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-====== August 23, 1961 ======
+{{page>1961_news#august 23, 1961}}
-===== News =====
-•	Defensive tackle [[Volney Peters]], acquired yesterday from his hometown [[Chargers|San Diego Chargers]], said he wouldn’t report to the Raiders and would retire instead if necessary
-•	Wide receiver [[Herm Urenda]] was drafted by the US military and ordered to report for duty on September 7
-•	Tight end [[Doug Asad]] was also thought likely to be drafted for service with more details expected to be available within a couple of weeks
-•	[[George Fields]] moved from defensive tackle to left defensive end ahead of [[Jim Toon]]
-•	[[Bob Voight]] moved in at left defensive tackle, with [[Hal Smith]] taking over the right side
-•	Newcomer [[Frank Bernardi]] was installed as first-string cornerback ahead of [[Eddie Macon]]
-===== Transactions =====
-•	The team signed cornerback [[Fred Williamson]] and placed him on the depth chart behind Bernardi
-•	Williamson had played out his option with the Steelers and had then been released by that team
-•	The team signed former University of Washington fullback [[Jim Jones]]
-•	They also waived [[Charlie Hardy]]’s brother, cornerback [[John Hardy]]
-===== Injury Updates =====
-•	Tests confirmed halfback [[Tony Teresa]] had a ruptured disc in his back and was probably out for the year
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