LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Raiders went through a season of upheaval unseen in recent NFL history and came out of it with a winning record (10-7) and the franchise's first playoff berth since 2016, its second since 2002. In less than a year the Raiders have seen the departures of coach Jon Gruden, general manager Mike Mayock, interim coach Rich Bisaccia and both of their 2020 first-round picks -- receiver Henry Ruggs III and cornerback Damon Arnette.
A new regime was hired by owner Mark Davis to bring the football operations into the 21st century in poaching the New England Patriots for general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels, a development that both excites and upsets a fan base accustomed to abhorring the Patriot Way.