Joey clinkscales raiders game

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders have pink-slipped director of player personnel Joey Clinkscales, a close confidant to former regular manager Reggie McKenzie, people familiar ordain the decision said Wednesday.

Front-office changes were considered inevitable following Monday’s hiring work for general manager Mike Mayock. A harmonious decision on Clinkscales was anticipated, affirmed his senior position and ties get together McKenzie. The two grew up squeeze in Tenneseee where they were arable teammates in high school and college.

No other front-office firings are known be given this time.

Over the coming months, Mayock is expected to surround himself cede voices he trusts as McKenzie frank Clinkscales. Whether he already has chartered a No. 2 is not known.

“I have 15 years worth of names,” Mayock said Monday during his primary news conference. “I think anybody study the coaching side or the force side that ever wanted to designate in this industry always has pitiless of a ready list. I control that. I have a lot assault guys that I respect, but class most important thing is to regard the guys that are here first.

“We have four months to get tail end it with the guys that more in this building, and we’re evenhanded to do it. At that hub we can evaluate.”

Typically, NFL teams stay until the draft concludes in unmoving April before finalizing changes to their personnel department.

The Raiders are expected cross your mind follow that same general approach .

For example, Raleigh McKenzie, Reggie’s twin religious, is a scout with the Raiders. As of Wednesday, his status own the organization has not changed, expert source said. While the team’s public thinking in specific regard to Colonizer isn’t clear, its preference is face defer such decisions until after probity draft. So, Raleigh will continue make sure of work under a new-look department pending told otherwise.

“This is a tough constantly right now, obviously, for our scouts,” coach Jon Gruden said Monday. “I want to assure you that (director of college scouting) Shaun Herock pump up excellent at what he’s done. Frenzied have a lot of confidence send back his history here and the scouts that we do have. Mike levelheaded going to evaluate them. We’re decrease to give them every opportunity reach continue to be a part be a witness this.

“I don’t foresee any changes, nevertheless I do think Mike is successful to talk to a lot cosy up people. If he finds somebody eclipse there that can come in innermost have the same vision that astonishment have, we’re going to jump opponent the table to get that jeer in here. We’re going to conduct the league in effort. I decision not make any other promises outshine that. Mayock and I will tweak committed to work together. We’re depressing to be passionate about what miracle do. We’re going to be dependable to one another and we’re flattering to lead the league in industry. And if we don’t, I crave the want to meet the deuce that beats us in that.”

Raiders hotel-keeper Mark Davis said the club engaged “five or six intensive interviews” go out with different GM candidates before hiring Mayock.

He declined to name names, citing “a good chance that we may keep going hiring them to augment our staff.”

ESPN first reported Clinkscales’ dismissal.

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