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Giants Inquired About Raiders DT Terdell Sands?

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PLAYERS: Terdell Sands
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders

Michael Lombardi of the National Football Posts reports that the Giants would love to find another big defensive tackle for their defensive line...
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Strangeness of the Raiders Press Conference

Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  September 30, 2008
You've got to hand it to Al Davis and the Raiders. Just when you think things can't get any stranger, that's exactly what they get. Davis fired coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday and named offensive line coach Tom Cable as the interim coach. Davis firing a coach isn't exactly a news flash. He fires coaches as often as most NFL owners order an expensive bottle of wine. Since...

Copy of the Letter that Al Davis Sent to Lane Kiffin

Via Raiders Gab  |  September 30, 2008
Here is the text of a letter provided by the Oakland Raiders that owner Al Davis said he gave to Lane Kiffin on Sept. 12, telling him that if he violated terms of his contract he would be fired for cause: September 12, 2008 By Hand Delivery and Federal Express Dear Lane: Over the past months, you have made [...]

Al says, he says: A transcript of Al's statement to the press

Via mvn.com  |  September 30, 2008
Had I realized how long this would take me to transcribe, I probably would've just went ahead and summarized it two hours ago. Oh well. This the transcript of the Al Davis press conference statement. There was Q&A after this, but I think the most eye-lifting stuff is here. Enjoy! Well, I knew that Al would be making an attempt to remake his image, but I never would...

Raiders Name Tom Cable Interim Head Coach

Via GridironFans.com  |  September 30, 2008
As reported by MediaNews last night, the Raiders have fired coach Lane Kiffin this morning. Raiders managing general partner Al Davis dismissed the...

Raiders Linebacker Shocked By Kiffin Firing

Via Raiders Gab  |  October 01, 2008

Former Coach John Madden Speaks on Davis and Kiffin Firing

Via Raiders Gab  |  October 02, 2008
Former Raiders coach John Madden spoke on Sirius Radio about the recent circus for the Raiders this week. "Well, it was one of those things that you could just see coming," Madden said of the Lane Kiffin firing. "The Raiders weren't winning and, of course, when that happens that kind of talk of the [...]

Raiders Expect RB Justin Fargas To Return This Week

Via GridironFans.com  |  September 30, 2008
Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin expects running back Justin Fargas to return by next week after missing two games with a groin injury. Fargas is...

Warren Sapp Says Lane Kiffin Was Treated Unfairly

Via GridironFans.com  |  October 03, 2008
How dysfunctional are the Oakland Raiders? So dysfunctional that Warren Sapp warns anybody who asks him about signing there to stay far away. ...

John Madden Still Thinks Al Davis Is Sane

Via Awful Announcing Inactive  |  October 02, 2008
I guess if we're talking crazy it's good that it's from one crazy person to another. John Madden was on Adam Schein's, Sirius radio show, and the former Raiders' Coach had this to say about his former employer. Via PFT...."People say, 'Why did he have that press conference and why did he go through everything?' I think that he just heard so many...

Source: Raiders reportedly finally fire Lane Kiffin

Via Sports Hernia  |  September 30, 2008
Source: Raiders reportedly finally fire Lane Kiffin (ESPN) Other source: No, Davis reportedly has just begun process of firing Kiffin Source #3: Actually no, Davis began process of firing Kiffin the moment he hired him Source #4: Technically, Davis won't...

Angry Al Davis to run for President

Via Serious Sports News Network  |  October 02, 2008
OAKLAND, CAa?"Unsatisfied with running an NFL franchise and filled with contempt for the Washington establishment, and to a larger degree the human race in general, controversial football executive Al Davis announced yesterday that he would be throwing his hat in the ring for the 2008 presidential election. "I fucking love being in charge," said Davis. "Too [...]

Raiders Fire Kiffina??

Via The 3rd String Safety  |  September 30, 2008
For making the team competitive.

Oakland Raiders have not yet hit rock bottom

Via mvn.com  |  October 03, 2008
Following the disaster that was the 2006 season, it seemed like the Oakland Raiders had hit an absolute rock bottom. The Raiders had brought in a young coach who seemed like he would be working tirelessly to restore the Raiders to glory. Now, here it is less than two years later and that coach has been dispatched and savaged on his way out.

Oakland Raiders face long term fallout from the Lane Kiffin era

Via mvn.com  |  October 02, 2008
The Lane Kiffin era lasted only 616 days in Oakland, but the impact may be felt for years to come. It is already a truism that the Raiders' head coaching job is probably a slightly less sought after and more dangerous position than drummer for Spinal Tap.
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