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Kind of amusing.. doesn't discount the fact Hall is one of the most overrated players to ever suit up in the NFL.. but still amusing nonetheless.
Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall probably won’t have to worry about receiving any Christmas cards from enigmatic Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis.
Especially not after the former Raiders starter poked fun at Davis during a radio interview with WJFK, according to SportsRadioInterviews.com.
Hall related how Davis allegedly got up to speed on Tom Cable’s background in the middle of elevating him to interim coach in the wake of firing coach Lane Kiffin.
“Probably the funniest thing, I was pretty close to Lane Kiffin and after they fired Lane and were about to announce who the next coach was, I don’t know if you guys saw this in the media world, but I was actually sitting there live, me and a couple other players there in the back,†Hall said. “And [Davis] went through this whole spiel of what happened . . . and said our next coach is Tom Cable, he’s going to be our interim coach. When everybody paused for Tom to come in, like a breakoff. [Davis] goes to the media guide and not even whispering says ‘Hey, anyone got any information on this Tom Cable guy, I don’t know where he comes from.’
“That’s just vintage Al Davis. Making a move, not really knowing why, no real justification for doing it. But just saying, ‘Hey, I want this guy, let’s get him, I’ll figure everything else out later.’ And that’s just how Al Davis is.â€
Hall made $8 million in eight games with the Raiders prior to being cut. Despite the lofty financial windfall garnered from his brief sojourn in Oakland, Hall is extremely glad to be out of there.
“Oh, it’s a weight off my shoulders, just that whole situation out there and the way they did things,†Hall said. “I’m not knocking it, but it wasn’t what I was accustomed to, what I was used to, and I just started just not caring like a bunch of other guys, you know. It kind of rubs off on you.
“They say you go to Oakland as a player to die. You can definitely go there and have fun towards the end of your career, but to go there during the prime of your career, that’s just not a place you want to be. I felt the same when I was out of there, just a sigh of relief to get out of there.â€
Especially not after the former Raiders starter poked fun at Davis during a radio interview with WJFK, according to SportsRadioInterviews.com.
Hall related how Davis allegedly got up to speed on Tom Cable’s background in the middle of elevating him to interim coach in the wake of firing coach Lane Kiffin.
“Probably the funniest thing, I was pretty close to Lane Kiffin and after they fired Lane and were about to announce who the next coach was, I don’t know if you guys saw this in the media world, but I was actually sitting there live, me and a couple other players there in the back,†Hall said. “And [Davis] went through this whole spiel of what happened . . . and said our next coach is Tom Cable, he’s going to be our interim coach. When everybody paused for Tom to come in, like a breakoff. [Davis] goes to the media guide and not even whispering says ‘Hey, anyone got any information on this Tom Cable guy, I don’t know where he comes from.’
“That’s just vintage Al Davis. Making a move, not really knowing why, no real justification for doing it. But just saying, ‘Hey, I want this guy, let’s get him, I’ll figure everything else out later.’ And that’s just how Al Davis is.â€
Hall made $8 million in eight games with the Raiders prior to being cut. Despite the lofty financial windfall garnered from his brief sojourn in Oakland, Hall is extremely glad to be out of there.
“Oh, it’s a weight off my shoulders, just that whole situation out there and the way they did things,†Hall said. “I’m not knocking it, but it wasn’t what I was accustomed to, what I was used to, and I just started just not caring like a bunch of other guys, you know. It kind of rubs off on you.
“They say you go to Oakland as a player to die. You can definitely go there and have fun towards the end of your career, but to go there during the prime of your career, that’s just not a place you want to be. I felt the same when I was out of there, just a sigh of relief to get out of there.â€
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