The Oakland Raiders are so sold on Jon Gruden that they offered him a contract no other team has ever offered a head coach in NFL history. 10 years, $100 million. Let that sink in.
Then enjoy the reactions. You’ll be able to tell which ones are Raiders fans.
— Hunter Parris (@hunterhparris) January 5, 2018
— Wade Wolf (@WadeW05) January 5, 2018
— Wade Wolf (@WadeW05) January 5, 2018
100M over 10 years!?!? pic.twitter.com/te9B1q0thz
— Adam Greer (@agreer11) January 5, 2018
— Matt Dewhurst (@DeweyDewhurst) January 5, 2018
— Conor (@Arozy_) January 5, 2018
10 years? pic.twitter.com/h0tK8TcdAB
— Josh Costigan (@CostiganJD) January 5, 2018
Blake Bortles has never lost to a team coached by Jon Gruden. pic.twitter.com/bS9D2BkdDU
— Blake Bortles Facts (@BortlesFacts) January 5, 2018
— John Sengbusch (@JohnSengbusch) January 5, 2018
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) January 5, 2018
— FH3 (@FredHarshberger) January 5, 2018
Mark Davis should’ve used that money for a decent hair cut
— Ghetto Gronk (@TheGhettoGronk) January 5, 2018
— Jake Graff (@Jake_9_Graff) January 5, 2018
— Aldo The Apache (@bencaryyoga) January 5, 2018
— LaDevon Ball (@Devon_Hall39) January 5, 2018
Live look at Jon Gruden... pic.twitter.com/reEdiTc4to
— Gayle Saunders (@EagleSessions) January 5, 2018
— Kelli Storey (@KelliStorey) January 5, 2018
— JUNIOR GONZALEZ (@BetoGonzalezJR) January 5, 2018
If you thought all this was funny. Gruden is also making the Raiders pay a steep price and a long-term commitment to his coaching staff, making his coaching staff the most expensive in NFL history.
The #Raiders coaching staff under Jon Gruden will be the most expensive in @NFL history: Jon Gruden will make $100M over 10 years. Coordinators are getting 4 year deals, sources say. 2 years in Oakland, 2 in Las Vegas.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2018
And more reactions ensued.
— Tee Roe (@TacumaRoe) January 5, 2018
— hyped af georgia fan (@The_Kid_Across) January 5, 2018
— JB (@jbritts) January 5, 2018
Someone in the #Raiders FO must've gotten Alec Baldwin to come in and convince Mark Davis to go for it pic.twitter.com/43seYKhfxJ
— UNPLUGG'D (@unplgd17) January 5, 2018
— Logan Cretsinger (@logancret13) January 5, 2018
wtf pic.twitter.com/PdzSbQrl2f
— THE BACHELOR (@kingdaved) January 5, 2018
— Matt (@msgg139) January 5, 2018
Icing the cake goes to this tweet from Ian Rapoport. Apparently, Gruden was lamenting behind the scenes that the Raiders would not go get Johnny Manziel in the draft. Just lose baby!
According to three sources, Jon Gruden spent round 1 of the draft imploring the #Raiders: Draft Johnny Manziel. Just imagine #whatif
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 26, 2014