ALAMEDA — Jon Gruden’s introductory press conference was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Raiders headquarters, but it soon turned into a Raiders family reunion with team legends scattered throughout the facility.
Rich Gannon, Tim Brown, and Howie Long were among about 50 of the Raiders alumni on hand to celebrate Gruden’s return. Gannon, who thrived as Gruden’s starting quarteback from 1999-2001 during Gruden’s first stint as head coach of the Raiders, feels Gruden getting traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 was a mistake that robbed the duo of a chance to win multiple super bowls in Oakland.