The Oakland Raiders are reportedly making an unparalleled commitment to new head coach Jon Gruden.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Gruden will receive an unprecedented ten-year deal, the longest in NFL history for a head coach. He’ll make around $100 million over the course of that deal.
Raiders are giving new head coach Jon Gruden a 10-year contract, the longest coaching deal in NFL history, sources tell ESPN. The deal is likely to be worth about $100 million.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2018
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network is reporting that Gruden already has at least three members of his staff in place.
#Raiders coach Jon Gruden has 3 key hires already in place: #Rams QB coach Greg Olson as OC, #Bengals DC Paul Guenther as DC, #Cowboys special teams coach Rich Bisaccia as ST.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2018
Clearly, Gruden had a pretty high price to return to coaching, and the Raiders were desperate enough to make it happen, even as other teams reportedly balked at the coach’s asking price. It’s a remarkable commitment to make — but the costs will be great if it backfires on Oakland.
The Raiders are expected to introduce Gruden in a press conference on Tuesday.
