bills' #31 Daimon Shelton in the 2nd quarter of their game at McAfee Stadium on October 23, 2005 in Oakland, Calif. (And a Chu/Bay Area News Group) ( rdnasom6.jpg )
Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha gives Livermore resident George Scott a hand carrying food from the Tri-Valley Haven on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 in Livermore, Calif. (Michael Lucia/Bay Area News Group) ( h22raid.jpg )
Oakland Raiders (L-R) Danny Clark, #55, Tyler Brayton, #91, and Nnamdi Asomugha, #21, tackle Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers, #84, in the 4th quarter of their game on Sunday, November 27, 2005 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. Miami beat Oakland 33-21. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) ( Danny Clark, Tyler Brayton, Nnamdi Asomugha, Chris Chambers )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, No. 21, breaks up touchdown a pass against Cleveland Browns Antonio Bryant, No. 81, in the third quarter at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, No. 21, is welcomed onto the field before their game against the San Francisco 49ers at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on Sunday, August 20, 2006. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders )
Antonio Bryant #81 of the San Francisco 49ers catches a pass over Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders during a pre-season NFL game at McAfee Coliseum August 20, 2006 in Oakland, California. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 71644815JJ001_San_Francisco )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) returns an interception for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 29, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) ( All Pro Team Football )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, right, scores a touchdown on an interception in front of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Verron Haynes, during the first quarter on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) ( caps102.jpg )
Raider's Nnamdi Asomugha, No. 21, runs for the end zone after intercepting a first quarter pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 29, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland. The Raiders defeated the Steelers, 20-13. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
Raiders #21 Nnamdi Asomugha celebrates his interception in the first quarter at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California on Sunday, November 12, 2006. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group)
Broncos Javon Walker breaks the tackles of Raiders #21 Nnamdi Asomugha and #30 Stuart Schweigert to score a touchdown in the first quarter at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California on Sunday, November 12, 2006. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha greets fans before the start of a game at McAfee Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2006 in Oakland, Calif. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( rdfans.jpg )
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson (85) catches a pass against Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) in the second quarter of an NFL footballl game, Sunday, December 10, 2006, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman) ( APTOPIX Raiders Bengals Football )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha reacts to kicker Sebastian Janikowski's missing an overtime game winning field goal against the Denver Broncos during a football game in Denver , Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. The Broncos beat the Raiders, 23-20, in overtime. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) ( Raiders Broncos Football )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha high-fives fans before their game against the Cleveland Browns at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders24 )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, #21, chases Cleveland Browns Jamal Lewis, #31, in the third quarter at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders24 )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, #21, in the first quarter of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, October 21, 2007. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders22 )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, #21, jumps over Kansas City Chiefs Dwayne Bowe, #82, in the second quarter at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, October 21, 2007. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) ( raiders22 )
Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders breaks up a pass intended for Dwayne Bowe #82 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the game on November 25, 2007 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) ( 75557993JS002_OAKLAND_RAIDE )
Oakland Raiders Stanford Routt (26) and Nnamdi Asomugha (21) celebrate after stopping the Denver Broncos on a fourth down play in the fourth quarter at McAfee Coliseum on Sunday December 2, 2007. (Sean Connelley/Bay Area News Group) ( rd120211.jpg )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha celebrates after Raiders recovered a Denver Broncos fumble in the third quarter at McAfee Coliseum on Sunday December 2, 2007. (Sean Connelley/Bay Area News Group) ( rd120213.jpg )
Oakland Raiders quarterback Josh McCown (12) and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) walk off the field after the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ( wimg111.jpg )
Oakland Raiders Nnadi Asomugha, #21, intercepts a pass for Carolina Panthers Steve Smith, #89, in the 1st quarter of their game on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) ( RAIDERS VS. PANTHERS )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) at training camp in Napa, Calif. on Thursday, July 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels) ( Raiders Camp Football )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha during training camp in Napa, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ( Raiders Camp Football )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, left, intercepts a pass intended for Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith, right, during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ( Panthers Raiders Football )
The Havenscourt school community celebrates the renovation of a dance studio/fitness center on the Havenscourt Middle School campus on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, in Oakland, Calif. To help out with the project and to sign some autographs, Oakland Raider Nnamdi Asomugha met with the families that were a part of the project. Socorro Ortega (right) and Lourdes Vazquez were particularly star struck by the Raider player. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( HAVENSCOURT MIDDLE SCHOOL FITMESS ROOM PROJECT )
Oakland Raider Nnamdi Asomugha works with community member Francisco Robles and United Way volunteer Charles Ugalde to put together a table that will go into the newly renovated dance studio/fitness room on the Havenscourt campus in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( HAVENSCOURT MIDDLE SCHOOL FITMESS ROOM PROJECT )
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez, right, makes a catch in front of Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, left, during the second half on an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Kansas City won 20-13. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( Chiefs Raiders Football )
Running Back LaDainian Tomlinson #21 of the San Diego Chargers is pursued by Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders during their NFL Game on December 4, 2008 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Harry How/Getty Images) ( 81706738RM009_Oakland_Raide )
San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson is pushed out of bounds by Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha on a 6-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) ( Raiders Chargers Football )
Kevin Faulk #33 of the New England Patriots runs as Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders defends during an NFL game on December 14, 2008 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 81707353JJ012_NEW_ENGLAND_P )
Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha, #21, runs with Darrius Heyward-Bey, #12, before the pre-season opening game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland/Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( OAKLAND RAIDERS VS DALLAS COWBOYS )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, right, reviews a play book with defensive backs coach Lionel Washington during training camp in Napa, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( Raiders Camp Football )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha sits next to to former Oakland Raiders Bill Romanowski before giving an interview to the press during The Raider Nation Celebration at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland Calif. on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. (Alex Washburn/Bay Area News Group) ( NATION )
Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha(21) looks at the screen for replay with head coach Tom Cable as Seahawks challenge the call in the second half at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group) ( ssjm0903raiders )
Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha signals a thumb-up to fans before the preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( OAKLAND RAIDERS VS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) at an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. on September 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) ( Free Agent Frenzy Football )
Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders breaks up a pass intended for Michael Crabtree #15 of the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on October 17, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 98639805ES008_Oakland_Raide )
Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha, left, coaches students during a flag football game at Garfield Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 in Oakland, Calif. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( NFL HOMETOWN HUDDLE )
Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha celebrates his team's touchdown as he coaches students during a flag football game at Garfield Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 in Oakland, Calif. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( NFL HOMETOWN HUDDLE )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) warms up before an game on October 31, 2010 in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) ( Raiders Asomugha Football )
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) breaks up a pass intended for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate in the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( SEAHAWKS RAIDERS FOOTBALL )
Oakland Raiders defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha (21) is helped from the field after injuring his ankle in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. The Raiders won, 33-3. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( SEAHAWKS RAIDERS FOOTBALL )
Nnamdi Asomugha breaks up a Peyton Manning pass intended for Blair White of the Indianapolis Colts in the first half at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on December 26, 2010. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Honored speaker All Pro Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha speaks at the East Bay Sports Awards on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek Calif. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group) ( ECCT0609AWARDS )
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