2021 Las Vegas Raiders Media Guide

2021 Las Vegas Raiders Media Guide

AL DAVIS July 4, 1929 – Oct. 8, 2011 COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE Al Davis, a true legend, was amaverick, a giant among giants, a star among stars, a hero, amentor and a friend.

When Davis passed away during the 2011 season, football lost an innovator, a pioneer with a deep love and passion for the game, a man who most assuredly will never be forgotten or duplicated. A Pro Football Hall of Famer who arguably did more to change the game than any other individual, Davis was honored the day after his passing with a moment of silence at every NFL stadium. At one of those venues, Houston’s Reliant Stadium, Davis’ players took the field without his guidance for the first time in 17,710 days. And in one of so many franchise games for the ages, this comeback featuring key contributions from three of his first-round draft choices, the Raiders that day honored Da- vis by doingwhat he cared about most – theywon. “Just win,” Davis once said. “Play hard. Try not to make mis - takes, but don’tworryaboutmistakesbecause there’sonlyone thing that counts: Just win.”

Before that win in Houston, Davis’ death spawned an overwhelming outpouring of statements from football executives, coaches and players, past and present. A clear common thread in those expressions of remembrance was that anyone with any level of affinity for football should acknowledge that the gamewould not bewhat it is without Davis. That’s not just because Davis held the titles of general manager, head coach, league commissioner and principal owner, and led the Raiders to more wins than any other team. The game would not be what it is because, through his unyielding efforts to build the finest franchise in sports, Davis broke social barriers, creating opportunities for countless individuals, and cared selflessly about people, treating them theway they wanted to be treated. No one has had amore profound and lasting impact on pro football. SEEDS OF GENIUS HadDavis remained incoaching, fellowinnovatorBillWalshonce theorized, Daviswouldbeconsideredoneof thegreatest coaches of all-time. On Jan. 15, 1963, the American Football League Raiders made a 33-year-old Davis the youngest general manager and head coach in pro history. And before the budding genius called his first play, Davis took complete control over all phases of the franchise, in- cluding changingOakland’s uniformcolors to silver and black, to resemble the great Army teams he had idolized during the 1940s, and re-branded the Raiders into an image that is today instantly recognizedworldwide. “If there’s anything that we’ve done that I’mparticularly proud of,” Davis recalled later in his life, “I would have to say the perpetu- ation of the greatness of the Raiders; to take a professional football team and give it a distinct characteristic, that’s different from all others.” That characteristic in his first season on the Raiders sideline became forever linked to winning. Davis earned Coach of the Year honors after leading the Raiders, 1-13 the season before, to themost significant year-to-year improvement in pro football history, a 10-4 mark. Although he sacrificed his coaching career to become AFL Commissioner following the 1965 season, the profession always remained important to him, partly because it served as the foundation for his contributions to football. That foundationwas first poured inhis hometown, the boroughof Brooklyn, N.Y., where he playedbasketball and learned some of his unshakeable principles under Coach Al Badain at Erasmus Hall High School. Davis graduatedwith a degree in English literature fromSyracuse University, which later honored himwith a Letterman of Distinc- tion award, and shortly after, in 1950, launched his career as line coach at Adelphi College.

After entering theArmy in1952, Davis served as head football coach at Ft. Belvoir, Va. There, hemolded a national power, finishing with awin overMaryland, the reigning national champion. Davis worked in the player personnel office of the Baltimore Colts for one year (1954), then spent two seasons (1955-56) as line coach and chief recruiter at The Citadel, before becoming in 1957 the University of Southern California’s line coach. His next job didn’t take him very far, moving across town fromUSC to the Los Angeles Chargers of the new AFL, but the move to pro football was amajor step. Hired by Sid Gillman in 1960 as the Chargers’ offensive ends coach, Davis helped the team to a pair of division titles in just three years. That rise gaveDavis theopportunity to leadhis own teamin1963. Several factors influencedhis head-coachblueprints. In addition to his coaching career, the precision of the Black Knights of the Hudson, their quickness and explosion with Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, left an indelible impression on Davis growing up. He also took several chapters fromanother sport. “As a young guy,” he said, “I had a dream that someday I would build the finest organization in professional sports. I had a lot of thoughts on how I would do it. I had the inspiration of two great organizations when I was growing up. “The Yankees tome personified the size of the players, power, the home run, and intimidation and fear. Very important character- istics to me of what I thought a great team and a great organization should have. The Dodgers, under Branch Rickey, were totally different inmy mind. They represented speed. They represented development of players, a way of playing the game, the Dodger way of playing the game. And I always thought that someone intelligent could take all the qualities, the great qualities of both, and put them together and use them.” Inadditiontothosequalities, healso instilled intheRaiders tenets thatwereall hisown, and intheprocess, herevolutionizedprofootball. Offensively, Davis created the vertical game, nowknown as stretching the field. “When we came out of the huddle,” he remembered about his Raiders, “we weren’t looking for first downs. We didn’t want to move the chains. We wanted touchdowns. We wanted the big play, the quick strike. It’s No. 1 to say that you want to do that, it’s No. 2 to say that you have the players to do it, but it’s No. 3 to do it. Do it on first down of any football game, on that defense that you’re playing against. For those cornerbacks that play out there on the corners, to know that the Raiders are coming at you, they’re coming at you on top, they’ve got the speed to do it, and they will do it. It’s like having the bomb and being willing to drop it. The adage that goes around in professional football, and I hear everyone say it, ‘Take what they give you.’ That all sounds good to everybody, but I always went the other way: We’re going to takewhat wewant.” On the other side of the line, Davis alsowanted to attack, to put pressure on the pocket, and domore than just disrupt the offense physically. “I do believe that this is a game, psychologically, of intimidation and of fear. I don’t mean cowardly fear, but fear. I think this: That somewhere within the first five to 10 plays of the game that the other team’s quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard. That alone sets the tempo for a game.” Once that tempo was established, taking a cue from college basketball, Davis was the first to utilize his cornerbacks in a bump- and-run principle. “Weused tocall it thepress.Wegot the idea fromJohnWooden,whenhehadhis great zonepress,withhis great basketball teams, where they picked you up as soon as you took the ball out, and they pressured you. And we got the idea and called it press. And then I think Don Shula started calling it bump-and-run, so we changed to bump-and-run.”

