ESPN announcer Jon Gruden will call his final game as an announcer (for now) on Saturday when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Tennessee Titans. The Oakland Raiders will introduce him next Tuesday as their next head coach, according to columnist Steve Corkran (seconded by Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport).
The best part of Corkran’s report is the Raiders are planning a “splashy” news conference. I assume that will not involve Al Davis’ infamous overhead projector.
Bay Area football has certainly been upgraded lately. The San Francisco 49ers took a big step forward with Jimmy Garoppolo as their quarterback, and will be a playoff pick for a lot of media this summer.