... circled around the absences of two key players: first round draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey and disgruntled defensive end Derrick Burgess.

Heyward-Bey, who was limited during OTA’s with a hamstring injury, has yet to sign a contract, but head coach Tom Cable remains optimistic that a deal will be reached sooner rather than later.

As for Burgess, the saga is ongoing, although now that he is officially a holdout, it seems more and more likely that Burgess’ days in Oakland are numbered.

Since the beginning of the offseason, Burgess has been a non-presence, choosing not to attend optional workouts and in May, being sidelined from the team’s mandatory minicamp due to an “upset stomach.”

The team h...

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