Davis’ vision to see where the game was headed, or to pave a new road to winning, led future successful coaches like Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick to regard Davis as the NFL’s most in - telligent individual. From 1963-2002, the Raiders dominated pro football, posting the game’s best cumulative won-loss record. Earning the mon- iker “Team of the Decades,” the franchise posted 17 winning seasons over an 18-year stretch from 1963-80. The Raiders then posted 11 more winning campaigns from 1982-2002, including double-digit wins in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001 and2002. All toldunder Davis, theRaiderswon four league championships -- Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII and the 1967 AFL title.

FROM HEAD COACH TO COMMISSIONER, TO MERGER Persuaded by American Football League owners who viewed him as the perfect person to lead their battle against the es- tablished NFL, Davis reluctantly became league commissioner on April 8, 1966. Remarkably, Davis would spend less than 16 weeks in that role, but the shots his administration fired during that short period still reverberate today.

For the first half of the 1960s, the AFL and NFL fought a tena- cious fight for college talent, but they battled with a significant unwritten rule that veterans were off limits. A littlemore than a monthafterDavis tookoffice, theNFL’sNewYorkGiants violated that rule, signing veteran Buffalo kicker Pete Gogolak. As long- time Raiders executive Al LoCasale remembered, the NFL took a shot with a revolver and Davis shot back using amachine gun. Davis passionately and strategically convinced AFL owners to go after establishedNFL stars. In a short period, the AFL had signed many of the NFL’s veteran playmakers, including the NFL’s lead - ingpasser JohnBrodie, andRomanGabriel fromthe LosAngeles Rams. “We had about four or five quarterbacks all lined up,” Davis said. “Three or four of their other great players had already signed. It was a preliminary strike to let themknowwhat’s going to happen if they continue this.” Within months, the two leagues had agreed to a merger that formed the league familiar to today’s fans, including as part of the agreement a world championship game now known as the Super Bowl. Having served as the driving force behind that merger, Davis resigned on July 25, 1966, returned to Oakland as head of football operations and purchased an interest in the franchise. Davis, who became managing general partner in 1972, teamed with head-coach successors John Rauch, John Madden and Tom Flores in building a stalwart that would become the league’smost successful franchise. A CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY A trailblazer, Davis innovated not only how the game was played and coached, but also changed who held those roles, opening countless doors for qualified individuals, regardless of skin color. Davis was 17 when, a short distance from his home, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Shortly after, at Syracuse, Davis befriended Bernie Custis, who would fight racism and become pro football’s first black quarterback. At USC, Davis started recruiting players from historically black colleges, and convinced future Pro Football Hall of Famer WillieWood to remain at the school as the Trojans’ quarterback.Wood and RonMix became the school’s first interracial co-captains, andDavis helpedMix understand howathletics could serve as a leader in ushering needed social change. With the Chargers, Davis teamed with Gillman to lead the fight for equality. In addition to refusing to stay at segregated teamho- tels, the team, inspired by Davis, recruited players fromblack programs, creatingwhat Eddie Robinson called a newday for players of color and giving thema sense of belonging in the American Football League. Later that decade, Davis brought to the Raiders guard Gene Upshaw and tackle Art Shell, eventual Hall of Famers. Upshaw and Shell joked that a convention of pro football’s black offensive linemen could be held in a phone booth. But Davis gave them an opportunity, and Upshaw said he never experienced racismon the Raiders because Davis would never tolerate it. AndneitherwouldDavis toleratediscriminationat thegame’smost important position. Ayear afterUpshawas a rookiehelped the Raiders to an AFL championship, Davis in 1968 made Eldridge Dickey the first African-American quarterback ever selected in the first round. Again, Davis cared about one thing: Winning. “We called it an untapped reservoir,” Davis recalled. “We wanted to win. We wanted the players. We weren’t interested in who they were, or exactly where they came from. I’ve always said, it’s not important to be consistent; it’s important to be right. It was done because it was right and fair, and to help the teamwin, and continue towin. “TheRaidersdidbecomeaprovingground for greatminorityplayers. I think itwas anevolution, anevolutionof equityand fairness, andwe hope that’s one legacywe leave.” Another legacy Davis leftwas hiring in 1989 the NFL’s first African-American head coach, Shell. Davis told Shell the reason he hired himwas not becausehewas black, but becausehewas thebest available candidate for the job, andbecausehewas aRaider. Upon winning his coaching debut, Shell had to remind reporters that he was not the game’s first minority head coach. A decade before, Davis had hired TomFlores to lead the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories. Additionally, Davis later made Amy Trask the NFL’s first female chief executive.

