Las Vegas Raiders crew proprietor Mark Davis has carried out his finest to convey the franchise again to relevancy, and to do this he’s swung for the fences along with his current head teaching hires.
First was Jon Gruden who signed an enormous 10-year cope with the Raiders earlier than he resigned as a consequence of damning emails that had been leaked. Subsequent got here Josh McDaniels who was introduced in to assist recreate the success of the New England Patriots, although he didn’t even final two seasons in Las Vegas.
Antonio Pierce was elevated to interim head coach after McDaniels was fired and immediately obtained the most effective of the roster. Underneath Piece, Las Vegas vastly improved on protection and practically made the postseason.
Davis took discover of the job Pierce did and formally named him the crew’s subsequent head coach. As soon as the information broke, gamers like Maxx Crosby and Marcus Epps celebrated the information by way of their private X accounts:
THE RAIDER WAY 2024🦅💎 pic.twitter.com/P3BEJkNDgr
— 🦅MaddMaxx🦅 (@CrosbyMaxx) January 19, 2024
Nice day for Raider Nation, time to work! https://t.co/BgsiCrBu2D
— Marcus Epps (@MEpps_6) January 19, 2024
Las Vegas offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor and Pierce’s former teammate Justin Tuck additionally chimed in to have a good time Pierce’s rent:
Congrats to my dude @AntonioPierce and the @Raiders They made a good selection !!!
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) January 19, 2024
Can’t consider anybody extra deserving. The Raider means is the one means that must be in Vegas☠️ https://t.co/o6OTK34p2a
— Jermaine Eluemunor (@TheMainShow_) January 19, 2024
Pierce clearly has the respect of the gamers and his friends and earned the proper to be the Raiders’ head coach. As a former participant, Pierce understands join with the locker room, and he additionally confirmed a capability to show and implement throughout his interim stint.
It’s an thrilling time for the franchise as Pierce will now be tasked with main the crew and constructing on the momentum he created within the second half of the 2023 season. There’s loads of work left to do, however the Silver and Black seem to lastly be on target.
Raiders gamers instructed Michael Irvin that Antonio Pierce is their coach
The Raiders locker room was behind the crew hiring Pierce as they took nearly each alternative to vouch for the newly minted head coach. Michael Irvin just lately visited Las Vegas to speak to among the gamers, and he revealed that a lot of them had been calling Pierce their coach, a ringing endorsement that in the end culminated in him touchdown the job.