... defensive responsibilities for the Vols. Monte Kiffin called those reports mere speculation on Sunday. Kiffin credited Raiders owner Al Davis, who fired him for what Davis said was insubordination, for giving him his first shot as a head coach ...

... wrong kind of way. Of course, that type of edgy, tough, fight-before-you-think behavior has never seem to faze Raider owner Al Davis. That pirate image is not just an icon. Even though the Raiders have a stockpile of backs, none can give ...

... Angeles. It probably will be difficult getting it done there. We think we're still very much in the game." Added Raiders owner Al Davis on just how tough a chore LA faces: "What's changed? They couldn't get their act together in four years ...

... of possession. They nursed a lead at Oakland by keeping the ball for more than 12 minutes in the fourth quarter. Raiders owner Al Davis is among those impressed by Miami's running attack. "I was talking to him before the game and he was laughing ...

... particularly when Tagliabue used annual preseason games as a tool to get reluctant owners to vote for his favored plan. Raiders owner Al Davis' $1.2 billion lawsuit against the league was dismissed last month. And now there is labor peace for at ...

... abstention - from the Oakland Raiders, who abstain more often than they vote. "We don't feel that strongly about it," Raiders owner Al Davis said. "We'll go along with the feeling of the rest of the league." The vote came a day after the NFL ...

... pain, every run, I did because of you guys," Allen said, his voice choked with emotion. Allen also acknowledged Raiders owner Al Davis, whose ugly rift with the former Super Bowl MVP led to Allen's benching and ultimately to him joining the ...

... t work out in Oakland and I'm here. That's behind me now and the main focus now is the Seattle Seahawks." Raiders owner Al Davis tried to get a deal done quickly, even if it meant getting less in return. "It was Jerry Rice who made ...

... always ask are you a coach or a broadcaster or a video game guy?" he added. "I'm a coach, always been a coach." Raiders owner Al Davis saw it the same way. "I think someday the epitaph that shall be his will read: 'He was a football coach ...

... Houston and Detroit. Bugel, 20-44 at Phoenix from 1990-93 in his only previous head coaching job, was promoted by Raiders owner Al Davis after players lobbied for him. But some of those players turned against Bugel this season. The club bordered ...