THE RAIDER MYSTIQUE To Davis, shattering barriers wasn’t only about race or gender. He defined it on a larger scale, by creating an environment that allowed any individual the chance to succeed, and in the process fostered a unique brotherhood. “The fire that burns brightest inme,” Davis said, “and the fire that burns brightest in this organization is thewill towin.” That philosophy evolved the Raiders’ locker room into anus-versus-themmentality, a group that like its owner valuedbeing feared more than respected. Davis brought inmavericks andmolded them into champions, a group of rugged and colorful individualists that carried Davis’ torchwith swagger and intimidation. Many of the players that won for the Raiders were rejected by other teams. But Davis did not treat them like misfits. He treated them likemen, and thosemen brought him three Super Bowl titles and dominated the league like no other team. “We may take a player in who doesn’t have good social habits, or has been a failure somewhere else,” Davis explained. “But it’s predicated on bringing them into an environment, that can inspire them thewill to do great, and they have done great.”

A BELIEF IN HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE Part of Davis’ ability to acquire the right players and put them in an environ - ment that bred success was his belief in how to deal with people. Davis al - ways said that the Golden Rulewas not good enough. “When you have to lead men, you don’t do unto others as you would have others do unto you,” Davis said. “You do unto them, in a paramilitary situ- ation, as they want to be done unto. You have to treat them the way they want to be treated.” That way of treating people led friends and former players to remember Da- vis as the epitome of loyalty. And in turn, he showed the rest of the NFL how to treat former players. Of all the awards he received, the recognition from men that played the gamemeant themost toDavis. In 1997, theNFL Alumni inductedDavis into theOrder of the Leather Helmet, a lifetime-achievement award. Six years earlier, the NFL Players Association honored Davis with its inaugural Retired Players Award of Excellence, citing the care he had shown players long after they retired. “I feel we’re one of the last bastions of hope, as a team image, as a team organization,” Davis explained. “I don’t want to give that upwith the Raiders. We believe in tradition. We believe in the glory. We believe in the debt we owe to our players from the past.”

No question, theway Davis treated people led to a record nine Hall of Famers asking himto present them in Canton, Ohio, at their induction ceremonies, an exceptional fact that exists nowhere else in sports, and speaks volumes of Davis’ compassion for others. In 1992, Davis earned his own enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and for the first time stood at the familiar podium after someone else – his most successful Raiders coach, Madden – had introduced him. Davis took the opportunity to look back on the team that mirrored his life. “Enshrinement is a reflection of a life’s work, a reflection of a love affair with the greatest game the world has ever known. This honor is a testament toagreat organization, and toall the capablepeople that havepoured their talent andenthusiasmand loyalty into the greatness of the Raiders, and the Raiders legend andmystique.”

INDEX

100 Yards Receiving . ............................382 100 Yards Rushing ...............................380 2020 Game Summaries . .....................308 2020 NFL Standings. ............................316 2020 Player Participation .....................306 2020 Results.........................................302 2020 Season Highs...............................305 2020 Statistics ......................................303 2020 Year in Review .............................301 300 Yards Passing .................................384 Abram, Johnathan. ................................74 Abrams, Jim............................................51 Allegiant Stadium.................................487 All-Time Assistant Coaches ..................425 All-Time Drafts . ....................................418 All-Time Head Coaches ........................322 All-Time Numbers ................................408 All-Time Raiders ...................................388 Annual Leaders. ...................................376 AP All-League Selections . ....................460 Arnette, Damon .....................................76 Ateman, Marcell. ...................................77 Atlas, Teddy............................................51 Batiste, D’Anthony ..................................16 Bausby, De’Vante ...................................79 Bennett, Edgar . ......................................17 Berbenich, Tim.......................................19 Bilal, Asmar. ...........................................82 Bisaccia, Rich..........................................21 Blanda, Tom............................................60 Bone, Rosie.............................................60 Bowers, Nick.........................................282 Bradley, Gus............................................24 Brown, John. ..........................................83 Bushman, Matt . ...................................293 Business Staff Directory ...........................9 Business Support Staff ...........................63 Cable, Tom ..............................................26 Carlson, Daniel .......................................89 Carr, Derek ..............................................91 Carrier, Derek .......................................100 Christoff, David .......................................52 Chronology ...........................................474 Clemmons, Cameron .............................28 Coaches and Administration . ..................7 Cole, AJ ................................................104 Cotton Sr., Lester ..................................107 Crawford, Shaun . .................................293 Crosby, Maxx ........................................108 Daniels, DuJuan......................................52 Davis, Al ....................................................1 Deablo, Divine......................................286

