Raiders Say Kiffin Not Asked To Resign

Sources: Raiders want Kiffin to quit, but he won't

Kawakami found this 1/25/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Raiders owner Al Davis has been pushing for Lane Kiffin to resign as his head coach and is considering Dennis Green as a potential replacement, sources close to Kiffin and the team told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

Al Davis-Lane Kiffin rift is an embarrassment & detriment to the Oakland Raiders

RaiderSithLord posted 1/25/2008 from mvn.com

Just when it seemed that the storm was over, a new wave of drama has come out on the Raiders coaching staff. ESPN is reporting that Al Davis has asked Kiffin to resign, but Kiffin has refused. This is not a new rumor, as pft.com had reported on it a while back, but coming from Chris Mortensen and ESPN give it a lot more weight. From a Raider fan’s point of view this is sheer lunacy. Kiffin may ...

RAIDERS BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Raiders executive denies stories of Kiffin’s imminent departure

RaiderSithLord posted 1/26/2008 from mvn.com

The picture in Oakland just became more muddied as Jerry MacDonald the Raiders beat writer at the Oakland Tribune reports that a Raider senior executive has denied the earlier ESPN report that Lane Kiffin was on his way out the door. At this point, this could still be disastrous to the Raider rebuilding effort even if Kiffin returns for the 2008 season, as it leaves the distinct impression ...

NFL: Favre to sit out NFL Pro Bowl, replaced by Garcia | FrontRowSportsReport.com: Sports Blog

kieranhawe posted 1/26/2008 from frontrowsportsreport.com

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is going to sit out the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl. Favre was selected as starter for the annual post-season event, in his place will be Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia. The other NFC quarterbacks are the Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo and Seattle Seahawks Matt Hasselbeck.

The Lane Kiffin is going to quit or be fired rumour recap

RaiderSithLord posted 1/26/2008 from mvn.com

Last offseason the rumor that would not die was dealing a wide receiver who shall remain nameless to the Green Bay Packers. This season the rumor that will not die is that Lane Kiffin is going to be out as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. This rumor started mid season has has lingered over Alameda like the smog over Los Angeles. At this stage of the game the big losers in this mess are ...