The Raiders issued a statement Monday announcing general manager Reggie McKenzie no longer was with the team, but the words weren’t attached to anybody. It wasn’t coach Jon Gruden thanking McKenzie for his service, nor was it owner Mark Davis.
Gruden answered questions about McKenzie’s departure during his Monday press conference, but Davis didn’t say anything about it at first, though he was the one to let McKenzie go. He is, after all, the bosses’ boss.
Davis broke his silence on McKenzie’s firing in a brief Tuesday interview with NBC Sports California that focused solely on that topic.