Delaney, Tom..........................................51 Dickerson, Matt ....................................111 Doll, Brandon. ........................................60 Doss, Keelan.........................................114 Douglas, Rasul......................................116 Draft Picks .............................................285 Drake, Kenyan. .....................................120 Eberle, Dominik ....................................282 Edwards, Bryan . ...................................124 Ehinger, Parker .....................................126 Ellis, Alex ...............................................127 Extra Points . .........................................483 Ferrell, Clelin . .......................................129 Football Staff Directory ............................8 Football Support Staff ............................55 Gillespie, Tyree.....................................287 Good, Denzelle.....................................132 Green, Gerri. ........................................283 Groshek, Garrett ..................................294 Gruden, Deuce.......................................29 Gruden, Jon............................................12 Hamilton, Devery.................................294 Hankins, Johnathan. ............................134 Hayward Jr., Casey ................................139 Hobbs, Nate. ........................................288 Holz, Nick................................................30 Honors, All-Time . .................................461 Incognito, Richie...................................147 Individual Records................................360 Ingold, Alec...........................................151 Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center . ...........................488 Jacobs, Josh..........................................153 James, Andre........................................157 Jefferson, Quinton . ..............................158 Johnson, Isaiah.....................................163 Johnson, Taver........................................32 Jones, Zay.............................................165 Jones-Smith, Jaryd . ..............................168 Joseph, Dwayne.....................................53 Joseph, Karl. .........................................169 Juliff, Walter . ..........................................53 King, Austin . ...........................................33 Koonce, Malcolm.................................289 Kwiatkoski, Nick....................................174 Lawson, Nevin......................................178 League Results. ....................................322 Leatherwood, Alex...............................290 Leavitt, Dallin ........................................183 Lee, Darron...........................................186 Littleton, Cory .......................................189 Lynch, Addison.......................................34

INDEX

Marinelli, Rod.........................................35 Mariota, Marcus. .................................193 Martin, Nick . ........................................200 Mayock, Mike.........................................10 McCullough, Liam ................................283 Media Information ...............................495 Miller, Kolton........................................202 Milus, Ron. .............................................37 Milus, Ryan.............................................38 Moehrig, Tre’von..................................291 Moreau, Foster. ...................................205 Morrissey, Jimmy.................................292 Morrow, Nicholas.................................207 Morton, John. ........................................39 Mullen Jr., Trayvon...............................211 Muse, Tanner. ......................................213 Nassib, Carl ...........................................214 Neibel, A.J...............................................41 Ngakoue, Yannick .................................218 Nichols, Cheryl . ......................................61 Nixon, Keisean......................................222 Olson, Greg.............................................42 Omameh, Patrick.................................224 Onwualu, James...................................226 Overtime Victories ...............................324 Parker, Brandon....................................228 Passer Rating, Top Individual Seasons . 386 Peterman, Nathan. ..............................230 Philon, Darius.......................................233 Playoff History ......................................434 Playoff Records, Individual . .................457 Playoff Records, Team ..........................454 Postseason Games, All-Time ...............428 Preseason Results, All-Time .................327 Primetime Games ................................323 Pro Bowl Selections . ............................464 Pro Bowlers, All-Time ...........................463 Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...................465 Quinn, Trey ...........................................236 Ragas, Trey. ..........................................295 Raider Image........................................489 Raiderettes ...........................................490 Raiders Alumni.....................................494 Raiders Foundation ..............................493 Raiders in the Community ...................491 Raiders Radio Network........................486 Raiders vs. NFL.....................................341 Raiders Youth Football .........................492

Razzano, Dave........................................54 Receptions, Top Individual Seasons . ...387 Records and History.............................317 Reece, Marcel. .......................................61 Renfrow, Hunter...................................238 Results by Season Summary................325 Results by Season, All-Time .................330 Richard, Jalen.......................................241 Richardson, Max. .................................295 Riddick, Theo........................................246 Robertson, Amik. .................................251 Romanski, Bob. ......................................54 Roster, Alphabetical .............................298 Roster, Numerical.................................300 Roster, Positional ..................................297 Ruggs III, Henry....................................252 Rushing Yards, Top Individual Seasons . . 385 Scott, Caleb . .........................................284 Scott, Niles ............................................254 Scott, Trey ...............................................54 Seymour, Kamaal. ................................284 Shearer, Mark.........................................62 Shutout Victories . ................................324 Sieg, Trent.............................................256 Silver and Black Productions . ..............484 Simpson, John......................................258 Snead IV, Willie .....................................259 Slate, Rick. ..............................................45 Smith, Richard........................................46 Smith, Travis...........................................47 Stills, Darius ..........................................295 Stoner, Dillon........................................296 Storer, Byron...........................................48 Super Bowls..........................................429 Superlatives ..........................................380 Team Records.......................................346 Teamer, Roderic. ..................................264 The Last Time.......................................318 Thomas, Solomon................................265 Turner, DJ..............................................296 Ventrelle, Dan . .......................................59 Veterans . ................................................73 Vickers, Kendal .....................................268 Waller, Darren......................................270 White, Javin..........................................274 Wilson, Kirby..........................................49 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi ...............................275 Young, Sam ...........................................280

FOOTBALL STAFF DIRECTORY

TELEPHONE NUMBERS Main switchboard 702-520-2020 Ticket office 725-780-3001 Raider Image 725-780-3004 Mark Davis Owner COACHING STAFF Jon Gruden Head Coach D’Anthony Batiste

MEDIA RELATIONS Katie Agostin Evert Geerlings Will Kiss Mike Taylor MEDICAL/ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF Josh Batshoun

Chris Cortez DrewGrant TimHarkins Wes Hullinger H.RodMartin LemarMosley Scott Touchet Dr. Chad Hanson Dr. Michael Miao Dr. Will Rosenberg Dr. Navdeep Singh

Edgar Bennett TimBerbenich Rich Bisaccia Gus Bradley TomCable Cameron Clemmons Deuce Gruden Nick Holz Taver Johnson Austin King Addison Lynch RodMarinelli

