The minute Jon Gruden signed a 10-year, $100 million contract to return at head coach of the Oakland Raiders, he was given full control of the franchise. While Reggie McKenzie was still technically the general manager of the team, there was wide speculation that he had lost all of his power within the organization, and that Gruden operated on his own terms without consulting McKenzie.
This theory was seemingly confirmed Sunday morning in a report by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport elaborating that not only does Gruden have complete control, but that he even uses a separate personnel and scouting staff from McKenzie’s creating a divide in the Raiders front office.