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New Washington Redskins coach Ron Rivera is expected to target Jack Del Rio as a defensive coordinator, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Soon-to-be Redskins’ HC Ron Rivera is expected to target former Jaguars’ and Raiders’ HC Jack Del Rio as his new defensive coordinator in Washington, per sources. He is the leading candidate. — […]

Derek Carr struggled in last week’s game against the New York Jets in colder weather, which prompted Jack Del Rio to criticize the Oakland Raiders’ quarterback. After getting a chance to hear Del Rio’s comments, Carr responded with somewhat of a shot towards the former head coach. In Week 12, Carr completed 15 of his […]

ESPN has hired yet another former Raiders coach as an on-air analyst. ESPN announced the hiring of the former Oakland Raider and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio on Thursday. He’ll make appearances on NFL Live, SportsCenter, and ESPN Radio. His first appearance is on Friday, August 16, on NFL Live. This excites me […]

Remember in 2011, when the Jaguars traded up to select Blaine Gabbert, a quarterback out of Missouri, in the first round of the draft? Well, the team apparently didn’t inform their head coach beforehand. Jack Del Rio, who lead Jacksonville from 2003-2011, said on ESPN690 in Jacksonville on Tuesday that he was unaware that former general […]

Former Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio has been fairly vocal about what the team is up to nowadays. Unfortunately for wide receiver Antonio Brown, Del Rio focused his attention on Brown, and it was not too flattering. “I love the talent, but [Antonio Brown] has clearly shown that he’s going to be a pain […]

The Seattle Seahawks and franchise quarterback Russell Wilson are currently locked in a battle revolving around a brand new contract for the Super Bowl champion. While Wilson would like a new deal in the next week, it remains to be seen as to whether or not Seattle caves in and grants him his wish with […]

The Oakland Raiders were known in the NFL last season for all the wrong reasons: a poor offense, a horrible defense, and trading two star players. The absence of defensive star Khalil Mack is still haunting the Raiders; their lack of a pass rush last season proved that. The Raiders were dead last in sacks, […]

Linebacker-turned-coach Jack Del Rio won’t be joining the Cincinnati Bengals, ending weeks of speculation about the matter, according to a new report. After potential DC Jack Del Rio and new #Bengals coach Zac Taylor pondered the future, both sides decided it wasn’t a perfect fit, sources say. They chatted early and made this call, instead. […]

On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals nailed down their head coach, officially hiring Zac Taylor. Now, the team needs a defensive coordinator, and Jack Del Rio could be the man for the job. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Bengals are likely to interview Del Rio for the position sometime this week. Del Rio […]

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Jack Del Rio is now in the conversation to become the Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive coordinator position. Del Rio believed to be the top DC candidate… https://t.co/dL3DAXaZuh — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 4, 2019 The former quarterback’s coach for the Los Angeles Rams had just been officially signed to be […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are interested in hiring Jack Del Rio for their vacant defensive coordinator position, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Del Rio did not have an NFL job this year, last appearing as head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2017. Del Rio was the Raiders’ coach for three seasons, going 25-23 […]

The Oakland Raiders have had the looming contract situation involving Star defensive end Khalil Mack hang over the franchise for the last few months. There doesn’t appear to be any resolution approaching despite the start of the 2018 regular season now being less than a month away. With that in mind, former Raiders head coach […]

At one time, Aldon Smith appeared to be on the verge of becoming the next great defensive lineman. However, as of Monday, Smith is no longer on an NFL roster. Due to his latest run-in with the law, the Oakland Raiders decided to let him go. In response to a Pro Football Talk tweet reporting […]

The Oakland Raiders were perhaps the most disappointing team of the 2017 NFL season. After entering the year with the highest of expectations, the Raiders quickly saw the firing of one coach after another en route to a 6-10 record. That said, David Carr — former NFL player and brother of quarterback Derek Carr — was […]

The New York Giants have undergone a plethora of changes on the coaching staff ahead of the offseason. According to ESPN, the Giants are expected to hire former Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio as their next defensive coordinator. Former Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is a leading candidate to become Pat Shurmur’s defensive coordinator […]

