Jon Gruden returns as Oakland Raiders head coach
Sunday 7 January 2018 08:24, UK
Jon Gruden has been named as the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders, 17 years after he left the franchise.
The 54-year-old coached the Raiders between 1998 and 2001, before being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The announcement of his return to the Raiders comes nearly 20 years to the day after he began his first spell coaching the side.
Gruden replaces Jack Del Rio, who left the Raiders on December 31 after three years. He finished with a 25-23 record.
Reports in America suggest Gruden has been handed a 10-year contract worth $100m, which would make it the richest coaching contract in NFL history.
Gruden has not coached since 2008 and has been working as an NFL television analyst for the last nine years.
He last coached with the Buccaneers, with whom he won Super Bowl XXXVII - beating the Raiders 48-21.
