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According to Hub Arkush of ProFootballWeekly.com, via Dan Bernstein of CSNChicago.com, the Oakland Raiders are talking with Jon Gruden about a possible return.
. @hub_arkush of @profootballwkly just told @boers_bernstein that Jon Gruden and the #Raiders are in talks to bring him back to Oakland.
— Dan Bernstein (@dan_bernstein) December 4, 2012
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Oakland running back Darren McFadden sat out his fourth consecutive game Sunday with a sprained right ankle. McFadden has not played since a Nov. 4 loss to Tampa Bay. In eight games this season, he has rushed for 455 yards on 139 carries, topping 100 yards in two games. The Raiders, who had lost four straight heading into Sunday's game against Cleveland, activated third-string...
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Father of Raiders coach Dennis Allen dies at 66
The father of Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen has died.
The team said Tuesday that former NFL linebacker Grady Allen died overnight at age 66 from cardiac arrest.
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Father of Raiders coach Allen dies
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The team said Tuesday that former NFL linebacker Grady Allen died overnight at age 66 from cardiac arrest.
Dennis Allen had left the Raiders on Sunday night to go to the Dallas area to be with his father, who was hospitalized last week. Dennis Allen is expected to rejoin the team Wednesday night and coach Oakland against...
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Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden will not play in Sunday afternoon's contest against the Cleveland Browns, despite hope during the week that he would be available after practicing all week.
McFadden, Oakland's leading rusher, has missed the Raiders' past three games with a high ankle sprain.
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