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After 1st playoff berth since '02, Raiders give Jack Del Rio new deal
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Jack Del Rio, who was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the 15th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 15, 2015, was rewarded with a new four-year contract on Friday.
Contract details were not made available, though team owner Mark Davis said in a release the Raiders had "torn up" Del Rio's initial four-year deal.
"We are excited to continue building on the strong foundation that has been established," Davis said in the release, "and this is a significant step in achieving that goal."
Indeed, the season before Del Rio arrived, Oakland was 3-13 under Dennis Allen, who was fired after starting 0-4, and interim coach Tony Sparano. The Raiders improved to 7-9 in Del Rio's first season and then broke through with a 12-4 regular-season record and the team's first playoff appearance since 2002.
After 1st playoff berth since '02, Raiders give Jack Del Rio new deal
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Jack Del Rio, who was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the 15th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 15, 2015, was rewarded with a new four-year contract on Friday.
Contract details were not made available, though team owner Mark Davis said in a release the Raiders had "torn up" Del Rio's initial four-year deal.
"We are excited to continue building on the strong foundation that has been established," Davis said in the release, "and this is a significant step in achieving that goal."
Indeed, the season before Del Rio arrived, Oakland was 3-13 under Dennis Allen, who was fired after starting 0-4, and interim coach Tony Sparano. The Raiders improved to 7-9 in Del Rio's first season and then broke through with a 12-4 regular-season record and the team's first playoff appearance since 2002.