Raiders' Head Coach Cable punches assistant...

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Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable punched one of his assistants on Aug. 5 at the team's training camp headquarters in Napa, Calif., several media outlets reported on Monday.

The Web site National Football Post first reported that defensive assistant Randy Hanson was punched in the jaw by another member of the Raiders staff. Unidentified sources later told Fanhouse.com that Cable attacked the third-year assistant.

Hanson reportedly did not want to pursue the matter, but staff at Queen of the Valley Hospital alerted authorities, according to Fanhouse.com.

"The victim didn't even want any police action taken," Napa Police Lt. Brian McGovern told the Web site, "but we were following hospital policy that authorities be contacted in cases where there may have been an assault."

Hanson suffered a fractured jaw, and as a result Cable could face felony charges, according to the Web site. But McGovern said, according to the Web site, that the Napa Police consider the matter closed "unless we are re-contacted by the victim, and the victim changes their mind that they want us to follow through and pursue an investigation. At this point we're not doing anything else with it."

McGovern said the police report has not been made public over privacy concerns.

Cable had a regularly scheduled meeting with the media scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4405681

Well, I wonder how long Cable's gonna last after this stunt.

 

[Rayman]

Raiders Coach Allegedly Assaulted...

Raiders Coach Allegedly Assaulted...

...by none other than Tom Cable.

Posted about 1 hour ago E-mail
Raiders coach allegedly assaulted during team meeting

By Jason La Canfora | NFL Network

Oakland Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson was treated in a Napa hospital emergency room on Aug. 5, telling police he was struck by a member of the staff during a meeting earlier that day, according to sources.

Randy Hanson,
Asst. DBs coach
Oakland Raiders

Age: 41
Experience: Vikings, 2003-05; Rams, 2006; Raiders, 2007-present
Napa police Lt. Brian McGovern confirmed that a member of the Raiders staff claimed to police that he was injured by another staff member, but McGovern would not name the victim and would not release the report itself, citing confidentiality.

However, according to a police source and another source with knowledge of the situation, Hanson was the Raiders staffer treated in the emergency room at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., near the Raiders' training camp site, on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

A police report was filed from the hospital early the following morning, around 1 a.m. PT on Aug. 6, when police arrived, but no charges have been filed as of this time, McGovern said.

Numerous attempts to reach Hanson were unsuccessful. Raiders senior executive John Herrera, when asked about the police report, said, "It's an internal matter and will be handled as such."

NFL Network reporter Jason La Canfora will have more on this story during NFL Total Access, airing at 7 p.m. ET.

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Hanson told police he was struck by a member of the staff during a meeting at the team's hotel in Napa and that he decided to seek medical attention when pain in his jaw was too severe for him to sleep. Law enforcement officials were dispatched to Queen of the Valley Medical Center by hospital personnel, and not Hanson himself, McGovern said, as is mandated in cases where assault is suspected. The extent of any injuries is not detailed on the report, as X-Rays had not yet been read to determine whether or not the victim had suffered a broken jaw, McGovern confirmed.

According to police, the victim in such a case has up to six months to report a misdemeanor assault. If his jaw was broken, that would constitute a felony, and the victim would have up to a year to press charges.

Hanson, 41, is in his third year with the Raiders. He served previously as a defensive backs coach. He also spent one year with St. Louis and three years with Minnesota

Sources: Raiders Coach Tom Cable Punched Assistant During Altercation

Posted Aug 17, 2009 5:05PM By Nancy Gay (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Raiders, NFL Police Blotter, FanHouse Exclusive, NFL Training Camp
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Tom CableThe always volatile Oakland Raiders are now fighting amongst themselves -- in the coaching ranks, no less.

According to a report Monday on the Web site National Football Post, Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson was punched in the jaw by another member of the team's coaching staff during an Aug. 5 altercation at Oakland's training camp headquarters at the Napa Valley Marriott.

Multiple NFL and Raiders sources have confirmed the victim of the alleged assault was Hanson, a third-year assistant who is in his first season with the team under the title "assistant coach-defense." Two NFL sources have told FanHouse the attacker was Raiders' first-year head coach Tom Cable, and "that Hanson never saw it coming."

