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

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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,” the team said in a statement. He just needed more time before taking the job.” Pederson let go but GM stays Pederson is out as Jacksonville’s head coach after the franchise’s “best team assembled” won just four games, though owner Shad Khan did opt to retain general manager Trent Baalke. To our fans: we know this level of performance isn’t acceptable.” Some teams stay the course Not every team that had a rough year has decided to change directions — the Giants announced on Monday that they’re keeping coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen despite a 3-14 record this season. The Miami Dolphins are also sticking with their leaders: Owner Stephen Ross said coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier will return after an 8-9 season.

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Raiders fire coach Antonio Pierce after he goes 4-13 in lone full season
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1 day, 11 hours ago

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 …

Titans fire GM Ran Carthon after two seasons despite big spending spree
1 day, 16 hours ago

Titans fire GM Ran Carthon after two seasons despite big spending spree

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans hired general manager Ran Carthon to work with a veteran head coach fired last January. “And where we find ourselves today, we are looking for a general manager that has a different experience and skill set.” Carthon, also given the title of executive vice president last year, helped with the search that hired Callahan, …

Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders’ coach — for now
2 days, 7 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 …

Antonio Pierce: Las Vegas Raiders fire first-year head coach
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2 days, 8 hours ago

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 …

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

Major questions loom for the Raiders as Pierce and Telesco take charge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Major questions loom for the Raiders as Pierce and Telesco take charge

Associated Press  

HENDERSON, Nev. — Major decisions are coming in the next several weeks and months that will shape the Las Vegas Raiders’ future. He and new general manager Tom Telesco were officially introduced Wednesday after owner Mark Davis removed the interim title from Pierce’s job title last Friday and hired Telesco on Tuesday. “This is going to be my best day …

Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach, tasked with trying to turn them back into winners and groom Will Levis into their franchise quarterback. They moved quickly Monday when the NFL window opened for second in-person interviews of current coaches after the divisional playoff round, making him the first …

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

Titans interview Raiders’ Antonio Pierce, Ravens’ Mike Macdonald for head coaching job
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Titans interview Raiders’ Antonio Pierce, Ravens’ Mike Macdonald for head coaching job

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have interviewed Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald for their head coaching job. The Titans announced Saturday they completed virtual interviews with Pierce and Macdonald as they seek to replace Mike Vrabel, who was fired Tuesday after consecutive losing seasons and just six wins in his …

Titans request interview for Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce
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 …

Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco; Giff Smith is interim coach
1 year ago

Chargers fire coach Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco; Giff Smith is interim coach

LA Times  

Chargers coach Brandon Staley, left, and general manager Tom Telesco, right, were fired by team ownership on the morning after a 63-21 blowout loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chargers fired general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Brandon Staley on Friday morning, hours after an ugly loss at Las Vegas dropped their record to 5-9. This was supposed …

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury
1 year, 1 month ago

Titans fire special teams coordinator after punter’s season-ending injury

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel has fired special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman after the Titans had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdow n followed by the punter suffering a season-ending injury on his next punt attempt. Vrabel said Stonehouse will need season-ending surgery, costing the Titans a punter who as a rookie set an NFL single-season …

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

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

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler
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 …

Raiders owner Mark Davis opens up about firing Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler: ‘I saw regression’
1 year, 2 months ago

Raiders owner Mark Davis opens up about firing Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler: ‘I saw regression’

New York Times  

HENDERSON, Nev. — When Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis sat down with The Athletic for an interview in March, he didn’t have any bold proclamations for what he expected from coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. “I saw regression.” While the Raiders getting outscored 56-26 in losses to the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions the last …

Titans hire Brinker away from Packers as new assistant GM
1 year, 10 months ago

Titans hire Brinker away from Packers as new assistant GM

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans announced Tuesday the hiring of Chad Brinker as assistant general manager. Brinker, who spent the past 13 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, joins general manager Ran Carthon, hired last month, in the Titans’ front office. “He has touched every facet of the personnel department – working in pro personnel, college scouting, cap management …

Titans hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as 14th general manager
1 year, 11 months ago

Titans hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as 14th general manager

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have hired San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon as their general manager. He played an important role there constructing one of our league’s best teams.” Carthon will be the sixth minority among the past eight GMs hired in …

Titans interview 49ers’ Carthon, Browns’ Cook for GM vacancy
1 year, 11 months ago

Titans interview 49ers’ Carthon, Browns’ Cook for GM vacancy

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans interviewed their first two candidates for general manager from outside their organization Friday in San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon and Glenn Cook, Cleveland ‘s assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel. Controlling owner Amy Adam Strunk and her search committee interviewed a pair of internal candidates in vice president …

Titans turn from losing AFC South title to hiring new GM
1 year, 11 months ago

Titans turn from losing AFC South title to hiring new GM

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans enter the offseason at their earliest point since the 2018 season with more questions than wins, and they must hire a general manager before they can start figuring out their future. “The way we have it planned right now is we have two rounds, and we’re going to see where these interviews take us.” …

Titans owner saw no need to wait to fire general manager
2 years ago

Titans owner saw no need to wait to fire general manager

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Amy Adams Strunk’s evaluation of Jon Robinson’s performance as the Titans’ general manager never stopped, and the Tennessee controlling owner said Friday she saw no reason to wait once she decided her franchise needed a change. There could be a lot more hopefully in our season, and it just didn’t seem like the right thing to do …

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