UPDATE JAN. 9: Jon Gruden was officially introduced as the new coach during a press conference Tuesday.
Gruden said he's ready to roll and he is ready for another challenge. This is his second stint with the team after coaching from 1998 to 2001.
Gruden didn't say much about Raiders move to Las Vegas.
"I'm a real short-term oriented coach. A big reason I'm here is my passion for the city of Oakland and this franchise and the people in the Black Hole," he said.
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The Oakland Raiders – soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders – have their coach for the next decade.
According to multiple reports, the Raiders will officially announce Jon Gruden as their next head coach – despite Gruden being away from the sidelines for 10 years and 17 years away from the Raiders organization.
The #Raiders coaching staff under Jon Gruden will be the most expensive in @NFL history: Jon Gruden will make $100M over 10 years. Coordinators are getting 4 year deals, sources say. 2 years in Oakland, 2 in Las Vegas.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2018
Social media is buzzing about the deal, specifically, the reported amount of money and length of the contract.
Ian Rapoport also gave insight to Gruden's future staff.
#Raiders coach Jon Gruden has 3 key hires already in place: #Rams QB coach Greg Olson as OC, #Bengals DC Paul Guenther as DC, #Cowboys special teams coach Rich Bisaccia as ST.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2018
This deal shows that the Oakland Raiders believe that Gruden can both lead the team to on-field success and also serve as a face of the franchise when it moves to Las Vegas.
