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Biggs: Women accuse Tom Cable of domestic violence
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
... the day Napa, Calif., officials announced they would not pursue a case against the Oakland Raiders coach for breaking Hanson s jaw. Less than two weeks later, it looks like McGuinn knew what was coming when he said everyone would soon find out Cable is not a nice guy. After weeks of swirling rumors that Cable might have other issues in his past, reports of alleged domestic violence have come to light in a report by ESPN. In interviews with ESPN s Outside the Lines an ex-wife Sandy Cable and former girlfriend Marie Lutz both claim that Cable hit them. Another ex-wife that ...
[Raiders] Women Say Raiders Coach Tom Cable Abused Them
Gridironfans.com —
... wife and a recent girlfriend, say that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women. In separate interviews with ESPN's "Outside the Lines", Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz say that Cable hit them during relationships dating back more than 20 years. Cable's alleged temper has been in the news since August, when he allegedly broke the jaw of Oakland assistant coach Randy Hanson during an altercation in a coaches meeting.
Source: ESPN.com ...
Tom Cable accused of violence towards women
ProFootballTalk.com —
Raiders coach Tom Cable avoided prosecution for his altercation with assistant coach Randy Hanson, but he's being linked with violent behavior toward others once again. On the Sunday morning episode of ESPN's Outside the Lines , two women, including his ex-wife, accused Cable of violent behavior toward them over the last 20 years. Sandy Cable, Cable's first wife, got an order of protection against him in 1989 and accuses the Raiders coach of hitting her on two different occasions. She also said that Cable ripped the phone out of the wall when she tried to call the police. ...
Oakland’s Cable Accused Of Assaulting Someone Besides An Assistant Coach
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... Cable is accused of violent and abusive behavior towards a former wife and girlfriend, with incidents detailed in the above clip. That the Raiders failed in their due diligence in elevating Cable upon Lane Kiffin’s firing is no shocker ; in the overall scheme of things, this might not even be the 10th worst personnel decision they’ve made in the past half decade. But it does call into question just what sort of investigation NFL security conducted after Hansen left training camp requiring medical attention. Roger Goodell implemented a draconian personal conduct ...
Tom Cable Faces 3 Abuse Allegations From Women
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
ESPN’s Outside The Lines reports this morning that three different women in Tom Cable’s life have accused the Raiders Coach of physical abuse in public document filings. New Raiders coach Tom Cable This morning ESPN aired on-camera comments from Cable’s first wife, as she accused the coach of punching her in the jaw during their marriage. Another woman, Marie Lutz , also accused Cable of striking her in the face. Cable’s second wife, who receives a five-figure child support payment from Cable each month, disputed her previously documented abuse charge. ...
Cable on chopping block? Probably not
Inside the Oakland Raiders —
... The heat is off Cable in terms of prosecution for the assault alleged by Randy Hanson, although an NFL sanction (more likely a fine than suspension) is still a possibility. Now comes an ESPN Outside the LInes report aired Sunday morning which says Cable has a history of violence toward women. ...
Report: Tom Cable has a history of hitting women
Shutdown Corner —
... ESPN's Outside the Lines aired a report this morning in which one
ex-wife and one ex-girlfriend accused Oaklaind Raiders head coach Tom Cable of
domestic violence. ...
Tom Cable Is An Equal Opportunity Puncher [Nfl]
Deadspin —
... His ex-wife and ex-girlfriend both tell Outside The Lines that Cable treated them like assistant coaches. Meanwhile, JaMarcus Russell goes woefully unstruck. [ESPN] ...
On The Hot Seat Again
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... Raiders Coach Tom Cable released a statement today, saying he hit his former wife more than 20 years ago, but denied physically assaulting a former girlfriend. The statement is in response to an ESPN investigative piece in which Cable's former wife and a recent girlfriend said he was physically abusive. The press conference after the Chargers hammer the Raiders today should be interesting. ESPN.com
Your 4pm Open Thread: Death before Zagnuts
Kissing Suzy Kolber —
... Oakland at San Diego – Sure the Raiders suck, but I like them. So this game is an acquired taste that others might not necessarily enjoy, like Laffy Taffy or mini Heath bars. ESPN Outside the Lines wants to dispel the notion that Raiders coach Tom Cable only likes beating men half his size– apparently he also enjoys beating women half his size too. ...
The Minor-League Town Stats o' the Day
Minor-League Town —
... Yards per pass by Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell vs. the Chargers on Sunday: 3.7 People who have accused Raiders coach Tom Cable of violent behavior: 4.0 ...
Postgame wrap
Inside the Oakland Raiders —
... Has there ever been a coach who came out of nowhere with a regular guy persona who ended up as such a lightning rod for unflattering stories? The latest was ESPN’s Outside the Lines allegation that Cable has a history of violence with women, one which his agent, Don Yee, disputed through a press release in a ...
