31 July 2023; Henderson, NV, USA; Josh McDaniel, coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, at the Intermountain Health Performance Center during training camp. Required Credit: USA TODAY Sports/Kirby Lee
The Las Vegas experiment with Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler has concluded.
General Manager Ziegler and Head Coach McDaniels have been sacked by Raiders Owner Mark Davis. Late on Tuesday, the team made the announcement.
The Raiders signed McDaniels and Ziegler as a duo out of New England in January 2022. Before taking a job with the Raiders, McDaniels was in his second tenure with the Patriots, having worked as the team’s offensive coordinator from 2012 to 2021. Prior to being appointed General Manager of the Raiders, Ziegler was employed by New England from 2013 to 2021 in the scouting and personnel departments.
The Raiders dropped to 3-5 on the season with their 26-14 loss on “Monday Night Football” the day before the firings. Under the direction of McDaniels and Ziegler, the Raiders finished 9-16 in their first two seasons.
Antonio Pierce is the team’s favorite to take over, and whoever does so will be the Raiders’ fourth head coach overall (including temporary head coaches) since 2021. Their head coach since 2018 was Jon Gruden, who was sacked in 2021 due to an email controversy involving leaked material. That year, Rich Bisaccia became the head coach in an acting capacity. After the season, Bisaccia was fired, and the Raiders proceeded with the New England regime. Pierce is now anticipated to take command of the team.
Since Gruden’s tenure from 1998 to 2001, no Raiders head coach has led the team for four seasons. Art Shell was their final coach, serving for five seasons between 1990 and 1994.
Running back Jaylen Warren of the Pittsburgh Steelers expressed his annoyance following his second fine of the 2023 campaign.
The NFL requested Warren to pay $48,556 earlier this week for a play that they considered to be needless roughness. The 5’8″ third-down specialist Warren was assessed a penalty for a block in Week 7 against Michael Hoecht, a defensive linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.
30th No. The Steelers rushing back, Warren, was giving up several inches and dozens of pounds to No. 97 Hoecht as the 310-pound Rams defense attempted to contain him. Warren was fined for making contact with his helmet lowered.
Speaking candidly about the fine in front of a small group of media on Tuesday was Warren. Warren lost his cool, believing that his fierce nature is what initially brought him to the NFL.
According to Joe Rutter of TribLive.com, Warren remarked, “I don’t know how I’m supposed to hit dudes that are 350 pounds and 2 feet taller than me.” They will run me over, so I can’t punch them and hold my ground. I thus attempt to reinforce my hitting. It’s becoming to the point that it causes me pain.
“I would also be ticked off if I were fined $2,000. It’s absurd to pay $50,000. That is an entire automobile. I could use that money to support my family.”
Warren also received a fine for
Warren’s base pay for the 2023 campaign is $870,000. This season, the two fines accounted for a significant portion of his earnings. In the second year of a three-year, $2.57 million contract that was signed in 2022, the Oklahoma State alum is playing.In terms of touches (45) and rushing yards (175), Warren trails starting running back Najee Harris on the Steelers.
