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Las Vegas Raiders fire head coach Antonio Pierce

Antonio Pierce is out as Raiders coach

The Las Vegas Raiders are in the market for a head coach … again.

It was reported on Tuesday that Antonio Pierce was fired after his first full season as head coach.

He was 5-4 as interim coach in 2023 and the Raiders players went to owner Mark Davis saying they wanted Pierce back.

Pierce got the fulltme head coaching gig but it was a dismal season. The Raiders went 4-13.

They had all sorts of issues and injuries at quarterback with Gardner Minshew, Desmond Ridder, and Aidan O’Connell. playing at times.

Las Vegas started the season 2-2 and then lost 10 in a row before beating the Jaguars and Saints.

The season concluded with a loss to the Chargers.

It will be fascinating to see what direction this search takes. Could Tom Brady being a minority owner of the team have influence?

And this answers that.

Antonio Pierce says Raiders-Chiefs is ‘best team in football against worst team in football’

Antonio Pierce was honest to a fault about his Raiders

Antonio Pierce is trying to motivate his Las Vegas Raiders before they play the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday.

The head coach said on Wednesday, “Let’s call a spade a spade. It’s the best team in football against the worst team in football.”

Pierce continued to say this was a chance to change the narrative as the Raiders have struggled to a 2-9 record.

Pierce will go with Aidan O’Connell at quarterback. O’Connell was the starter last year when the Raiders beat the Chiefs in an upset.

Raiders lose to Broncos, lose Gardner Minshew to broken collarbone

The Raiders have lost Gardner Minshew to a broken collarbone

It has been that kind of season for Antonio Pierce and the Las Vegas Raiders.

They lost to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, 29-19, and in the process lost quarterback Gardner Minshew for the season with a broken collarbone.

Minshew was 25-of-42 for 230 yards with a pick and interception in the loss.

The Raiders are 2-9 and in last place in the AFC West.

 

Saints, Raiders making quarterback changes

The Raiders and Saints will start new quarterbacks in NFL Week Six

Dennis Allen’s former and current teams will see changes at quarterback in Week Six of the NFL season.

Allen’s New Orleans Saints will go with fifth-round pick Spencer Rattler against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rattler was once the top recruit at QB in the nation and wound up at Oklahoma before transferring to South Carolina.

He gets the call over Jake Haener, who replaced Derek Carr on Monday against the Chiefs when the veteran suffered an oblique injury that will sideline him for several weeks.

Meanwhile, the team Allen used to coach the Raiders, now of  Las Vegas, will bench Gardner Minshew and start Aidan O’Connell when they play the Pittsburgh Steelers.

O’Connell went 5-5 as a starter last season as a rookie. On the season, he passed for 2,218 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 11 appearances.

Davante Adams seeking trade from Raiders

Davante Adams is looking for a trade from the Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams would like to be traded from the AFC West team.

There were multiple reports on Tuesday about Adams wishing to be dealt.

They came a day after a verified social media account linked to coach Antonio Pierce liked a post wondering if Adams had played his last down in the Silver and Black.

Adams was on “Up & Adams” with host Kay Adams on Tuesday.

“I haven’t heard from him. I haven’t talked to him,” Davante Adams said when asked if he’s heard from Pierce. “… Social media is a beast so it’s a lot of people out there that saw it and wondering what’s going on and reaching out.”

Adams did not play Sunday when the Raiders defeated the Cleveland Browns due to a hamstring injury that is considered week-to-week.

The Raiders are said to want a second-round pick plus other compensation for Adams.

Wonder if the New York Jets would be interested in reuniting Adams and Aaron Rodgers.

Antonio Pierce puts Raiders on blast after loss to Panthers

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce with sharp words for his struggling team

Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was disgusted with his team’s performance in Sunday’s 36-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

The Panthers came into Allegiant Stadium winless, having been outscored 73-13. Still, with Andy Dalton at QB, they scored 26 points en route to victory. It was a romp and stomp nowhere near as close as the final score.

Pierce unloaded on his team after the shame: “As the game went on, there were some individuals made business decisions, so we’ll make business decisions going forward as well,” the coach said.

Will be interesting to watch Las Vegas’ roster moves as it gets ready for the Cleveland Browns in Week Four.

Daniel Carlson field goal gives Raiders upset of Ravens

The Raiders rallied the dropped the Ravens to 0-2

The Las Vegas Raiders had lost seven of their last eight games on the road. They trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter at Baltimore. And somehow, the AFC West team came away with a 26-23 win against the AFC North champs.

The winning points came on a 38-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson, who was 4-of-4 in the upset.

Trailing 23-13 in the fourth quarter, the Raiders got a field goal from Carlson and a one-yard TD pass from Gardner Minshew to Davante Adams to tie the game after the PAT.

Raiders naming Gardner Minshew starting quarterback

Antonio Pierce has decided on the Raiders’ starting QB

Antonio Pierce has decided on his starting quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. It is the veteran Gardner Minshew

Minshew beat out second-year pro Aidan O’Connell.

Minshew played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023, taking over the starting role after Anthony Richardson was lost for the season due to injury. He was 7-6 as a starter, throwing for more than 3,300 yards and 15 touchdowns.

The Raiders are Minshew’s fourth NFL team as he enters his sixth pro season.

Raiders Pierce to sleep on decision for QB1 after Cowboys Match

#Raiders QBs Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell both went out last night against the Cowboys to make their bids for the starting spot, Antonio Pierce must decide between the two and says decision is on the way.

The Las Vegas Raiders have completed two exhibitions this preseason and head coach Antonio Pierce has more snaps to review in his choice of who will start under center this season after the recent 27-12 loss versus the Dallas Cowboys.

Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell both went out last night to make their bids for the spot. Minshew is notable for having taken over for an injured Nick Foles playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars his rookie year and carrying the team while their starting QB was out. O’Connell is returning to the Raiders for his second year, after being pushed up to the starting slot midseason as a rookie, and Minshew was likely added this season to provide Las Vegas an alternative to the young but talented QB.

In last night’s tilt against the Cowboys, Minshew went out first and had a tough time but managed to gain some yards. After the switch out in the second quarter, O’Connell had a fairly similar performance. Both QBs made a couple of highlight plays but found difficulty scoring on drives.

After the Cowboys match, Pierce stated in the press conference, “Yeah, we’ve seen enough reps. Two games, like we talked about. Our guys are not playing in the third preseason game, our starters, so we’ll sleep on it and make a decision in the next couple days.”

Las Vegas Police Union threatens to stop working Raiders games

A new NFL security policy soon to be enacted has the Las Vegas Police Protective Association sounding alarms and suggesting officers no longer staff Raiders games if the new rules go into effect.

A new NFL security policy soon to be enacted has the Las Vegas Police Protective Association sounding alarms and suggesting officers will no longer staff Raiders games if the new rules go into effect.

The policy in question will require gameday staff to submit biometric data including an image of their face via an app before they can gain full clearance at the stadium.

President of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association Steve Grammas made a statement about the changes, emphasizing that the heart of the issue for the union is that collecting this information from staff in such a manner could lead to the data falling “[into] the hands of people who are anti-cop that support a different agenda than what law and order supports.”

The union successfully pushed back on a liability waiver that staff would have been required to sign when working at future games at Allegiant Stadium, however, Grammas is not optimistic about reaching a deal that avoids the NFL collecting biometric data on those working the games.

Negotiations are ongoing between the NFL and Las Vegas Police authorities, expect further updates as the start date of the policy nears.