Raiders fire Mike Mayock as general manager

The Raiders are making a minimum of one change to their hierarchy following a wild season that ended with an opening-round playoff loss.

Las Vegas fired basic supervisor Mike Mayock on Monday.

“We've got relieved Mike Mayock of his duties as Common Supervisor of the Las Vegas Raiders,” the group wrote in an announcement. “We thank Mike for his contributions over the past three years in serving to to kind the inspiration for the franchise to construct upon in its future.”

The previous NFL Community draft professional was employed in 2018 to work with Jon Gruden, who was already in place as coach. Now Mayock, 63, follows him out the door. Gruden resigned in October after emails emerged within the NFL’s investigation into the Washington Soccer Group displaying the coach utilizing homophobic and misogynistic language.

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Mike Mayock was fired as Raiders GM on Monday.
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The Raiders, who have been 3-2 on the time, have been nonetheless capable of attain the postseason beneath interim coach Wealthy Bisaccia whereas navigating quite a lot of off-the-field points. It was the group’s first playoff look since 2016.

Las Vegas went 25-24 in Mayock’s three seasons with the group, along with his lone playoff look coming this season — a 26-19 loss to the Bengals on Saturday. The Raiders have already begun on the lookout for a brand new GM as they requested to interview Patriots director of participant personnel Dave Ziegler, in response to ESPN.

Mayock and Gruden did have some draft success with 2018 first-round picks defensive finish Clelin Ferrell, operating again Josh Jacobs and security Johnathan Abram all changing into worthwhile items and hitting on receiver Hunter Renfrow and pass-rusher Maxx Crosby within the later rounds.

Extra not too long ago, nonetheless, the Raiders’ high draft picks have develop into extra recognized for incidents off the sector than on it.

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Mike Mayock and interim Rangers coach Wealthy Bisaccia.
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Henry Ruggs III, a large receiver taken No. 12 within the 2020 draft, was charged with felony DUI in a crash that killed a 23-year-old girl in November and was launched from the group hours later. Lower than per week after that, cornerback Damon Arnette, who was chosen No. 19 general in the identical draft, was launched after being seen in a viral video threatening to kill somebody whereas wielding a gun.

Mayock’s tenure additionally included eccentric receiver Antonio Brown being launched with out enjoying a down for the group after being fined for lacking coaching camp practices in September 2019.

Bisaccia’s future with the group stays unsure. Bisaccia mentioned Monday that he and Raiders proprietor Mark Davis have had a dialogue about him changing into the full-time coach. However that received’t cease the Raiders from talking with different candidates. In keeping with ESPN, the Raiders have requested an interview with Patriots inside linebacker coach Jerod Mayo.

If Bisaccia does keep, he'll work for a brand new GM.

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