In the wake of his dismissal as Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders, Lane Kiffin was scheduled to have a press conference today, presumably to tell his side of the story, and perhaps respond to allegations that he's a no good cheat and a liar. Well, turns out, he's not, because the press conference has since been canceled, which is very fitting given the way this saga has played out over the past 18 months. From Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk:
Apparently, Kiffin's agent and lawyer decided it wouldn't be wise to respond in detail to the allegations made on Tuesday by owner Al Davis. And they're right. Eventually, there's going to be a grievance hearing. (For more on how it will all unfold, check out our latest item on SportingNews.com.) By laying out his version in excruciating detail now, Kiffin would have been giving Davis and his lawyers a blueprint (or, as the case may be, a "bootprint") for attacking Kiffin's case later.So there you have it. Even though Kiffin is no longer coaching the Raiders, we definitely have not heard the last of this epic battle of madness.
If there's a positive in all of this for Kiffin and his potential future in the NFL, it's that current Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan was dismissed in an alarmingly similar manner by Davis over two decades ago. Shanahan has since won a pair of Super Bowls, and made the Raiders his own personal whipping boy, even if Davis refuses to acknowledge any of it.
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10-01-2008 @ 4:00PM
Rival Of The SilverFox said...
The DRAMA is getting into "TMZ" levels.
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10-01-2008 @ 4:03PM
Rival Of The Silver Fox said...
The DRAMA is getting into TMZ levels.
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10-01-2008 @ 10:25PM
Martin said...
Shanahan should hire Kiffin (or better yet, Kiffin should work on a volunteer basis for Shanahan, thereby not reducing the amount of money that Davis will have to pay down the line). Of course, Kiffin could assist Denver in preparing for its next contest against the Raiders and Shanahan would have the added pleasure of knowing that he is getting under Davis's skin again.
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10-02-2008 @ 12:55AM
Kriss said...
Lane, just keep being the class of this circus. Al doesn't know what he's doing and it is really becoming a joke of a franchise. All in all, I just have to say I love it. Karma is a bad thing to mess with Al, the Traders will never be anything as long as you are there.
On the other hand, this can't be a better thing to happen to all those loser Trader Nation fans.........keep wearing all those halloween costumes, they match your team. LOL Guess fighting in the stands is the only thing you guys are good at.
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