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-====== December 6, 1961 ====== +{{page>1961_news#december 6, 1961}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• According to the official league stats issued today, the Raiders remained dead last in the league in both team offense (234.7 yards/game) and team defense (352.3 yards/game) +
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-• [[Tom Flores]] was fifth in passing according to the league’s multi-category formula +
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-===== Transactions ===== +
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-• General manager [[Wes Fry 1|Wes Fry]] announced the team had traded the signing rights of their second-round pick, halfback [[Lance Alworth]], to the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Chargers]] for four  +
-players to be named later +
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-• He added that the teams had agreed to the deal prior to the draft, contingent upon the Raiders picking Alworth +
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-• The players to be named later wouldn’t be named until after the AFL championship game on the 24th +
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-• Alworth hadn’t been signed by either the Raiders or the 49ers, who had drafted him in the NFL +
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-===== Injury Updates ===== +
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-• Receiver [[Charley Fuller]], who had pulled a thigh muscle in practice in late November, was expected to be ready to go for the [[Patriots]] game on the 9th +
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-• Receiver [[Charlie Hardy]], still recovering from a knee injury, was improving but his status for the Pats game was still uncertain +
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-<prespan>[[december-3-1961|< Dec 3, 1961]]     [[1961_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[december-7-1961|Dec 7, 1961 >]]</prespan> +
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