On a picturesque Tuesday afternoon in Alameda, Calif., the Oakland Raiders quietly and purposively got back to work, emphasis on quietly.
In a deviation from years past, there was no music during the Silver and Black’s on-field work for the day – not even a nod to the recently-freed Philadelphia Rapper Meek Mill – instead there was just the sound of players running, and a loud, clear, energetic voice yelling out plays from the sideline.
After three months as head coach of the Raiders once again, Jon Gruden finally, finally got his chance to get back on the field with his players, and he did just that during the first day of the team’s three-day veteran minicamp.