ALAMEDA — Rookie general manager Mike Mayock and coach Jon Gruden had meticulously put together a plan to rebuild the Oakland Raiders with three first-round draft picks and a couple of smart free agent signings when they suddenly got sent in a different direction last week. The Pittsburgh Steelers were...
Carr Playing at High Level Despite Heavy Turnover on Raiders
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Derek Carr has seen two coaches get fired, fellow stars get traded and the roster get overhauled numerous times in five seasons as Oakland Raiders quarterback. The latest change for Carr came this week when the Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, the man who drafted him...
What Are Raiders Getting From Gruden? Nothing but Spin.
ALAMEDA — The Oakland Raiders spent the first quarter of the season getting close before finally breaking through for their first win against the Cleveland Browns. A lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers looked like a step back, even if coach Jon Gruden tried to put a positive spin...
Raiders Steal Game From Browns With 45-42 OT Win
OAKLAND — As much as the Oakland Raiders felt like they might have let a couple of winnable games slip away to start this season, they might have stolen one away from the Cleveland Browns to spoil Baker Mayfield's first career start. Derek Carr led a game-tying drive in the...
Jon Gruden Feeling Heat After 0-3 Start With Raiders
ALAMEDA — The message Jon Gruden delivered when he was introduced at a celebratory news conference announcing his second stint as Oakland Raiders coach has changed. After promising in January to deliver Oakland fans two of the best years of football he could before the team leaves for Las Vegas...
New Head Coaches Go 0-7 in Week 1 of NFL Season
New coach. Familiar results. Teams with a new man in charge went 0-7 in Week 1, the worst start by a group of new head coaches in NFL history. The previous worst was 0-6 in 2001. It took Aaron Rodgers coming back from a knee injury and leading the Packers...
Will Raiders Win Big This Year? It's All About Carr & Gruden.
ALAMEDA — When Jon Gruden was hired for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach, there were immediately questions about how quarterback Derek Carr would respond to Gruden's intensity, cursing and hands-on approach after four seasons with more low-key coordinators and defensive-minded head coaches. Carr laughed off those doubts, pointing...
Gruden Is Back and Already Giving Back to the Game
Jon Gruden is football through and through. It doesn't matter what level, what age, or where. The former and now current coach of the Raiders displayed that again Tuesday by overseeing the distribution of funds and equipment to four Oakland youth football programs through the DICK'S Sporting Goods Sports Matter...