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Raiders finally fire Kiffin, promote O-line coach Cable

By Chris Mortensen
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The inevitable became reality Tuesday when Lane Kiffin was fired by Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. In a one-paragraph release, the team said, "Lane Kiffin has been released as head coach of the Oakland Raiders for cause. " Sources told ESPN that Kiffin was fired via the telephone and without pay. "I reached a point where I felt that the whole staff were fractionalized, that the best thing to do to get this thing back was to make a change," Davis said during a lengthy news conference. "It hu ...

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