NUTRITION Jake Brubaker Ricky Ng PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Montelle Sanders DeAngelo Shears PLAYER PERSONNEL MikeMayock

RonMilus RyanMilus JohnMorton A.J. Neibel Greg Olson Rick Slate Richard Smith

Travis Smith Byron Storer KirbyWilson COACHING OPERATIONS Mark Arteaga George Atkinson Zach Cable Jeff Leonardo EQUIPMENT Deavante Hall Adam Johnson JohnMiranda DannyMolina Bob Romanski FIELDS Collin Doebler Zachary Longenecker McCade Lynch SergioNunez FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Pete Caracciolo Tom Jones Daniel Leder

General Manager

JimAbrams Teddy Atlas TomBradway Calvin Branch Kyle Caballero Ben Chester David Christoff Zack Crockett DuJuan Daniels TomDelaney Jack Gilmore Ryan Gravel MattHand John Hill Dwayne Joseph Walter Juliff Walt King Curtis Knox II AdamMaxie NolanNawrocki

Dave Razzano Greg Reuveni Glenn Schembechler Trey Scott TEAM SECURITY Bob Stiriti VIDEO OPERATIONS Joe Harrington JasonNegus

INTEREST HOLDERS A. BOSCACCI JILL BOSCACCI LOVINGFOSS FIRST FOOTBALL WINKENBACH FAMILY HARTMAN FAMILY VAIL FAMILY FOX FOOTBALL SARGENT FAMILY

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BUSINESS STAFF DIRECTORY

EXECUTIVES Dan Ventrelle TomBlanda Rosie Bone

HUMAN RESOURCES Sean Bustos Kazuko Imura Jennifer Levine Gabrielle Lewis Jaime Stratton INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY Freddy Aceves Michele Amador

RAIDERETTES Bailey Black REVENUE PLANNING AND ANALYTICS Justin Barnes Alex Foster David Griffin Jack Levey EsraaMalha JonathanMartinez Taylor Perea Dwight Thomas SILVER AND BLACK PRODUCTIONS

President

Brandon Doll Cheryl Nichols Marcel Reece Mark Shearer ADMINISTRATION Karen ‘Fudgie’ Otten ALUMNI RELATIONS Katie Flath Shannon Jordan Devon Lewis-Buchanan CallieWelch COMMUNITY RELATIONS Ebere Arum NickMarkunas Erin Rauhauser Melissa Tailes CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Ryan Dorsey Luis Duenas AndrewFerrall Matt Pasco Shawn Testa Victoria Theis

Steven Browning Steven Camacho Kasey Carlson Justin Casserly Alexandra Curtin Levi Edwards SamFreed Rachel Gossen Janay Hagans Kelly Heinle Trisha Kirk Monique Koman LoganNorton Marcus Padilla Eddie Paskal Brad Phinney Carrie Sullivan-Roper

LEGAL

Sarah Brenner Zahir Rahman OPERATIONS JanaeMiranda Dona Verner PHOTOGRAPHY MattAguirre Jeffery Bennett Michael Clemens PREMIUM AND PSL SALES Francisco Ascencio Sheldon Bell Tisha Bell Howie Long TimStatezni Nicholas Trujillo Emily Zimmermann PREMIUM SERVICE AND GUEST EXPERIENCE Thomas Bold Robert Coons Danny Farrell MattHernandez

Melissa Bacon Megan Cornell Katy Crawley Scott Erdmann Karen Fontana Jamie Gary Dana Geary Christian Howard BruceMoreno Nicole Nardi Holly Scarpinato AndrewShipp Daniella Smith Hannah Thomas

James Vega MattWalks

PadenWigness Connor Young STADIUMDEVELOPMENT ANDOPERATIONS Dominic Albertoni AndrewHudgins Chloe Janfaza Chris Sotiropulos STRATEGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Jay Chess Billy Lu Gail Ream Taylor Silva TICKET OPERATIONS Brandon Chambers AdamFeldman Jaime LaFazia Justin Lupo YOUTH FOOTBALL Jordan Aguilar Myles Hayes

CREATIVE

Cami Bennett Sarah Eikmeier Rebecca Finlay DavidMachuca Christopher Piret EVENT OPERATIONS

Maria Carbajal Kylee Chandler Brooke DeGroot Ryann Gonzales Robert Henriquez Anwaar Lacy MargoMalik QiavaMartinez Panos Pappas Cameron Stevens CourtneyWood Amir Zaffa RAIDER IMAGE Jesus Aguilar Arianne Bautista Ronald Bradley III Jennifer Brawley Freddy Carcamo Barry DeVilbiss Sophia Goucher Steven Hernandez Jackie Kaufman Tamika Kelly Jeanine Liebelt TomLydon CristinaMcAloon AdrianMontoya AlecMunoz TarynNiederberger Erica Olive Dallas Redd Starr Sidoti Brad Stewart Joseph Tesconi EddieWillingham John Yokoyama

Priscilla Almeida Jourdan Bedrock Clancey Chapman Karissa Duran

FACILITIES Mark Nichols NajjaWilliams FOUNDATION Julia Anderson Alan Diskin FINANCE Faith Eder

Benjamin Gerweck Marc Kuzbari SherrieMenor AssenethMoreno Chris Pardo Derek Person Travis Scott

Coaches and Administration 9

MIKE MAYOCK GENERAL MANAGER 5th Season in NFL (2 as a player)

