One of the NFL’s star wide receivers will have a new team in 2019. Former Pittsburgh Steelers standout Antonio Brown was introduced by the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday after the team agreed to a trade with the Steelers that sends 2019 third and fifth-round picks to Pittsburgh in exchange for …
Read More »Gruden’s Coaching Debut Off to a Rough Start
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and NFL Legend Jon Gruden is back in business this season as the Oakland Raiders head football coach. Having a 1-5 record, the start of his coaching career isn’t looking too good. Trading Khalil Mack At the start of the season, the Chicago Bears acquired Khalil …
Read More »Rams Ruin Jon Gruden’s Return to Oakland on MNF
No preseason snaps? No problem. That was the mentality LA Rams head coach Sean McVay had with all of his starters through four preseason games. This rare and unorthodox decision worked well for the visiting Rams as they defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-13 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Jon Gruden’s anticipated …
Read More »Khalil Mack: Ready to Play For the Chicago Bears
Just five days before the start of the regular NFL season, linebacker Khalil Mack agreed to a six-year, $141 million, $90 million guaranteed contract with the Chicago Bears. Mack’s contract set a record for defensive players. Ready to Roll Mack held out playing for the last eight months, missing out …
Read More »Gruden Ready to Go in Oakland
Seventeen years after his last season in Oakland, Jon Gruden is ready to put on the headset again. As the NFL Combine kicks off this weekend in Indianapolis, Gruden is taking in all the sights and sounds. As interviews pile up, his excitement and optimism for the upcoming season only …
Read More »The Oakland Raiders Announce 13 New Assistants to Jon Gruden
The Oakland Raiders have announced 13 new assistants to aid Jon Gruden in his return as head coach. The new hires are below, with their names and job titles listed. Raiders announce 13 assistants hired to Jon Gruden staff. No quarterbacks coach; team not expected to add one, given Jon …
Read More »Raiders Hire Jon Gruden
After 17 years apart, the Oakland Raiders hired Jon Gruden as their new head coach. Gruden settled on a 10-year, $100 million deal. According to ESPN Staff Writer Bill Barnwell, this deal represents the richest contract in the history of NFL coaches. Gruden started his head coaching career in 1998 …
Read More »Is Peyton Manning In The Running To Be The Next Tennessee Head Coach?
There are few people more popular around Knoxville, Tennessee than Peyton Manning. Despite never beating the Gators, Manning threw for over 11,000 yards, 89 touchdowns and only 33 interceptions while at UT. He won the Maxwell Award in 1997 and was named to the Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame in …
Read More »Vols, Like Gators, Look to Hire Coach to Raise Program Back to National Prominence
In 2014 and 2015, the Tennessee Volunteers were very cyclical. They had very high preseason hopes, took care of easy non-conference games, disappointed in SEC play, Head Coach Butch Jones received flak, then they had very convincing bowl wins to get to nine wins and show promise for the future. …
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