In a Q&A with Tim Tawakami of the Mercury News, Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen confirmed that running back Darren McFadden is healthy after his season was cut short in 2011 with a Lisfranc injury. Allen was asked if McFadden will be going at full speed during the next mini-camp. “There’s no crystal ball [...]
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Dennis Allen on Darren McFadden: “He’s back and ready to go”
A couple of days ago we mentioned that Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden said that he’s feeling pretty good after suffering a Lisfranc injury this past season. Vittorio Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle said that Raiders head coach Dennis Allen has heard good things from the training staff about McFadden’s recovery. “I am [...]
READ MORE »Raiders sign Brandon Underwood
It didn’t take very long for new Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie to go back to his old roots in search of talent. Thursday evening the Raiders announced the signing of former Green Bay Packers cornerback Brandon Underwood. Underwood is nothing to really brag about and he does come with some off the field issues. He [...]
READ MORE »Dennis Allen: Carson Palmer will be the Raiders starter
New Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen told NBC’s Sports Talk that quarterback Carson Palmer will be the starter for week one of the 2012 season. Palmer better be the starter with all the draft picks the Raiders gave up for him this past season. They’re tied to him for a while whether they like [...]
READ MORE »Broncos hire Jack Del Rio as new defensive coordinator
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Denver Broncos have hired former Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio as their next defensive coordinator. The Broncos lost defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to the Oakland Raiders where he’ll serve as their head coach. Del Rio will be the Broncos eighth defensive coordinator in eight seasons. Del Rio was [...]
READ MORE »Raiders hire Dennis Allen as next head coach
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Oakland Raiders will hire Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as their next head coach. Allen is the first defensive head coach that the Raiders have hired since they hired John Madden back in 1969. Madden at the time was a linebackers coach. Now that Allen is leaving the [...]
READ MORE »Report: Raiders coaching search down to three candidates
Earlier today it seemed like Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen was a lock to land the Oakland Raiders head coaching job. Now according to Paul Gutierrez of CSNBayArea.com, the Raiders have narrowed their search to three candidates, Winston Moss, Dennis Allen, and a mystery coach. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said that he’s optimistic that [...]
READ MORE »Report: Dennis Allen in line to become Raiders next head coach
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Oakland Raiders have indicated that Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is currently the leading candidate to become their next head coach. The Raiders have told the other candidates that they’ve interviewed, they’re now out of the running for their head coaching position. At this point if Allen is the [...]
READ MORE »Report: Jeff Fisher’s decision isn’t expected Tuesday
According to ESPN.com, a St. Louis Rams team spokesman has indicated that they don’t expect a decision from Jeff Fisher on Tuesday. He’s still taking his time in deciding whether he wants to coach the Rams or the Dolphins next season. The Rams plan on interviewing Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen on Thursday for their [...]
READ MORE »Dennis Allen hired as Broncos new defensive coordinator
The Denver Broncos have filled their vacant defensive coordinator position by hiring former New Orleans Saints secondary coach Dennis Allen. Allen was interviewed by the Philadelphia Eagles for their open defensive coordinator position.
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