3rd Season with Raiders

Mike Mayock was named General Manager of the Raiders on Dec. 31, 2018, becoming just the third general manager in Raiders franchise history. Mayock previously served as an Emmy-nominated analyst and draft expert for the NFL Network and handled color commentary duties in the broadcast booth for both college and NFL games before joining the Silver and Black. Years College/Pro Team 2019 Oakland Raiders 2020-21 Las Vegas Raiders

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Position Coached General Manager General Manager

Mayock applied his expertise in player evaluation once again in the 2021 early free agency period, addressing needs on defense by signing defensive end Yannick Ngakoue and defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, while adding dynamic playmakers in wide receiver John Brown and running back Kenyan Drake on offense. Mayock and Head Coach Jon Gruden were also able to retain important contributors on the Raiders roster, extending the contracts of tackle Kolton Miller and center Andre James, while re-signing defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins and linebacker Nicholas Morrow. The 2021 NFL Draft saw the Raiders take a methodical approach that added talent and overall depth to the roster. Head- lining the draft haul was Alabama All-American Alex Leatherwood in the first round, a key addition to the offensive line who is expected to start immediately at right tackle for the Silver andBlack. The Raiderswere then able to execute the first of two draft- day trades, moving up five spots to secure TCU safety Tre’vonMoehrig with the 43rd-overall pick, adding a dynamic playmaker to the secondary. Las Vegas continued to stock the defense with back-to-back picks in the third round, selecting pass rusher Malcolm Koonce from Buffalo and linebacker Divine Deablo from Virginia Tech with the No. 79 and No. 80 picks, respectively. Continuing to add athleticism and versatility to the defense, Mayock traded up into the fourth round on the draft’s third day to select Missouri safety Tyree Gillespie before nabbing Illinois cornerback Nate Hobbs in the fifth round. Pittsburgh offensive lineman Jimmy Morrissey rounded out the team’s selections in the seventh round, concluding a draft in which the Raiders did not pick an offensive skill position player for the first time in franchise history. Mayock provided his own stamp on the Raiders’ roster through free agency in both 2019 and 2020, adding significant talent to increase depth and competition throughout the roster. In 2020, the Raiders signed 12 new unrestricted free agents to address needs on both sides of the ball. The linebacker corps was bolstered with the signings of Nick Kwiatkoski and Cory Littleton, while the additions of future Hall of Fame tight end Jason Witten and quarterback Marcus Mariota provided depth and leadership. Mayock’s secondNFLDraftwith the Silver andBlack in2020 sawtheRaiders add speed, toughness and a desire for compe- tition, identified as key “Raider traits,” with seven picks through just four rounds. Roster needs at wide receiver and cornerback were addressed early, as explosive Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, the fastest player in the draft, and versatile Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette were taken in the first round. Without a second-round pick, Mayock used two of three third- round selections to nab South Carolina wide receiver Bryan Edwards and Clemson linebacker Tanner Muse. On the draft’s third day, Mayock used a second draft-day trade to move up and select Clemson guard John Simpson, the fifth player plucked from “Death Valley” by the Raiders in two years, before rounding out the class by drafting Louisiana Tech cornerback Amik Robertson later in the fourth round. In his first NFL Draft at the helm, Mayock and

Gruden used four picks among the top-40 players selected to assemble a group of “foundational” stand- outs. The Raiders selected defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell from Clemson with the fourth-overall pick be- fore adding Alabama running back Josh Jacobs and Mississippi State safety Johnathan Abram with late first-round selections.Mayock executed two trades on the draft’s second day to move back to the 40th-over- all spot, selecting Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen and netting additional fourth and fifth-round picks. The Raiders were involved in five draft-day trades in total, trading up in the fifth round to pick Clemson wide receiver Hunter Renfrow, helping com- plete a draft haul that earned plaudits from around the NFL. In addition, five rookie free agents who signed with the Silver and Black immediately after the draft spent significant time on the active roster during the 2019 season, including fullback Alec Ingold, who was selected as Pro Bowl alternate, and punter A.J. Cole, who placed 33 punts inside the 20-yard line, tied for the third-most in Raiders history. The Raiders’ 2019 rookie class registered as one of the most immediately impactful in team history, producing the PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winner in Jacobs, while rookie defensive end Maxx Crosby, a fourth-round selection, finished the year as anAPDefensive Rookie of the Year finalist. As a whole, the 2019 draft class led the NFL in sacks (14.5),

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touchdowns from scrimmage (17), rushing yards (1,167), rushing touchdowns (seven), rushing first downs (60) and yards after catch (676), while finishing second in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,112) and first-down receptions (62). Prior to assembling talent for the Raiders, Mayock’s NFL Draft analysis had been one of the most respected voices among media, NFL front office personnel and team scouting departments. His expertise featured within the NFL Network’s extensive coverage of theNFL Draft, including the show“Path To TheDraft,” aswell as the network’s exclusive coverage of theNFL Scouting Combine and the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Outside of the studio, Mayock served as the tele -

