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Deion Sanders is not a fan of what Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders have brought to the field this season. After an embarrassing 34-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, Sanders finally let his true thoughts come out. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Sanders laid into Gruden and the Raiders […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders finally hit rock-bottom on Thursday night. They were utterly embarrassed by third-string quarterback Nick Mullens, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a 34-3 win in his NFL debut. But despite that demoralizing defeat and the disappointing season as a whole, Gruden remains confident in himself and the organization’s […]

The Oakland Raiders have had a pretty disappointing season but according to coach Jon Gruden that isn’t stopping players from calling him and telling him how much they want to play for him. “I got a cell phone just like you and everybody else, and I get a lot of phone calls from people who […]

The Oakland Raiders need a boost to give their offense a jump start, and Jon Gruden thinks Doug Martin can be feature the back the team needs. Martin is in his seventh NFL season. While he exploded onto the scene with an amazing rookie year, he’s fallen off. During his rookie campaign for the Tampa […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden seems to be throwing up all kinds of smoke screens and now has backtracked on his comments saying he wouldn’t make any more trades. Before Amari Cooper was traded for a first round pick to the Dallas Cowboys Gruden said the team had no interest in trading him. General Manager […]

The Oakland Raiders, under the leadership of Jon Gruden, have now traded both Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper, two of the supposed franchise cornerstones. That just leaves quarterback Derek Carr as the last cornerstone left standing, and the speculation has already begun regarding his future in Oakland. However, Gruden said per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk […]

The Oakland Raiders are a mess right now. New head coach Jon Gruden has gone from trying to take this team back to the playoffs to hoping for the highest draft pick possible next year. It has been a drastic change of events filled with highly questionable trades involving Pro Bowlers Amari Cooper and Khalil […]

When the Oakland Raiders signed on Jon Gruden to be the head coach there were questions about how long he and general manager Reggie McKenzie would last to together. Many believed that Gruden would force him out after this season and although that still might be the case McKenzie said on Monday that he and […]

After days of swirling rumors around them, the Oakland Raiders have finally pulled the trigger on the trade block, shipping wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a first-round pick. Not a few people think that it was too big of an asset to give up even for a talented receiver […]

Following days of speculation, the Oakland Raiders on Monday finally pulled the trigger on a trade that sent former Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2019 first-round pick. In wake of the move, head coach Jon Gruden has voiced that the team will not be trading any other […]

Six games into Jon Gruden’s second stint with the Oakland Raiders the franchise looks a bit different while sporting only one win thus far. Things haven’t gone as planned for Gruden and he’s received quite a bit of backlash for decisions he’s made in his return to Oakland. One thing in particular that Gruden has […]

Jon Gruden’s first year back with the Oakland Raiders has pretty much been a disaster thus far. He’s not proven to be good either as a coach or as the top personnel decision-maker. Just about the only thing Gruden has been good at upon his return to the league is throwing shade at his own […]

Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders have been one of the worst teams in the NFL throughout the first six weeks of the 2018 NFL season. They are 1-5 at this point in the year and have not looked good on either side of the football. That kind of start has fans and some in […]

The Oakland Raiders are off to a rough start to the 2018 season having won just one of their first six games that put him a tough spot.Much of the criticism has been tossed toward the play of Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr, who has struggled over the last couple of weeks to produce. With […]

The Oakland Raiders haven’t gotten off to a great start in Jon Gruden’s second stint with the team. Following Week 6’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the storied franchise is now sitting at 1-5 on the season with rumors circulating about another big-name player potentially being traded. Before the game against the Seahawks, a rumor […]

Jon Gruden decided to move from the broadcasting booth to the sidelines prior to the 2018 NFL season. After being pursued over the last few years, Gruden chose to agree to a contract to become the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. This is the second time that Gruden has patrolled the sideline as the […]

It has been anything but a promising start to the 2018 season for the Oakland Raiders in their first year under head coach Jon Gruden losing four out of their first five games. This has put them in a bit of hole toward turn things around, which is something that head coach Jon Gruden has […]

The Oakland Raiders have a date with the Seattle Seahawks in London, England, and Jon Gruden isn’t thrilled. The Raiders will have a long trip ahead of them. After losing to the Los Angeles Chargers 26-10, morale is probably low for the team. Now they’ll have to travel overseas and play with a neutral crowd […]

The Oakland Raiders have gotten off to a rough start to the 2018 NFL season. Head coach Jon Gruden has an idea of what it would take for his team to improve. Running back Marshawn Lynch and linebacker Bruce Irvin have taken on integral roles on both sides of the ball. According to Bob Condotta of […]

