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After the Las Vegas Raiders fired former coach Josh McDaniels, Antonio Pierce stepped into the interim coach position. One of his first moves was benching Jimmy Garoppolo in favor of fourth-round rookie Aidan O’Connell. O’Connell has started each of the past four games and played in six overall this season. He has completed 63.5% of […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were continuing their upward trend this past Sunday, jumping out to a 14-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs, but ultimately fizzled out and fell 31-17 in Allegiant Stadium. Following the loss, which was the second consecutive one in the Antonio Pierce era, some tough decisions were made. The Raiders released […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have learned from their past mistakes when it comes to keeping players who run into legal issues. Head coach Antonio Pierce announced on Monday that the team has released safety Roderic Teamer, who was arrested and charged with a DUI on Saturday night. He was inactive for Week 12 against the […]

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce just gets it. I suppose that shouldn’t be a big surprise given the fact that Pierce spent 9 years in the NFL, making the Pro Bowl once and winning a Super Bowl with the 2007 New York Giants. But even still, given how new Pierce is to […]

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis made a bold move firing head coach Josh McDaniels after an embarrassing Week 8 Monday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions. He installed assistant coach Antonio Pierce as the Raiders interim head coach, and the team is now on a two-game winning streak. Pierce has impressed Davis with […]

When Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis fired Josh McDaniels, it marked the second time in the last three seasons the Raiders have made a coaching change in the middle of their season and responded by going on a run, rallying behind an interim coach, whose approach could be described as player-friendly. First it was […]

Are the Las Vegas Raiders back? Wins over the New York Giants and New York Jets will not provide an answer to that question, but the team and fans are enjoying football again. At least after the game. Interim head coach Antonio Pierce expressed the roller-coaster of emotions he went through during the Raiders’ 16-12 […]

A week after the Las Vegas Raiders fired Josh McDaniels, the implications for both the team and their former coach are quite extreme. The first game for the Raiders under new coach Antonio Pierce turned out to be a huge success, but the prospects for the rest of the season are challenging. The effort level […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have many challenges ahead after the firing of Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler. The Raiders have a losing record and are at the bottom of the AFC West. Despite their shortcomings, Las Vegas won a game on Sunday under interim head coach Antonio Pierce. DE Maxx Crosby recently addressed a rumor […]

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce got his first NFL victory in Week 9 after taking over for Josh McDaniels, coaching his team to a 30-6 blowout of the New York Giants. Pierce came into the job with only his head coaching experience coming from high school. On Tuesday, the last interim NFL […]

With the Josh McDaniels experiment proving to be a failure, the Las Vegas Raiders turned to Antonio Pierce as their interim head coach. All Pierce has done since getting the job is win and completely change the culture of the Raiders. In Pierce’s head-coaching debut, Las Vegas defeated the New York Giants 30-6 in Week […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been through a lot this season. The second season of Josh McDaniels was off to a terrible start. With newly-acquired QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Las Vegas’ offense regressed heavily. They’ve struggled against most of their opponents, and were just 3-5 heading into Week 9. McDaniels was understandably fired, and Garoppolo was […]

It’s safe to say that Davante Adams, Josh Jacobs, and the rest of the Las Vegas Raiders are already enjoying the new atmosphere in the locker room, one that is no longer ruled by Josh McDaniels, who was recently fired from his job as head coach of the team. Just days after McDaniels lost his […]

After firing Josh McDaniels, the Las Vegas Raiders named Antonio Pierce the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. He made his head coaching debut in Week 9 against the New York Giants. Nobody was sure what to expect, but the change at head coach seemed to be exactly what this team needed. […]

New details have emerged from a heated team meeting that led to the firing of former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels, according to a report from Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. "There was this big airing of the grievance meeting and players just unloaded on Josh McDaniels." @JayGlazer has the Inside Scoop on […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made some serious changes this week. First, they fired head coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler, and then after naming Antonio Pierce the interim HC, he was tasked with telling Jimmy Garoppolo he was being benched. While rookie Aidan O’Connell is now the one under center at quarterback for Week […]

Antonio Pierce has a net worth in 2023 of approximately $25 million. One of his most valuable purchases during his football career had been a $3 million mansion in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Pierce paid $1,649,000 for the house in 2018 while he was the linebacker coach at Arizona State. Pierce is a former professional […]

The Raiders dropped a tough road game to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night. Maxx Crosby went bonkers in his return to the Great Lakes State. The Lapeer, Michigan native and Eastern Michigan alumnus had two total sacks and a forced fumble against Jared Goff and a star-studded Lions offensive line. The Raiders are looking […]

To say Davante Adams loves Antonio Pierce as the Las Vegas Raiders new head coach is a major understatement. The Raiders wideout showed some love for Pierce on Thursday, per The Fresnno Bee’s Anthony Galaviz. “Davante Adams on Antonio Pierce: ‘I’m ready to run through a wall for that man. It’s a good feeling.’#Raiders,” Galaviz […]

In his first meeting with reporters as interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Antonio Pierce one word repeatedly to describe his philosophy upon taking over the Silver and Black for the remainder of the 2023 season. That word? “New.” “It’s a new day,” the former linebacker for the Washington Commanders and New York […]

The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and named Antonio Pierce as the interim head coach going into this weekend’s game against the New York Giants, and his opening statement in his introductory press conference will fire up Raiders fans. “A teammate, a coworker, somebody that you’re close with. We take that very […]

The Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler in the middle of the night between Halloween and November 1. The firing was justified as the Raiders slipped to 3-5 on the season after an embarrassing Monday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions, which dropped McDaniels […]

In a shocking turn of events, the Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels on Tuesday. The Raiders gave McDaniels the pink slip after their 26-14 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 8. Consequently, the Raiders made former linebackers coach Antonio Pierce their interim head coach, per ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter. […]

Like most teams, the New York Giants have had some bad free-agent acquisitions, but they have also had some great acquisitions that have changed their franchise forever. The Giants have won four Super Bowl titles and a big reason why has been because of important free-agent signings. Let’s break down the five best free-agent signings […]