Nnamdi Asomugha, Fabian Washington locked up, but in different ways

Within a 24-hour span, two cornerbacks found themselves locked up.One was locked into a one-year, $9.465 million contract; the other was locked in a Manatee County (FL) jail cell.Tuesday night, 24-year-old 10 Santonio Holmes black jersey
defensive back Fabian Washington was arrested in his residence for domestic battery. Washington was cuffed at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the 14000 block of Skip Jack Loop, a community located in Lakewood Ranch.Officers arrived on the scene to see visible signs of physical abuse on the neck of Washington's girlfriend, who lives with him in the Florida residence.Washington told officers that the incident arose as a result of him "hanging out with other girls." However, he never admitted to using any physical force against his girlfriend.Washington was released from the county jail Wednesday afternoon.In a few months, as a result of this recent incident, he may find himself on the verge of being released from the Raiders.The 5-foot-11 cornerback -- a first-round pick of the team in 2005 -- lost his job to fellow corner Stanford Routt last season, who was selected 15 slots after Washington in the same draft.The ex-Nebraska standout clearly fell out of favor with first-year head coach Lane Kiffin last season. After starting 25 games in his first two NFL seasons, Washington was given the starting nod in only three contests last season, and capped off the year with just 40 tackles and one interception. Routt, on the other hand, started in 14 games after starting in just four in '05 and '06 combined.Washington is still playing under the five-year, $7.8 million contract he signed as a rookie, and is scheduled to make $750,000 next season, after earning $548,375 last year.Because the 185-pounder is still under contract and ... well ... still extremely fast, team owner Al Davis would be very reluctant to release him. However, this recent episode certainly won't help him garner much favor from the soon-to-be second-year coach Kiffin.Within 24 hours of 4 Brett Favre Purple jersey
the arrest, Washington's teammate and counterpart, Nnamdi Asomugha, was being notified by the Raiders that he'd be receiving $9.465 million to play for the team in 2008.The 26-year-old defender, who allowed just 10 catches against last season, will receive a bump in pay by $8,735,000 from the $750,000 he earned in 2007.In five seasons with the Raiders, Asomugha has registered 217 tackles, nine interceptions and 35 passes defensed in 77 games.