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CARSON, Calif. - Jack Del Rio is out as the Oakland Raiders coach. Will Jon Gruden be in?
The Raiders fired Del Rio after three seasons, with ESPN reporting that the team was preparing to pursue the broadcast analyst and highly sought-after former coach. Del Rio announced he had been let go after the Raiders' 30-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
A Raiders spokesman said Davis would not be available for comment.
Del Rio received a four-year extension in February after he guided Oakland to a 12-4 record and playoff berth. But Oakland stumbled this season and lost its final four games.
He finished with a 25-23 record in three years.
Del Rio said Davis told him “he loved me and appreciated all that I did to kind of get this program in the right direction, but he felt he needed a change.
“I told him how much I appreciate the opportunity here. … I do believe that we have established a solid nucleus in that whoever comes here has a chance to take that nucleus and go to a special place.”
Gruden coached the Raiders from 1998-2001 before being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with whom he won a Super Bowl title in 2002 by defeating his former team. He told ESPN there were no developments on a potential move.
"I don't want to sit here and speculate. ... There is no news to report," Gruden told the network Saturday. "I can't say I haven't taken any phone calls. I take a lot every year from coaches, some others. ... Yeah, sometimes owners. Guys want to bounce ideas off me. I'm here to help people."
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