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 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders opened the free agency season Friday by contacting representatives for quarterback Jeff Garcia, who has expressed an interest in returning to the Bay Area.
Garcia became a free agent because the Philadelphia Eagles decided not to bring him back, even though he led the team to five consecutive wins to end the regular season and a victory in the first round of the playoffs after Donovan McNabb went down with a season-ending knee injury.
Garcia grew up in Gilroy, played college ball at San Jose State and spent his first five NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Garcia told ESPN on Thursday that he would be interested in signing with the Raiders.
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