Antonio Pierce: Las Vegas Raiders fire first-year head coach

CNN

CNN — After serving just one season as the team’s full-time head coach, Antonio Pierce was fired Tuesday by the Las Vegas Raiders. The 46-year-old compiled a 5-4 record as the Raiders’ interim head coach during the 2023 campaign after Josh McDaniels was relieved of his duties. “We appreciate Antonio’s leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach,” the Raiders said in a statement. When asked if he wanted clarity about next season, Pierce said the noise around his future was “only coming from the outside.” He said, “It’s not inside the building.

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Raiders fire coach Antonio Pierce after he goes 4-13 in lone full season

Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. — Antonio Pierce stood behind a lectern and took questions during an end-of-season news conference, even though his future as the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach remained very much in question. But Pierce once again was asked to represent the club, and the Raiders sent mixed signals until the announcement a day later that he had been fired after …

2 days, 19 hours ago

Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach — for now

Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. — Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach. “I haven’t been told anything different,” Pierce said Monday. “I think with Aidan, what you’re seeing is somebody that has finally played 17 games,” Pierce said. “If there’s one injury that really frustrated and hurt me this year, it was Malcolm because he had a hell of a training …

NFL personnel moves: Raiders fire Pierce after 1 full season, Titans decide to make change at GM

Associated Press

Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce, New England’s Jerod Mayo and Jacksonville’s Doug Pederson are three NFL coaches who are out of a job, though a handful of other teams decided to stay with the status quo in the days following the regular season. “We appreciate Antonio’s leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach,” …

2 months ago

Five Raiders predictions at NFL midseason: Antonio Pierce will earn a second season

New York Times

HENDERSON, Nev. — Well, it didn’t take a shiny crystal ball to see that Luke Getsy would be a victim of the “bye week” or that the Las Vegas Raiders would stand pat at Tuesday’s trade deadline. But the Raiders fired offensive line coach James Cregg this week, and the thinking is that they’ll move away from the wide zone …

3 months ago

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hit with show-cause penalty for violations while at Arizona State

Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce has been hit with an eight-year show-cause order by the NCAA for violations during his time as an assistant coach at Arizona State. Former Arizona State staffer Anthony Garnett also incurred a five-year show-cause penalty, according to a statement released by the NCAA on Thursday. “In arriving at an eight-year show-cause …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pierce calls out Raiders for lack of effort after loss to Panthers

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — One week after his team overcame a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win at Baltimore, Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce called out the Raiders for a lack of effort in their home opener. “We got our whooped.” Las Vegas, which never led, allowed more than 21 points twice in nine games after Pierce took over as interim coach …

4 months ago

Antonio Pierce defends his decision after Raiders punt in Chargers territory late in their opener

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Las Vegas Raiders trailed by six points with just over seven minutes to play when their offense faced fourth and 1 on the Los Angeles Chargers’ side of midfield. After his first game since getting the Raiders’ top job permanently on the strength of a 5-4 run as the interim coach last season, Pierce defended his …

4 months, 1 week ago

Pressure on Gardner Minshew to help Raiders overcome low expectations

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS EXPECTATIONS: Antonio Pierce gave the team a jolt of energy when he replaced coach Josh McDaniels at midseason on an interim basis, and the Raiders went 5-4 after that. The Raiders are going with journeyman quarterback Gardner Minshew with second-year pro Aidan O’Connell in the wings. Not having a for-sure franchise quarterback figures to hold back a …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Raiders remove interim tag and hire Antonio Pierce as their head coach

Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. — Mark Davis could’ve waited to see if he could lure someone from an unusually deep roster of coaches on the open market to the Las Vegas Raiders. And even though Antonio Pierce’s resume was relatively thin, the Raiders owner determined he had done enough since becoming the interim coach on Halloween night to get the job full …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Raiders star Maxx Crosby offers public plea for Las Vegas to hire interim coach Antonio Pierce permanently after 5-4 run in 2023: '#HireAP'

Daily Mail

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby has publicly called for the team to hire interim head coach Antonio Pierce permanently. Crosby's plea came after NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported that Pierce was set to interview with the Tennessee Titans for their vacant head coaching position as a potential replacement for the recently fired Mike Vrabel. Following the Raiders season-ending …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Titans request interview for Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce

Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Tennessee Titans have requested an interview with Las Vegas interim coach Antonio Pierce, potentially giving the Raiders competition should they eventually offer him the full-time job. The Titans also requested an interview with Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. NFL teams can’t start in-person interviews until after the divisional …

1 year ago

Las Vegas Raiders and Jim Harbaugh have a 'mutual interest' amid speculation the Michigan head coach could leave the Wolverines for NFL

Daily Mail

Harbaugh's flirtation with leaving Ann Arbor has ramped up in recent years Jim Harbaugh has been Michigan's head football coach since leaving the NFL Jim Harbaugh's return to the NFL could happen sooner rather than later, as the Michigan head coach and the Las Vegas Raiders have a 'mutual interest' in Harbaugh leaving the Wolverines for pro football. The Raiders …

1 year ago

Raiders defense leads stunning Chiefs upset: Has coach Antonio Pierce won the full-time job?

