The Las Vegas Raiders shall be conducting a head teaching search heading into the offseason.
And one Raiders star desires interim coach Antonio Pierce to maintain the job.
Davante Adams spoke to the media Wednesday, backing Pierce and including that others within the locker room assist him.
”It’s clearly who I wished, that’s my vote, and I’ve been vocal about that,” Adams mentioned. ”That’s principally how the entire locker room feels, and with good purpose. He’s are available in and executed a terrific job. It’s continued to win us over.
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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders greets vast receiver Davante Adams (17) as he runs off the sphere after a landing within the first quarter of a sport in opposition to the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium Nov. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)
”It’s not simply the snug factor. I feel having AP right here shall be good for this group. He form of embodies what it means to be a Raider. That mentality, that swag, and all of the issues he endorses is all of the issues he believes in. Positively rooting for him.”
Since Josh McDaniels was let go as head coach of the Raiders, Pierce has turned heads with how the workforce has rallied round his high-energy teaching model.
The Raiders aren’t going to the playoffs, however Pierce has a 4-4 file as head coach heading into the workforce’s remaining sport in opposition to the Denver Broncos.
Interim head coach Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders runs off the sphere after the Raiders defeated the New York Giants, 30-6, at Allegiant Stadium Nov. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)
Pierce, a former standout linebacker for the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, has mentioned he’s a participant’s coach, which has paid dividends for a workforce in search of a distinct chief than McDaniels.
”He has a sensible method and mindset of how the sport is meant to be performed and what he expects from his gamers, and it’s straightforward to get behind that,” Adams defined.
Pierce already has a rapport with the gamers, and somebody like Adams backing him ought to go a good distance for proprietor Mark Davis and the Raiders’ entrance workplace.
Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce watches throughout the first half of a sport in opposition to the New York Giants Nov. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photograph/Rick Scuteri)
”I can put up a flowery presentation, I’ve seen that earlier than,” Pierce instructed USA Right now final week, whereas including that his ”résumé is on the grass.” ”I can put up stats, I can put up my résumé, however the perfect factor that occurred for me was a possibility. … The worst day I used to be going to be as a head coach was my first day.
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”Hopefully, Mark Davis sees enchancment and development inside our workforce. He sees the model and play that he desires from the Raiders. He sees a fan base that’s behind us. He sees a constructing that loves coming to work and loves being right here. And, on the finish of the day, we’ve acquired to win.”