• The Associated Press named center Jim Otto first team All-AFL, the only Raider player chosen.

• General manager Wes Fry confirmed that the team had made an offer to wide receiver RC Owens, but didn’t specify the figure.

• Fry also gave details on what the team included in each year of its three-year contract offer to quarterback Roman Gabriel: $20,000 salary, $5,000 personal services, and $5,000 salary from an off-season job, with a $5,000 signing bonus.

• The team's fourth-round draft pick, University of Washington tackle John Meyers, signed with the Rams.

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