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Here is how Raiders senior executive John Herrera responded to my report that James Lofton agreed to terms to join the Raiders coaching staff, with coach Lane Kiffin receiving the information through a third party: “Lane and Greg Knapp interviewed James. He was turned over to the organization to Al (Davis) for the contract part of it, and Lane knew that if the organization could agree ... [link]

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Kiffin Allegedly Out of the Loop on Lofton Hire; Raiders Officially Miss Art Shell
Published 2/1/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... Jerry McDonald: It turns out that James Lofton has agreed to terms to join the Raiders as an unspecified assistant coach, most likely wide receivers, and although Kiffin conducted the interview, he had nothing to do with the hire. That bit of news came Wednesday night from a team source I trust, and pretty much ruins my growing belief that things appeared to be working themselves out between Kiffin and owner Al Davis.Awesome. The Raiders refute the claim, so who knows what to think. Here's my question: if Davis is unhappy with Kiffin ...

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