Here is the text of a letter provided by the Oakland Raiders that owner Al Davis said he gave to Lane Kiffin on Sept. 12, telling him that if he violated terms of his contract he would be fired for cause:
September 12, 2008
By Hand Delivery and Federal Express
Dear Lane:
Over the past months, you have made [...]
Unknown assistant Tom Cable has been named as the new Raiders head coach. Owner Al Davis, after spending over an hour ripping former coach Lane Kiffin and calling him out as a liar, came back to name Cable, who the teams offensive line coach, as the new head man.
Cable was a one-time [...]
Raider owner Al Davis has announced that Offensive Line coach Tom Cable has been selected to replace fired coach Lane Kiffin.. Cable’s previous experience was as Offensive Line coach for the 2006 Atlanta Falcons before joining the Raiders. Prior to that, he held the same title with the UCLA Bruins, and was Head Coach for [...]
Going against what it seemed Raider Nation in the end wanted, Raiders owner Al Davis today pulled the plug on coach Lane Kiffin, ending what seemed like weeks of speculation about the coaches future. Kiffin was 5-15 in a season and a half with the Raiders, as the team showed a severe tendency to [...]
The back and forth saga between Raiders coach Lane Kiffin and owner Al Davis is over, as reports from two sources say that the coach has been informed that he will be fired as early as Monday. The Raiders lost a tough game in Buffalo on Sunday 24-23, and Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer is [...]
The Raiders have added a TE to the team, as the Oakland Tribune is reporting that the team has come to terms with Ben Troupe. He was recently let go by the Bucs. He will backup Zach Miller, but is known as more of a pass catcher than Miller, so he could see some [...]
