We have some breaking news out of Oakland as the Raider FIRE General Manager Reggie McKenzie!
On Monday, Reggie McKenzie held a meeting with team scouts to inform the group he was fired. Raiders fans are not to happy about the news, but its business at the end of the day. Read on…
I’m going to pour out a little for Reggie McKenzie now…
Regardless of what you think of him, he gave the #Raiders some hope during a chaotic period.
His parting gift? A starting-caliber cornerback, Gareon Conley. pic.twitter.com/UEx5mWRLNr
— Maurice Moton (@MoeMoton) December 9, 2018
CelebNSports247.com has learned via NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that McKenzie was provided the opportunity to stay through the team’s final three games, but he is not expected to do so.
The Raiders released the following statement following the news that they FIRED general manager Reggie McKenzie:
The Raiders have released Reggie McKenzie from his duties as General Manager. We are grateful for everything Reggie has done for this organization as a player, executive and member of the Raider family. We wish the best for Reggie, June and the entire McKenzie family.
The firing comes a day after head coach Jon Gruden declined to discuss whether McKenzie would be back in 2019.
Gruden told reporters after Sunday’s win against the Pittsburgh Steelers:
I don’t have any comment on that. We’re going to build this team back. I know that. We’re going to bring the Raiders back, that’s all I’ll say.
As of now, the Oakland Raiders will immediately begin a search for a new front office executive and will have no further comment until that process is complete.
We can look back at what McKenzie has done, and we can thank him for drafting four players that made it to the Pro Bowl: Mack, Cooper, Carr and running back Latavius Murray. Although, Carr is the only one who remains on the roster.
With McKenzie out of the picture, the rebuilding of the Raiders now rests squarely on Gruden’s shoulders and whomever he has appointed help to evaluate talent.