New York Times

By Larry Holder, Nate Taylor, Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur The Las Vegas Raiders pulled off two defensive touchdowns in seven seconds of game time in the second quarter to jump-start a 20-14 upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day at Arrowhead Stadium. GO DEEPER NFL’s 12 biggest surprises of 2023, led by Baker outplaying 2022 Brady: …

1 year, 2 months ago

How Antonio Pierce went from undrafted player to Super Bowl champ to Raiders interim coach

New York Times

Antonio Pierce’s former coaches all made sure to tune in and watch the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday — because they all knew what he was going to do. “When you’ve been a player, you can see through the eyes of the players you’re coaching and you know how they feel because you’ve felt that before,” Edwards said. “Everyone respects …

1 year, 2 months ago

Antonio Pierce’s former teammates can’t wait for his Raiders head-coaching debut

New York Times

HENDERSON, Nev. — The only people more excited than Las Vegas Raiders players about Antonio Pierce being named interim head coach are his former New York Giants teammates. It does seem more fun.” GO DEEPER Tafur: Mark Davis' faith in Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler evaporated quickly Raiders linebacker Kana’i Mauga said that having been a player himself comes through in …

1 year, 2 months ago

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler

Associated Press

HENDERSON, Nev. — When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Josh McDaniels in January 2022, he said he had learned from his first stint as an NFL head coach. But McDaniels’ record actually was worse the second time around than it was with the Denver Broncos in 2009 and 2010, and late Tuesday night, the Raiders announced that owner Mark Davis …

1 year, 2 months ago

Raiders fire Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler: Why Las Vegas made the decision now

New York Times

The Las Vegas Raiders fired coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler late Tuesday night, the team announced. Here’s what you need to know: The team said linebackers coach Antonio Pierce will assume the role of interim head coach and also announced Las Vegas also announced the promotion of assistant GM Champ Kelly to interim GM. Pierce is well …

1 year, 2 months ago

Raiders hoping for ‘a new day’ under interim coach Antonio Pierce and GM Champ Kelly

New York Times

HENDERSON, Nev. — There was no way Antonio Pierce could’ve known this moment was coming, but he was ready for it. “The synergy, the energy in this building and the personality of our players will reflect on who we are as Raiders.” Antonio Pierce brought the energy in his introductory presser as interim Raiders head coach 🔥 "This is a …

1 year, 2 months ago

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler

LA Times

Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels addresses the media after the game against the Detroit Lions. When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Josh McDaniels in January 2022, he said he had learned from his first stint as an NFL head coach. Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler gestures while chatting before the team’s game against the Denver Broncos in …

2 years, 11 months ago

Antonio Pierce expected to resign as Arizona State’s defensive coordinator: Sources

New York Times

Arizona State associate head coach and defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce intends to resign and seek NFL coaching opportunities, The Athletic has learned. He once claimed that Arizona State would turn into a “national recruiting powerhouse.” ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported Pierce’s intentions. Since his hire in 2017, Edwards groomed the former NFL linebacker to become a head coach, publicly stating …

Antonio Pierce: Las Vegas Raiders fire first-year head coach

History of this topic

Raiders fire coach Antonio Pierce after he goes 4-13 in lone full season

Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach — for now

NFL personnel moves: Raiders fire Pierce after 1 full season, Titans decide to make change at GM

Five Raiders predictions at NFL midseason: Antonio Pierce will earn a second season

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hit with show-cause penalty for violations while at Arizona State

Pierce calls out Raiders for lack of effort after loss to Panthers

Antonio Pierce defends his decision after Raiders punt in Chargers territory late in their opener

Pressure on Gardner Minshew to help Raiders overcome low expectations

Raiders remove interim tag and hire Antonio Pierce as their head coach

Raiders star Maxx Crosby offers public plea for Las Vegas to hire interim coach Antonio Pierce permanently after 5-4 run in 2023: '#HireAP'

Titans request interview for Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce

Las Vegas Raiders and Jim Harbaugh have a 'mutual interest' amid speculation the Michigan head coach could leave the Wolverines for NFL

Raiders defense leads stunning Chiefs upset: Has coach Antonio Pierce won the full-time job?

How Antonio Pierce went from undrafted player to Super Bowl champ to Raiders interim coach

Antonio Pierce’s former teammates can’t wait for his Raiders head-coaching debut

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler

Raiders fire Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler: Why Las Vegas made the decision now

Raiders hoping for ‘a new day’ under interim coach Antonio Pierce and GM Champ Kelly

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler

Antonio Pierce expected to resign as Arizona State’s defensive coordinator: Sources

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