Antonio Pierce spent his nine-year NFL career playing on the East Coast for Washington and the New York Giants from 2001 to ’09.
However, when the Raiders named Pierce as the interim head coach early Wednesday morning after Las Vegas owner Mark Davis fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, it was move that made total sense for the team’s linebackers coach.
Pierce, a Long Beach, Calif., native, grew up around the Raiders. As Pierce prepares to make his head coaching debut against the Giants—his former team—on Sunday, the Super Bowl XLII winner told reporters on Wednesday that he feels at home with the franchise.