The Oakland Raiders are starting over once again at the head coaching position. The team got Jon Gruden to agree to return to the team and sign a lucrative long-term deal in order to do it. The firing of head coach Jack Del Rio was a bit of a surprise considering the success he had […]

The Oakland Raiders have officially parted ways with head coach Jack Del Rio after his third season with the team came to an end this past weekend. The move prompted a lot of rumors about the seemingly inevitable arrival and the return of Jon Gruden, but the loss of Del Rio has taken its toll […]

The Oakland Raiders wrapped a disappointing 2017 campaign with a crushing 30-10 loss to AFC West division rival Los Angeles Chargers. It didn’t take much time for the Raiders to make a major decision by parting ways with head coach Jack Del Rio, according to Albert Breer of SI.com. Raiders coach Jack Del Rio told […]

The Oakland Raiders have undoubtedly been one of the most disappointing teams in the 2017 NFL season. After entering the year with the highest of expectations, the Raiders have stumbled into the season finale with a 6-9 record. Although their disappointing year can be attributed to lackluster performances on both sides of the ball, the struggles […]

The Oakland Raiders are in the midst of missing the playoffs after ending their postseason drought last year. Although Oakland’s playoff hopes are technically still alive as they’re in the hunt, Derek Carr and company will likely be watching the playoffs from home with a lot of uncertainty surrounding the immediate future for head coach […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is sick of the team playing it safe. Instead of playing football cautiously, he prefer the Raiders to go out each Sunday with their collective hair on fire. Figuratively speaking, of course. “I think that there have been many examples throughout the season where we have not played boldly to […]

It has been a tumultuous 2017 NFL season for the Oakland Raiders yet, somehow, they find themselves in position to win the AFC West division. The Raiders took another step towards that goal on Sunday with a 24-17 win over the lowly New York Giants. During the first half of the year, it looked as […]

The Michael Crabtree chain snatching incident is the gift that keeps giving. Well, at least in terms relative to making us entertained. Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, however, isn’t as pumped as the rest of us about the entire ordeal. Jack Del Rio turned to the mean streets of Twitter to voice his […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio insists that Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin‘s absence from practice this week had nothing to do with Ken Norton Jr.’s firing. There had been some rumblings that there was a bit of turmoil over Norton being fired. Basically, that a bunch of defensive players were not only caught off […]

After an impressive run with ended the franchise long playoff drought last season, the seemingly promising Oakland Raiders squad has struggled during the 2017 NFL season. Things have gotten so bad for the Raiders this season that they recently fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. to make a statement to turn things around. Head coach […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is going to come under a lot of scrutiny this week. Not only because his team lost, but due to how they fell apart on the offensive side of the football. Basically, people want to know what in the heck happened to the big plays and all that […]

After failing to suit up in Week 1, the Oakland Raiders’ first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft in Gareon Conley is all set to make his professional debut at home against the New York Jets this Sunday. This is according to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez, who also notes of Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio’s […]

With the start of the 2017 NFL season around the corner, Las Vegas has announced several of their futures bets for the upcoming campaign. According to Ryan Hannable of WEEI, the top two favorites to win the Coach of the Year are New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Oakland Raiders head coach Jack […]

The Oakland Raiders have gone from a perennial bottom-feeder in the NFL to arguably one of the best offensive forces in the league in only a few years time with Derek Carr leading the way. This year the team may take the next step with the addition of Marshawn Lynch, but the debut of the […]

When Derek Carr dislocated his right pinkie a few weeks back, every Oakland Raiders fan held their breath. The franchise was in full pursuit of their first postseason appearance in 14 years (which they clinched this Sunday); the thought of losing Carr was too much to bear. Luckily, Carr came back into that game and […]

No team is more penalized in the NFL this season than the Oakland Raiders. But, with a 6-2 record, head coach Jack Del Rio isn’t too worried. On Sunday, the Raiders came back late to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime. The victory is their fifth on the road in five away games. After […]

Jack Del Rio needs to work on his phrasing. After his Raiders fell to the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 26-10, Del Rio attempted to compliment the dynamic play of Alex Smith. However, in the process, he completely ripped Smith’s ability to throw the pigskin. From Vic Tafur of the SF […]