Sep 1st 2008 3:58PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, Raiders, NFL Free AgencyOn Saturday the San Francisco 49ers cut wide receiver Ashley Lelie, but he won’t be out of work for long — and he won’t even have to find a new home to sign with his new team.

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Lelie has signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Lelie was once among the NFL’s most promising young receivers, and in 2004 he caught 54 passes for 1,084 yards with the Broncos. But it’s been downhill from there, as Lelie had 770 yards in 2005 with the Broncos, 430 yards in 2006 with the Falcons and 115 yards in 2007 with the 49ers. In the middle of all that he also had to pay the Broncos $600,000.

Still, Lelie is a good athlete who’s only 28 years old. If he’s motivated, he could be a big-time player for the Raiders. That’s a pretty big “if,” though.