ALAMEDA -- By now it's old news that the Raiders are on the verge of making some dubious NFL history.All they need is four penalties for 11 yards to set new single-season standards. And, they will lead the NFL in penalties for a league-record 17th time, break the tie with Chicago.But who's, ahem, contributed the most to the Raiders' run to infamy?According to STATS LLC, cornerback Stanford Routt, whose initial three-year, 31.5-million contract was re-structured to a five-year, 54.5 million deal in training camp, leads not only Oakland, but the entire NFL with 16 penalties. In fact, his 16 flags are one more than defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay's defense. As a unit.Routt has eight penalties in the last two weeks.Offensive tackles Khalif Barnes and Jared Veldheer, meanwhile, are second on the Raiders with 10 penalties apiece while defensive tackle Richard Seymour has nine. Defensive tackles Lamarr Houston and Tommy Kelly and center Samson Satele each have seven penalties.Also, the most common penalty is holding, with 39. There have been 58 pre-snap penalties and 26 personal fouls.Defensively, the Raiders have 78 penalties, which is 24 more than runner-up Tampa Bay and at least double the amount of 23 teams.
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