The fired Jack Del Rio on Sunday. We know this because Del Rio announced the news at what turned out to be his final post-game pre s conference with the team. In three seasons, he went 25-23 -- including a 12-4 record in 2016 -- but for owner Mark Davis, the thought of landing Jon Gruden was too much to ignore.The reports of Gruden's return to Oakland, where he coached from 1998-2001, have been percolating for more than a Elvis Andrus Jersey week and by Monday morning the rumors were pretty clear: . On Wednesday, Gruden, who is currently ESPN's color commentator for "Monday Night Football," appeared on . So is Gruden going to be Taylor Guerrieri Jersey the Raiders' next coach? "That's up to Mark Davis," he said. "I've had good conversations with Mark and they're still going through the interview proce s. When he knows, I think we'll all know, but I appreciate Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen's confidence that I have a chance of getting that job -- it's awful nice though." But what if Davis says Gruden's his guy, will he be the next coach of the Raiders? "I think there's a good chance," Gruden said. But here's the thing: Gruden hasn't been an NFL coach since 2008. So much has changed in that time -- from the rules to schemes to player evaluation and roster building -- that it's fair to wonder if the game has pa sed Gruden by. "I'm excited about Prince Fielder Jersey where I'm at in terms of studying the game and am prepared to come back and coach," Gruden explained before repeating things we've heard several times in recent days. "I just don't want to sit here and speculate. ... I don't know what's gonna happen, I gotta be honest with you. It's been a long couple weeks. I know they've gone through their proce s of interviewing candidates. And until they're done I won Jose Leclerc Jersey 't know but I did have a good meeting with Mark, I've known him a long time and I got a lot of respect for the Raider football organization." When Gruden is hired, he'll return to Oakland with a 95-81 career record that spans 11 seasons. He was 38-26 with the Raiders and 57-55 with the , where he won a Super Bowl following the 2002 season. He'll also have something he never did in Tampa Bay: A franchise quarterback. is coming off a disappointing season but he was a legit MVP candidate in 2016. In seven seasons in Tampa, Gruden had a .509 Robinson Chirinos Jersey winning percentage with Brad Johnson, Brian Griese, Chris Simms, Jeff Garcia, and under center. There have been rumors that the Raiders offered Gruden an ownership stake, which he flatly denied. "There's no truth to that at all. ... There's no validity to that at all. None. Zero." Meanwhile, according to , Gruden, who reportedly made in the neighborhood of , will earn .