Plaxico Burress: 5 Reasons the Oakland Raiders Should Target Receiver

As NFL fans, we should be accustomed to this by now. Anytime a big name remains available, rumors will swirl and fanbases will begin to wonder whether their team is the right fit.

With the signing of Cedric Benson seemingly imminent in Green Bay, the focus in Raider Nation has shifted to Plaxico Burress and whether the former gun-wielding club-goer has a place in the silver and black.

While there are plenty of reasons to believe the Raiders are better off without the mercurial Burress, that's not to say the other side doesn't have any basis for its argument. In fact, here are five reasons we believe the Raiders could find some value in adding the 10th-year man out of Michigan State.

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