vision analyst for the Philadelphia Eagles’ preseason games since 2015. He also served as a game analyst for NFL Network’s broadcasts of the Senior Bowl and East- West all-star game, as well as preseason analyst for the Minnesota Vikings for several seasons. In 2010, Mayock became the color commentator for NBC’s coverage of Notre Dame football, teaming with play-by-play announcer Tom Hammond. In Jan- uary 2011, he teamed with Hammond to call NBC’s broadcast of the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks. The following year, he called an AFC Wild Card contest fea- turing the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans. Mayock teamed with Brad Nessler to call the NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football package from 2011- 2013. Prior to joining NFL Network, Mayock served as a college football analyst for ABC Sports (2001-03), Fox Sports Net (2000), and CBS Sports (1996-99). He also covered the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as a reporter for CBS (1997-99). From 1993-95, Mayock worked on ESPN’s coverage of the Canadian Football League. A 10th-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mayock then played for the New York Giants from 1982-83. He is a member of the Bos- ton College Hall of Fame, where he captained both the football and baseball teams. Mayock graduated from Boston College in 1980. Mayock and his wife Amanda have four children (Leigh, Michael, Mackenzie and Jack).

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JON GRUDEN head coach 22nd Season in NFL

8th Season with Raiders

Jon Gruden returned as head coach of the Raiders on Jan. 9, 2018, welcoming back one of themost respected and successful coaches in the storied history of the Silver and Black. Gruden, who was first introduced as head coach of the Raiders over 20 years ago, served four seasons with the Raiders from 1998-2001. In his third season back with the Raiders and the fran - chises’ inaugural campaign in Las Vegas, Gruden guided the Silver and Black to an 8-8 record that included a 6-2mark on the road. The road victory total was the most for a Raiders team since 2016 and just the fourth time in 40 years that a Raiders squad has produced that many wins on the road. He also oversaw the continued development of quarterback

COACHING BACKGROUND

Years College/Pro Team

Position Coached

1986-87 Tennessee Graduate Assistant 1988 SoutheastMissouri State Passing Game Coordinator 1989 Pacific Wide Receivers 1990 San Francisco 49ers Offensive Assistant 1991 Pittsburgh Wide Receivers 1992 Green Bay Packers Offensive Assistant 1993-94 Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers 1995-97 Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator 1998-01 Oakland Raiders Head Coach 2002-08 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach 2018-19 Oakland Raiders Head Coach 2020-21 Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach

Derek Carr and an explosive offense that saw remarkable individual and collective performances throughout the year. In 2020, Carr set a career high with 4,103 passing yards and became the first Raiders quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in three straight seasons, all coming under Gruden’s tutelage. In addition, tight endDarenWaller broke the franchise single-season mark with 107 receptions and running back Josh Jacobs rushed for 1,065 yards to become the first Raider to eclipse the 1,000- yard mark in each of his first two seasons. BothWaller and Jacobs were rewarded with Pro Bowl bids. The offense as a collective ranked among the league’s elite, as the unit ranked No. 8 in the NFL in total offense (383.3 avg.), No. 7 inpassing (263.6 avg.) andNo. 10 inpoints per game (27.1 avg.). In addition, theRaiders offense rankedNo. 6 in the league on third down (46.0 percent) and No. 3 on fourth down (76.2 percent). In his second season back with the Silver and Black in 2019, Gruden was the architect of an offense that proved explosive and dynamic in helping the team nearly double its win total from the previous season. Carr set a franchise record and ranked second in the NFL with a 70.4 completion percentage (361-for-513) and snapped a career high with 4,054 passing yards. Carr was particularly dangerous in third-down situations, posting a league-best 14 touchdowns and a 127.4 passer rating, the eighth highest in the NFL since 1991. Jacobs set a franchise rookie record with 1,150 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in his first season out of Alabama, garnering PFWAOffensive Rookie of the Year honors and becoming the secondOffensive Rookie of the Year coached by Gruden (CarnellWilliams – 2005).Waller also emerged as an eliteweapon, totaling 90 receptions for 1,145 yards and three touchdowns in his first full season of action. TheRaiders’ 2019 rookieclass registeredasoneof themost immediately impactful in teamhistory, producing theaward-win- ning Jacobs, while rookie defensive end Maxx Crosby, a fourth-round selection, finished the year as an AP Defensive Rookie of

the Year finalist. As a whole, the 2019 draft class led the NFL in sacks (14.5), touchdowns fromscrimmage (17), rushing yards (1,167), rushing touchdowns (sev- en), rushing first downs (60) and yards after catch (676), while finishing second in receptions (107), re- ceiving yards (1,112) and first-down receptions (62). Carr made significant strides during Gruden’s first season back on the sideline in 2018, as he es- tablished career single-season highs in completions (381), passing yards (4,049) and completion percent- age (68.9). Carr also piloted three fourth quarter/ overtime game-winning drives on the season and set a franchise record by throwing 332 consecutive pass- es without and interception, a streak that covered 10 games. The naming of Gruden marked his return to coaching after spending nearly a decade in broad- casting, including color analyst duties on the Mon- day Night Football franchise from 2009-2017. Grud- en compiled a 95-81 (.540) regular season mark in 11 seasons as a head coach with the Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002-08), and a 5-4 record (.556) in postseason contests, which includes a victo- ry in Super Bowl XXXVII. The youngest head coach in the NFL at age 34 upon his initial hire by Raiders Owner Al Davis in 1998, Gruden posted a 38-26 record (.594) and led the Silver and Black to back-to-back AFC West titles in 2000 and 2001. He guided the Raiders to an AFC Championship Game appearance in 2000, a cam- paign inwhich the Raiders set a franchise recordwith 479 points and led the NFL in rushing (154.4 avg.).