Jon Gruden called a pass play that got intercepted on a first-and-goal attempt in the Oakland Raiders’ 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 5, and according to him, it won’t be the last time. The Raiders trailed 20-3 at the time the play was called. Gruden was aggressive, because he needed to […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw a costly interception in their 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, his eighth pick through five games. With a first-and-goal at the Chargers’ 1-yard line, Carr turned the ball over as the Raiders lost a golden opportunity to put points up. After the game, Raiders head coach Jon […]

On Wednesday, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden revealed that LT Kolton Miller, the team’s 2018 first-round draft pick, wasn’t his first choice. Jon Gruden said he wanted to take Derwin James in the first round, but unfortunately they took a safety in the first round in 2016 (Karl Joseph) and one in the second […]

After three straight weeks of disappointment, the Oakland Raiders were finally able to get a win under head coach Jon Gruden in Week 4. The team was taken to the brink against the up-and-coming Cleveland Browns with Marshawn Lynch and company having to pull it out in overtime. Following his first win since returning to […]

In the weeks that have followed the Oakland Raiders’ decision to move on from star defensive end Khalil Mack, there has been plenty of consistent chatter from head coach Jon Gruden about the Pro Bowler. In a recent piece by Michael Silver of NFL.com, Gruden had voiced his surprise at Mack continuing his strong start […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden hadn’t won an NFL game in a decade, but he finally broke the drought last night against the Cleveland Browns. Despite all the hype behind Gruden, his Raiders started off the year 0-3. They just couldn’t seem to hold onto their leads. This time around, the Raiders were the […]

The Oakland Raiders are off to a bit of a rough start out of the gate to the 2018 campaign, dropping their first three games to put them in an early-season hole. During this stretch, Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr has made some untimely interceptions in the fourth quarter that have contributed greatly to his team’s […]

The Oakland Raiders have struggled through the first three games of the season, dropping each in a disappointing fashion that has put them in an early rut. A notable issue has been their struggle to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks since the departure of All-Pro Khalil Mack. According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, head […]

The honeymoon stage for the Oakland Raiders and Jon Gruden has long been over and just two weeks into the season, leaks of frustration and divide have hit the wire. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, things are coming to a head in Oakland due to the scouting system, among other things. “But the manner in […]

The Oakland Raiders have understandably received scathing criticism for trading star defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears prior to the 2018 NFL season. To make matter worse, all head coach Jon Gruden has done since then is stoke the flames of the current dumpster fire. Gruden has acknowledged Oakland’s difficulties with pressuring quarterbacks […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden thinks that left tackle Kolton Miller can be a star. Miller was selected No. 15 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft to replace left tackle Donald Penn, one of the game’s best. At 6-foot-9, Miller is a towering force on the offensive line. Many pundits were skeptical about Penn […]

It has been nearly a couple of weeks since the Oakland Raiders made the move to trade All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, which has given head coach Jon Gruden a chance to further assess the move. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Gruden has voiced that he has […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden tried to send a message when he released punter Marquette King who is one of the best in the NFL. King signed with the Denver Broncos and will now get a chance to go against his former coach and team in Week 2. King was interviewed by 9News and he […]

The Oakland Raiders have officially brought back wide receiver Martavis Bryant just a couple of weeks after they cut him from their 53-man roster ahead of the season. Bryant, whom the Raiders acquired for a third-round pick from the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2017 Draft, did not impress during training camp, which contributed to his […]

For a moment, it appeared as though the Oakland Raiders were going to give the Los Angeles Rams a run for their money in the 2018 NFL season opener. Fortunately, cornerback Aqib Talib and the defense were able to bounce back in the second half against head coach Jon Gruden. The Raiders’ offense had diced up the […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden says he wants his offense to get Amari Cooper going in Week 2. Cooper was on the field for all but five of the Raiders’ offensive snaps in their 33-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1. Despite being on the field so much, he was only […]

Despite their Week 1 routing from the Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden believes that Derek Carr has the makings of a great quarterback. Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 303 yards in their 33-13 loss to the Rams. The Raiders led 13-10 at halftime, but Carr struggled to be effective […]

Had Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden picked up his phone and dialed Khalil Mack’s number in the offseason, the pass rusher would’ve been there on the field Monday night chasing Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and providing the Raiders what they clearly and sorely missed in that game. According to a story shared […]

In the short period of time that has passed since the Oakland Raiders made the decision to trade All-Pro defensive end, Khalil Mack, there has been plenty of criticism tossed the franchise’s way primarily at head coach Jon Gruden. During a recent interview with TMZ Sports, former star linebacker and current NFL Network analyst Willie […]

The first game as head coach for Jon Gruden in his second stint with the Oakland Raiders didn’t go as planned and a big reason for that was the lack of pass rush. After having an excellent start to the game, the Los Angeles Rams made gameplan adjustments during halftime, and it caused the Raiders […]