Antonio Pierce, the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, is not thrilled about the Super Bowl matchup. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, both historic rivals of the franchise, will be playing in the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium. Pierce is fine with them seeing the stadium for a day, but he wants them to leave afterwards. He believes that if the Raiders had performed better in 2023, they could have prevented this from happening. However, Pierce only coached the team for nine games and beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. As the head coach now, he will have more control over the team’s performance.
Defensive end Maxx Crosby was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, but he did not receive any first-place votes. Antonio Pierce, however, believes that Crosby played exceptionally well throughout the season. Despite playing hurt, Crosby’s performance impressed Pierce enough to consider him a luxury for the team.
Although Antonio Pierce did a good job as the interim head coach, there was no guarantee that he would be given the full-time job. This led Maxx Crosby to threaten a trade request if the Raiders did not hire Pierce. Crosby believed it was necessary to take this step in order to ensure that he got the coach he wanted.
According to the Source heavy.com