Neither Hanson nor the coach who threw the punch were identified in a Napa, Calif., police report taken Aug. 6 at Queen of the Valley Hospital. But one well-placed NFL source told FanHouse of the attacker: "It's a well-known coach. Very well-known."

Pressed to confirm the identity of the attacker, the source said, "It was Cable who hit him."

According to Napa Police Lt. Brian McGovern, police followed procedure in responding to the downtown Napa hospital when Hanson arrived to receive treatment for what was described as an injured jaw.

X-rays were taken. The results are not known, although one NFL source told FanHouse Hanson sustained a fractured jaw as a result of the punch.

Hanson told police the alleged assault took place at the Raiders' training camp site the day before, but he refused to name the attacker, which is hindering a police investigation into whether misdemeanor or even felony assault charges may be filed. A jaw fracture could warrant felony charges, but the fact the victim is unwilling to pursue the matter criminally is not surprising, given the cloistered nature of the tight-knit NFL coaching fraternity.

The police report is not public record, McGovern said, because of concern for privacy rights of the alleged victim.

"The victim didn't even want any police action taken," McGovern told FanHouse, "but we were following hospital policy that authorities be contacted in cases where there may have been an assault."

McGovern said Napa Police consider the matter closed at this point, "unless we are re-contacted by the victim, and the victim changes their mind that they want us to follow through and pursue an investigation. At this point we're not doing anything else with it."

Another NFL source told FanHouse that Hanson was in the middle of a conversation with defensive coordinator John Marshall when the alleged attack occurred.

Hanson previously served under former Raiders coach Lane Kiffin as an assistant defensive backs coach. The two clashed famously in Sept. 2008 when Hanson was suspended by Kiffin after the defensive assistant openly questioned the Raiders' game plan following a 41-14 season-opening loss to the then-Mike Shanahan-coached Denver Broncos.

"It's a good thing that Shanahan didn't have our players," Hanson reportedly blurted out in the presence of other coaches, "or else he would have beaten us 1,000-0."

Kiffin suspended Hanson for five days, causing a rift among a divided Raiders coaching staff that caused owner Al Davis to intervene. By that time, Kiffin and former defensive coordinator Rob Ryan were openly battling over defensive philosophy. By Week 1 of the '08 season, Davis already was compiling a dossier to document reasons to dismiss Kiffin. The Hanson incident was one more page for the report.

Asked about the Hanson outburst, Kiffin said last September, "Randy had some personal issues going on. Randy still did some work for us, but he spent some time at home to get some things straight in his personal life."

Raiders senior executive John Herrera told the National Football Post that Cable would address the latest Hanson controversy following the team's practice on Sunday, but that did not happen.

The Raiders have a single 3:30 p.m. PT practice Monday, after which Cable is expected to answer questions about the alleged assault.

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[Anthony]

 

[BroncoBlue]

even the raider coachs ar gangsta!

 

[Bear Pand]

 

[Rayman]

Serious question.

Does Al still not know who this guy is?

Keeping with the theme...

 

[f16harm]

 

[jags224]

lmao, ive always liked tommy cable

 

[Fox1994]

Jackass. Yes, this is how you build morale on your team. This is how you get your assistants to follow you. Punch them in the jaw. Systematically injure all of your coaches. That will undoubtedly inspire loyalty.

It's probably not that big a deal, but wow was this stupid.

 

[Fox1994]

Wow. The Curtis picture was funny. So were the rest. Here's my contribution:

lol... Also: http://www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31513

 

[Point Blank]

Lmao

 

[~Chance~]

Danm...

 

[biggamejrs]

its the same guy Kiffin didn't like.

 

[JayDizzle]

Duct tape his ass to the goalpost... problem solved.

 

[dave]

Gotta love an aggressive coaching staff.

 

[Leftwich]

There was already a thread on this. So I'll merge.

 

[Bmore]

... someone needs anger management.

 

[Prodigal Son]

There's some difference of opinion of what happened coming out Oaklands F.O.

Some are saying he just fell down the stairs, and others have claimed that the assistant walked into a door.

 

[NAHSTE]

Word now is that Cable sucker punched the guy. The other coach who saw it says he was having a conversation with the assaulted when Cable decked him. "Didn't see it coming" is the description he gave.

If true, Cable is a pussy and not worthy of being an NFL head coach. How can you go to battle for a coward who sucker punches his assistants?