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Jon Gruden named Raiders head coach

ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders officially named Jon Gruden their new head coach Saturday night.

The announcement was made about 90 minutes after Gruden worked as the analyst on ESPN's coverage of the AFC playoff game at Kansas City between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.

He will be introduced at the team facility in Alameda on Tuesday in a 3 p.m. ET media conference.

Welcome back, Coach Gruden. Let's get to work.#BackInBlack | #RaiderNation

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— OAKLAND RAIDERS (@RAIDERS) January 7, 2018

Gruden, 54, last coached in the NFL in the 2008 season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.