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ALAMEDA Bo Jackson Jersey , Calif. (AP)The NFL said Thursday it will investigate whether the Oakland Raiders violated the ”Rooney Rule” when they hired Jon Gruden as coach. The Fritz Pollard Alliance called for the investigation on Wednesday out of concern that Raiders owner Mark Davis came to an agreement with Gruden before the team interviewed any minority candidates as required by the NFL since 2003. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement that the NFL will ”look into this.” The Fritz Pollard Alliance is dedicated to promoting diversity and equality of job opportunity in the coaching, front office and scouting staffs of NFL teams. Davis said Tuesday at the news conference introducing Gruden as the team’s new coach that he had been trying to make the move for six years and finally believed it would happen after a meeting in Philadelphia on Christmas Eve, the day before Gruden worked a game between the Raiders and Eagles on ESPN. ”I felt pretty confident that he was all-in,” Davis said. ”And that’s the term that we were using in our discussions and everything, are you all-in? And I never wavered from all-in. And this time he didn’t waver, either.” Davis fired Jack Del Rio a week later and the team officially hired Gruden on Jan. 6. Davis also said he wouldn’t have fired Del Rio if he didn’t believe Gruden would sign on as coach. ”I believe that I would’ve sat down with Jack and we would’ve figured out coordinators and assistant coaches and things like that and try to figure out how to reinvigorate the franchise through Jack,” he said. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Tuesday he interviewed two minority candidates before Gruden’s hiring was announced. Those candidates were Oakland tight ends coach Bobby Johnson and Southern California offensive coordinator Tee Martin. The Raiders haven’t commented on the request from the Fritz Pollard Alliance. — Raiders fans are used to seeing the Silver and Black make some head-scratching draft picks, and this year was no exception as the Raiders passed on SEC Defensive Player of the Year Josh Allen for..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Why Kentucky LB Josh Allen wasn’t the Raiders pick at #4New https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-antonio-brown-jersey ,151commentsPDTRaiders fans are used to seeing the Silver and Black make some head-scratching draft picks, and this year was no exception as the Raiders passed on SEC Defensive Player of the Year Josh Allen for Clemson DE Clelin Ferrell. While many of us have watched plenty of tape on Ferrell and have come to look favorably on that pick, at the time it was puzzling, and Allen’s fall to pick #7 was puzzling as well.In his latest mailbag for The Athletic, Raiders insider Vic Tafur sheds some light on the team’s thought process in going with Ferrell over Allen.“I heard that the Raiders weren’t that impressed. I reported pretty early on he wasn’t in play for them at No. 4. I would never question a player’s toughness, but there were concerns that he got pushed around a little on some plays at Kentucky and he may not have had enough dog in him for [Jon] Gruden and [defensive coordinator Paul] Guenther’s liking,” wrote Tafur.While I and many others had Allen mocked to Oakland at #4, it’s easy to see why Ferrell might be a better fit for the Raiders than Allen. Ferrell is 6’3” and 265 pounds Womens Derek Carr Jersey , while Allen is 6’5” and 245. That sort of long, lanky frame makes Allen best suited as a pass-rushing OLB, when what the Raiders needed was a 3-down base DE. Allen is not that, and if they picked Allen at #4 they’d be frantically searching through their Rolodex for Frostee Rucker’s number. However, Allen fits perfectly with the Jaguars as they already have two of the better base ends in the league in Yannick Ngakoue and Calais Campbell. Allen is free to do what he does best without putting his hand in the dirt.Ferrell’s tape doesn’t show a ton of bend and he can sometimes over-run the pocket on the outside, but he almost never gets pushed around. He’s too tough and strong to get bullied in that fashion even by quality ACC linemen. The Raiders clearly weren’t just looking for the “best pass rusher”, they were looking for the right pass rusher, who fit both their system and their idea of what it means to be a Raider. Toughness Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , aggression, high character, high motor, one who “has dog in him”, whatever that means. A love of football and an aggressive style are hallmarks of all the Raiders’ picks. Perhaps Josh Allen is more of a cat guy- he certainly fits in as a Jaguar in any case.