SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jon Gruden stood by his claim that players are "dying" to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2019, adding that he doesn't believe his current players took it as a message that they are not good enough.
"I'm just trying to get people excited about the Oakland Raiders," Gruden said after the Raiders were thumped 34-3 by the San Francisco 49ers in the final Battle of the Bay on Thursday night at Levi's Stadium. The Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020.
"The Oakland Raiders is a great organization.