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The Raiders ranked in the top-seven in total offense in three of Gruden’s four seasons in Oakland, including the top-three in rushing twice and the top-seven in passing once. Defensively, Gruden’s units twice ranked among the league’s top-10 in total defense, including the fifth-overall rush defense in 2000 and two top-nine finishes in passing defense. In all, Gruden-led teams have claimed five division championships and have recorded six seasons with nine-or-more wins. As a head coach, he has seen 26 different players combine for 44 Pro Bowl selections. He has also coached recipients of the Associated Press’ Defensive Rookie of the Year (Charles Woodson – 1998), Defensive Player of the Year (Derrick Brooks – 2002) and Offensive Rookie of the Year (Carnell “Cadillac” Williams – 2005, Josh Jacobs – 2019) Awards. In addition, Rich Gannon was tabbed for theMaxwell Club’s Bert Bell Award as the league’sMost Valuable Player in 2000 and five players who Gruden tutored as a head coach have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jerry Rice (2010), Warren Sapp (2013), Brooks (2014), Tim Brown (2015) and Charles Woodson (2021). Regarded as one of the league’s top quarterback mentors, Gruden tutored Gannon to three Pro Bowl selections in Oakland and two of the then-top three single-season passing yardage totals in Raiders history. Gannonwas the first of three quarterbacks under Gruden as a head coach to be selected for the Pro Bowl (1999-2001), as both Brad Johnson (2002) and Jeff Garcia (2007) earned recognition during his time with the Buccaneers. Gruden became just the fifth head coach since 1980 to win four-or- more division titles with four different quarterbacks starting in the playoffs. Gruden joined ESPN in 2009 as an analyst for Monday Night Football and contributed analysis year-round on ESPN’s plat- forms, earning six Sports Emmy nominations. In addition toMonday Night Football, Grudenwas part of ESPN’s annual NFL Draft coverage and his Gruden’s QB Camp series became one of the network’s most anticipated programs each year. His QB Camp primetime series debuted in 2010, featuring in-depth, one-on-one interviews and film sessions in which he mentored top quarterback prospects, including the Raiders’ current signal-caller Derek Carr. The success of Gruden’s QB Camp show led to similar specials, including a Gruden’s Champ Camp special with NewOrleans Saints Super Bowl winners Drew Brees and Sean Payton in 2010, as well as a SportsCenter Special with Brett Favre prior to his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In addition to his NFL role, Gruden called numerous college football telecasts for ESPN, including the Rose Bowl (2010) and BCS National Championship games (2010 and 2011) for ESPN Radio, and the 2011 and 2012 Outback and Orange Bowl games, where he worked alongside former MNF partner Mike Tirico and others. Gruden conducted regular film study at his Tampa office – affectionately named the FFCA (Fired Football Coaches Associa- tion), welcoming high school, college and professional coaches to discuss football strategy, philosophy and to review game film. Gruden spent seven seasons as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing his time there as the winningest coach in franchise history by compiling a 57-55 (.509) regular-season record, while leading the Buccaneers to three division titles and a 3-2 mark in the postseason. Under Gruden’s direction, Tampa Bay posted three top-15 finishes in passing offense and boasted five top-five defenses, including the league’s overall leader in defense in both 2002 (252.8 avg.) and 2005 (277.8 avg.). The Buc- caneers’ defensive units also led the NFL in passing defense in 2002 (155.6 avg.), 2004 (161.2 avg.) and 2007 (170.5 avg.). Tampa Bay posted a 9-7 record in 2008, narrowly missing the playoffs despite recording the team’s most net passing yards (3,619) since 2003 and scoring the second-most points (361) in team history at the time. Additionally, the Bucs eclipsed 1,800 yards rushing (1,837) for the third time in four seasons and the defense tied for third in the league with 22 interceptions. In 2007, Gruden led the Buccaneers to their thirdNFC Southtitle in six years, becoming the first coach in teamhistory to claim three division titles. He also became the first coach towinmultipleNFC South titles since the divisionwas created in 2002 and his five-career division crowns were tied for second among active coaches at the time. Gruden’s quarterbacks set a franchise record by throwing just eight interceptions, whichwas the lowest single-season total in teamhistory. The teamaveraged 4.17 yards per rushing attempt, which ranked second in club history, and the 117.0 yards per game on the ground marked the sixth-highest average in team annals. Garcia was named to the Pro Bowl after establishing a team mark with a 1.2 interception percentage. Defensively, the Bucs ranked second in the NFL (278.4 avg.) and topped the league in passing defense (170.5 avg.).

Gruden started three different quarterbacks during the 2006 sea - son with Chris Simms starting the first three games before suffering an injury. Bruce Gradkowski started 11 contests and established himself among the top rookie signal callers in team history, instituting several rook- ie passing marks before giving way to Tim Rattay for the final two games of the season. The Buccaneers notched an 11-5 record and their second NFC South title in four years in 2005, led by As- sociated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year Williams, who set a Tampa Bay rookie record with 1,178 rush - ing yards. After starting quarterback Brian Griese went down with a sea - son-ending injury, Simms led the Bucs to wins in six of the team’s final eight games and posted a 61.0 completion percentage to lead the team into the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The defense finished as the top-ranked unit in the league (277.8 avg.), marking the fourth-straight year that the team ranked among the top- five in total defense, and the second time that the group ranked first under Gruden.

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