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The Roundup: Birth of the Goalie Mask, Horsing Around with Adrian Peterson, and “Pudgy Paramour”
The Big Lead —
... bat that was used by Robin Yount? (Monozygotic)
Anyone going to the upcoming wedding of Clay Buchholz and the Deal or Not Deal model? (Globe)
Who “horses around” with Adrian Peterson? Somebody trying to prove something, obviously. (Fox Sports)
Fifty years ago yesterday, the goalie mask in hockey was born. (Star)
Props to ESPN’s Colleen Dominguez for some fantastic reporting on this Tom Cable story. (Outside the Lines)
In 2002, the Eagles called Troy Aikman to see if he ...
TOM CABLE IS PUNCHY, SAYS EX-WIFE
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... A third woman, Cable’s second wife Glenda, said in documents related to the couple’s 2008 divorce that “in the past he has been physically and verbally abusive to me.” –the monolith. ...
Tom Cable Doesn't Discriminate When It Comes To Hitting People
DUELING COUCHES —
... In separate interviews with ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz say that Cable hit them during relationships dating back more than 20 years. Cable's alleged temper has been in the news since August, when Oakland assistant coach Randy Hanson accused Cable of breaking his jaw during an altercation in a coaches meeting. More ...
NFL Week 8: Winners and Losers
Sports Pickle —
... LOSERS 1. NFL rookies -- With 84 receiving yards and a touchdown on Sunday, as well as a several long kick returns, Minnesota's Percy Harvin is running away with the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. That's nothing to be ashamed of. Harvin is a good player. But here's where the shame comes in. Percy Harvin's given name is William Percival Harvin III. Ha-ha, rookies. You're losing to the kid you used to shove in his locker. 2. The ladies -- Tom Cable is knocking you around. ( Reportedly .) That's bad. Almost as bad: You ladies are so desperate that you're dating Tom Cable. ...
Cable case presents potential mess for league office
ProFootballTalk.com —
ESPN continues to hammer away regarding allegations that Raiders coach Tom Cable committed violence against a former wife and a former girlfriend. (We wonder what ESPN would be doing if the story was that Cable had sexual relations with female coworkers?) Though the situation already has melted into a sea of conflicting statements and Colleen Dominguez reporting live from Raiders headquarters that . . . there's . . . nothing . . . new . . . to . . . report, the NFL has a real problem. As we pointed out last week in an item for SportingNews.com, the league office already has ...
Cable stays the course
Inside the Oakland Raiders —
... I just hope that the media, it doesn’t take over our team and I know we have are a real good core group of team leaders so I don’t think it will affect our team that much.”
Said tight end Zach Miller: “With the Randy Hanson thing early in the season it’s the same thing along those lines. We’re not thinking about it and we’re not worried about the outside distractions. We’re just focused on being a better football team.”
Asked if he was surprised by the ESPN “Outside the Lines” story, Miller wouldn’t bite.
“The ...
Oakland Raiders Past and Present, Love to Fight
The Big Lead —
If Oakland Raiders fans are sick of hearing about Tom Cable vs. an assistant, or Tom Cable vs. ex-wives and ex-girlfriends, or the Raiders vs. ESPN … how about a former Raider vs. a county supervisor at a pee-wee football practice? Jeremy Brigham is a former Oakland Raiders tight end, and also the coach of a pee-wee football team. He fired his assistant coach, who, according to Brigham, leaked the team’s plays to an opponent. When the former assistant went to pick up his kid from practice, Bringham beat the guy up and put ...
Former Raider Goes Nuts At Youth Football Game
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... , their coach is prone to get all punchy at a moment’s notice , and now this. I love this part, which cannot be emphasized enough: Haggerty said his advice to head coach Brigham wasn’t always welcome, and that Brigham told him to “shut up and sit down” after he complained about the team’s exercise regimen and asked to take over. A few days later, after Haggerty couldn’t make a meeting with Brigham to go over game film, Brigham sent him a text message that he was fired and warned him not to show up at practices, the supervisor says. I also recall when former Raider Bill ...
Innocent Until Prove Guilty: Tom Cable Is The Victim
NFL Touchdown —
... true I would be in full support of him being removed of his duties as a NFL head coach.
With that said, let’s get to what we know so far:
Tom Cable released this statement to the associated press:
“During my first marriage, I became aware that my wife Sandy had committed adultery. I became very angry and slapped her with an open hand. What I did was wrong and I have regretted and felt sorrow about that moment ever since.”
Two women came forward in an ESPN and accused Cable of abusing them.
One of these women was the ex-wife Cable admits ...





