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| Raiders will not renew Cable's contract |
NFL Football |
01/05/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders announced that head coach Tom Cable will not be brought back for the 2011 season. Cable's contract expired when the current season ended on Sunday, and the 46- year-old was informed of that decision on Tuesday. Cable took over as the team's interim head coach during the early parts of the 2008 season and went on to post a 17-27 mark as head coach thereafter. His clubs never finished higher than third in the AFC West, and his best full season was the one that |
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| Raiders don't pick up Cable's option |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have told coach Tom Cable they are not picking up his option to bring him back next season. The team announced the decision Tuesday night. It was first reported by ESPN. Cable's agent Don Yee says other teams have already shown interest in hiring Cable for other jobs. Cable has extensive experience as an offensive line coach. Under the terms of Cable's contract, the Raiders had until Jan. 17 to inform Cable whether they would exercise options for 2011 and '12 |
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| 49ers get permission to talk to Raiders OC |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have gotten permission to talk to Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson about their head coach opening. Raiders senior executive John Herrera said Tuesday the team granted the Niners permission and that owner Al Davis is happy for Jackson. The request was first reported by ESPN. The Niners fired Mike Singletary with one week left in the season. They have not publicly hired a general manager. Team president Jed York said that would be his first ste |
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| 49ers seek permission to talk to Raiders OC |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the San Francisco 49ers have asked permission to talk to Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson about their head coach opening. The person confirmed the request on condition of anonymity because neither team made it public. It was first reported by ESPN. The Niners fired Mike Singletary with one week left in the season. They have not publicly hired a general manager. Team president Jed York said that |
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| Seahawks reward WR Williams with three-year contract extension |
NFL Football |
01/03/2011 |
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| tension. The former USC star had a career year in 2010, catching 65 passes for 751 yards and two touchdowns. He caught a touchdown pass in Sunday night's 16-6 victory over the Rams to give Seattle the division title. Williams spent two years out of football following three subpar seasons with the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. The 7-9 Seahawks became the first sub-.500 division champion in league history. Seattle will host New Orleans, the NFC's fifth seed, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (et). |
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| Panthers have first pick in draft, Denver second |
NFL Football |
01/03/2011 |
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| d Miami. The latter two franchises went 7-9 on the year. After a 34-17 loss to the Texans in Week 17 dropped them to 8-8, the Jaguars ended any shot at winning the AFC South title. They settled for the 16th pick after winning the tiebreaker with the Oakland Raiders, whose first-rounder has already been traded to the New England Patriots. The San Diego Chargers, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished out the top-20. The 10-6 Giants won the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker with Tampa Bay after both tea |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 2, 2011) |
NFL Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| DJ Johnson, DE George Johnson, TE Nathan Overbay, WR Sammie Stroughter, DE Doug Worthington Saints - RB Pierre Thomas, WR Marques Colston, TE Jeremy Shockey, TE David Thomas, DT Anthony Hargrove, LB Anthony Waters, LB Kawika Mitchell, S Usama Young OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Raiders - 3rd QB J.T. O'Sullivan, RB Darren McFadden, WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, G Daniel Loper, G Bruce Campbell, CB Walter McFadden, CB Jeremy Ware, DE Richard Seymour Chiefs - 3rd QB Brodie Croyle, FB Mike Cox, |
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| Oakland makes infamous NFL history with win over KC |
NFL Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders made history on Sunday, but for something not worth celebrating. Michael Bush and rookie Jacoby Ford both ran for a touchdown to help the Raiders close out the regular season with a 31-10 victory over the AFC West- champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. With the win, Oakland (8-8) completed a six-game sweep of the AFC West. However, in doing so, the Raiders became the first club since the NFL-AFL merger to go unbeaten in its division and not ma |
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| Chiefs' Haley confirms Weis heading to Florida |
Division I College Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| Todd Haley confirmed offensive coordinator Charlie Weis is going to the University of Florida to lead the offense under new Gators head coach Will Muschamp. Haley announced the transition in a press conference following the Chiefs' 31-10 loss to the Oakland Raiders in their regular-season finale. "Charlie Weis is moving on. He's going to go to the University of Florida as a coordinator," Haley said. "This is a bitter sweet deal for me because Charlie was someone I was really excited about bringing in here. Cha |
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| It's official: Chiefs confirm Weis to Florida |
Division I College Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| een offensive coordinator for the Chiefs for one year and is credited with helping turn Matt Cassel into a top quarterback and making Jamaal Charles a Pro Bowl running back. Weis was not made available to the media after Sunday's 31-10 loss to the Oakland Raiders. Meanwhile, the rest of Will Muschamp's staff at Florida is taking shape. The Gators hired receivers coach Aubrey Hill and defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson. Florida also retained three current assistants Sunday. Muschamp kept running back |
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