Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is building a culture that even has the franchise's alumni excited for this new era of Raiders football.
For many years, there hasn't been a lot to get overjoyed about with the Raiders, as the team has only made the postseason twice since 2002-03 and has had several head coaches since.Raiders Hall-of-Fame defensive end Howie Long discussed this when he recently joined his son on his podcast, "Green Light with Chris Long."
"I told Antonio the week -- I came up there for the Super Bowl -- I hugged him, I said, 'I'm so freakin' excited, I'm jumping out of my skin,'". "I wish I was 28 and could go back and press the go-back button and be a part of this because it's a renaissance of, in my mind -- and there's a couple of reasons why.
"And Antonio is a guy that grew up right around the Coliseum and knew the Raiders, was a fan of the Raiders growing up, he understood the history.
"This team has been kind of a wandering ship. Both from a location standpoint going from Oakland to L.A., then back to Oakland, and then to Vegas, and I think now, with the facility in Vegas and the stadium in Vegas -- that I think is awesome; both facilities are amazing -- it was difficult for Maxx to go in there in a place that had lost its identity and lost its culture and create that. And I think that's an impressive thing for both Antonio.
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