The Facts: The Raiders and Janikowski reached agreement Tuesday morning on the richest kicking contract in NFL history, according to league sources. Janikowski will sign a four-year, $16 million contract that includes $9 million in guaranteed money, sources said.
Diehards Line:The deal removes arguably the top kicker from the free-agent market. Other notable free agent kickers are expected to include Cincinnati's Shayne Graham and the New York Jets' Jay Feely. .... In 10 seasons, all with the Raiders, Janikowski has scored 1,000 points, converting 78.4 percent of his field goal attempts (229 of 292) and 313 of 316 extra-point attempts. He scored 95 points in 2009.