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Al Davis: Calvin Johnson Hasn't Done 'Anything' for Lions

Calvin Johnson, the fourth-year pro and former No. 2 overall pick out of Georgia Tech, just completed his second 1,000-plus-yard, 12-touchdown season in the league. Beloved by Lions fans and fantasy football enthusiasts worldwide, Johnson has emerged as one of the league's top receivers, a star by anyone's standards....

Al Davis Slams Tom Cable in Hue Jackson Press Conference

Al Davis doesn't speak in public much anymore, but when he does it's usually entertaining, and enlightening. Tom Cable was fired by the Raiders despite delivering an 8-8 season, a three-game improvement from 2009, in a decision that was met with some criticism from the players. In introducing his replacement, Hue Jackson,...

Hue Jackson Aims to Quickly Turn Raiders in Winning Direction

Hue Jackson was formally introduced as the Raiders' new coach on Tuesday, vowing to win quickly and stick around for a long time. That would be a reversal in the Raiders' recent history, on both counts. Jackson, 45, who was promoted to the top job after one season in Oakland as offensive coordinator, became the team's...

Tom Cable Files Grievance With NFL for Fines Assessed by Al Davis

Fired Raiders coach Tom Cable reportedly has filed a grievance with the NFL seeking the reimbursement of $120,000 in fines that were levied against him by owner Al Davis. The report Sunday by ESPN said that the fine was imposed by withholding $20,000 from Cable's paychecks from the Raiders during the season until the...

FanHouse Roundtable: Wild Card Weekend ... and the Coaching Carousel

It's a Wild Card Weekend full of subplots: • For the first time since the merger, a sub-.500 team, the 7-9 Seahawks, not only qualified for the playoffs, but will host a game, against the 11-5 defending Super Bowl-champion Saints on Saturday afternoon. • The Jets, who have been talking Super Bowl since "Hard...

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05/22/12 Davis, Ravenscroft move on in District 43 contest Source: The Chadron Record - Chadron NE Hyannis rancher Al Davis and Nenzel rancher John Ravenscoft beat out the competition in a packed field for the District 43 State Senate seat and will advance to the general election.
05/20/12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Best and Worst of the 2012... Source: Bleacher Report Although many people will disagree with me on this, but I think that kickers can be pretty vital to a team's success.
05/20/12 Raiders' New Era Continues Trend of Reclamation... Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA The man who made the Oakland Raiders what they are today, Al Davis , was known for giving football players a second, or sometimes third, chance.
05/20/12 Frail Al Davis Faces the Cameras Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA Raider's owner Al Davis came in front of the cameras for the first in more than a year to announce his newly anointed head coach Hue Jackson , but many will tell you his appearance, and not the hire , stole the show.
05/19/12 Al Davis Introduces Hue Jackson Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA Al Davis may be 81-years-old and many may believe the game has passed him by but the legendary owner is showing he still has some of his old moves.

Background on al davis

Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football executive. He was the principal owner of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League from 1972 to 2011. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby."

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