Lane Kiffin

...and our hands are kind of full here, so you can't really think about that." Davis fired Lane Kiffin during Oakland's bye week last year when the Raiders were 1-3. The Raiders enter their bye week this season at 2-6. Cable said he expects to...

In this article: Tom Cable, Raiders, Allegation, ESPN, Al Davis, Oakland, Roger Goodell, NFL, and Jay Richardson

...longtime Coach Phil Fulmer would not be returning. That brought on the hiring of Kiffin, who was available because he'd been fired by Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis a few weeks earlier. Kiffin has seemingly managed to alienate most of his...

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...a season-opening 44-14 loss to the Broncos during a staff meeting. Three weeks later, team owner Al Davis fired Kiffin "with cause," while keeping Hanson on the staff. Cable took over as interim coach when Kiffin was fired. Hanson was one...

In this article: Tom Cable, Oakland Raiders, Napa County, Al Davis, and Napa, California

...Schilens and rookies Darrius Heyward-Bey and Louis Murphy. Former coach Lane Kiffin was hesitant to use Schilens and Johnnie Lee Higgins in the first four games last season. Cable heard Davis' message loud and clear. Schilens and Higgins...

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...worse. Even when things started looking a little bit better last year (really, just a little bit), the Raiders' owner goes ahead and fires his progressive head coach Lane Kiffin for simply disagreeing with him. Simply put,...

In this article: Oakland Raiders, Tom Cable, Al Davis, NFL, Rich Gannon, Bill Callahan, Oakland, and Allegation

Cable better be telling the truth. If you'll recall, Davis lambasted Kiffin for lying to the media about their line of communication, and Davis cited that in his case to fire Kiffin "with cause." Kiffin carefully watched his words...

In this article: Tom Cable, Oakland Raiders, Al Davis, JaMarcus Russell, Allegation, ESPN, Cease and desist, and Southeastern Conference