UPDATE!!!
The Raiders are now officially denying the ESPN report that Tom Cable is safe and will return to the sidelines as head coach next season. But that doesn't mean he's going to be fired, either.
In a statement to The Associated Press, senior executive John Herrera said, "We've never made any statement that the head coach would not be back, that has been media speculation from the beginning. We've consistently stated that we're going through an evaluation process to determine the direction that the organization needs to go. The process is ongoing and has not reached a conclusion."
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ESPN is reporting that Tom Cable is being retained as coach and will fulfill his two-year contract.
Of course, the Raiders are not confirming anything and senior executive John Herrera issued a semi-denial, telling the cable network that no decision on Cable's future had been reached by Al Davis.
If the report is true, and Cable is returning, it's the right move from a pure football standpoint and for continuity sake. It will just be interesting, though, to see what duties Cable was stripped of and how his relationship with JaMarcus Russell has been affected.
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