Union worries prompt end of Raiders workouts

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:42 am

Dear God. Lefty I wouldn't be encouraged by this man.

ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders canceled the final week of their offseason training program Friday after complaints from the NFL players’ union about the intensity of the practices.

In a brief statement, coach Lane Kiffin said the players’ union believes the Raiders’ offseason program violated league rules on practice standards.

“The union has complained about the high level of intensity, player aggressiveness and fast pace of our practices and, as a result, has taken away the final week of our offseason program,” said Kiffin, the NFL’s youngest and least experienced head coach.

The Raiders won’t hold next week’s scheduled offseason activities, which were expected to be mostly weightlifting sessions.

Oakland wrapped up a voluntary minicamp on Wednesday under Kiffin, a former assistant coach at Southern California. He had just one season of NFL training camp experience as an assistant in Jacksonville in 2000.

The Raiders’ training camp opens July 27 in Napa.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:04 pm

it unions lol

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:29 pm

WTF??

"intensity of the practices" ?????

Thats just stupid!!! Jesus I hate unions!

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:34 pm

Every team breaks that rule. They also have all their CTA's done, so its water under the bridge.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:34 pm

My concern first and foremost if I was Kiffin was which Raiders player/s was crying about it?

lonewolfz28 · Post by **lonewolfz28** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:57 am

Roody wrote:My concern first and foremost if I was Kiffin was which Raiders player/s was crying about it?

Agreed.

With attitudes like that, no wonder they were in last place last year.