Raiders re-sign special teams ace Cartwright

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Feb. 24, 2011GUTIERREZ ARCHIVERAIDERS PAGERAIDERSVIDEOPaul Gutierrez
CSNCalifornia.com

Add special teams ace Rock Cartwright to the cavalcade of Raiders re-signees.On Wednesday, Cartwright Tweeted, Whats up RaiderNation? Just got back out to the Bay.. Im here for a couple days to move out my place and resign with the black and silver!Or, to re-sign with the Silver and Black. But you get the idea. The Raiders confirmed the signing this afternoon, though no contract details are available.Cartwright, 31, was named the teams Commitment to Excellence Award winner by his teammates in his first year with the Raiders after eight seasons in Washington. On special teams, he had 17 tackles, blocked a punt, recovered a fumble and returned six kickoffs for 103 yards. He also carried the ball nine times for 22 yards and caught a pass for a 10-yard gain.The Cartwright signing brings to five the number of Raiders the team has re-signed thus far, along with defensive tackle Richard Seymour (two years, 30 million), cornerback Stanford Routt (three years, 31.5 million), linebacker Kamerion Wimbley (franchise tagged at 10.191 million) and defensive tackle John Henderson (two years, 8 million).

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