Breaking News: Mark Davis Shocks Raiders Fans by Rejecting Netflix’s Proposal for Raiders Drama Series – “Some Parts of Our Legacy Are Too Controversial to Relive”
Las Vegas, Nevada – November 12, 2025
In a surprising and bold move that has left NFL fans reeling, Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has officially rejected Netflix’s high-profile proposal to create a drama series about the Raiders’ legendary and often controversial history. The proposed series, which aimed to cover the franchise’s ups and downs, including its storied Super Bowl victories and tumultuous relocations, has been abruptly shelved. Fans and industry insiders are now left wondering what part of the Raiders’ past is too sensitive for public consumption.
Netflix’s proposal was set to chronicle the Raiders’ rise to dominance, from their days under iconic coaches like Al Davis to their more recent years in Las Vegas. The series promised to dive deep into the team’s drama-filled history, focusing on both the glory and the controversies that have defined the franchise. However, Mark Davis rejected the offer immediately, citing that “some parts of our legacy are too controversial, too painful, and too divisive to be reopened.”
“Our History is Not for Entertainment”
In a rare statement outside Allegiant Stadium, Mark Davis addressed the decision to block the series. “The Raiders’ history is one of greatness, but also of intense struggles, challenges, and controversies. While we respect the stories of our past, there are certain chapters that are too personal and too divisive to turn into entertainment. We honor our legacy, but some stories are better left in the past.”
This statement has left fans in shock, with many wondering what Davis is trying to protect. What parts of the Raiders’ history does he feel are too risky to expose to the public?
The Untold Drama of the Raiders’ Relocations and Ownership Struggles
Sources close to the Raiders organization suggest that the Netflix series was set to explore some of the more contentious and divisive moments in the franchise’s past. The show was expected to focus not only on the team’s Super Bowl victories and iconic players, but also on the numerous ownership struggles, coaching changes, and the infamous relocations — first from Oakland to Los Angeles, then from Los Angeles to Oakland again, and finally to Las Vegas.
A central part of the series was expected to delve into Al Davis’s turbulent leadership, his power struggles with the NFL, and the controversial decisions that shaped the team’s identity. However, insiders claim that the most sensitive aspect of the series was going to focus on the Raiders’ relocation saga — particularly the emotional fallout from the franchise’s moves and the lasting impact on their fanbase in Oakland and Los Angeles.
Raiders Fans Divided Over the Rejection
While some Raiders fans were eager to see their team’s dramatic history depicted on screen, others expressed relief that Mark Davis had decided to block the project. Many feared that the Netflix series would focus too heavily on the franchise’s controversies and struggles, overshadowing the Raiders’ proud legacy and the loyal fanbase that has supported the team through its many changes.
One longtime Raiders fan commented, “We’ve had our share of drama, but we’re about more than just the controversies. The Raiders have a rich history of iconic players, coaches, and unforgettable moments. Let’s focus on that instead of digging up the tough stuff just for ratings.”
A Legacy Shrouded in Mystery
Despite Mark Davis’s firm rejection of the Netflix series, the story of the Raiders’ dramatic history remains a topic of fascination for NFL fans and historians alike. What really happened behind the scenes during the team’s most controversial moves? What was the true impact of the team’s ownership struggles and the public battles with the NFL? Why does Davis feel that certain parts of the Raiders’ past should remain hidden?
With Netflix’s series officially shelved, fans are left wondering if the full story of the Raiders’ legacy will ever be revealed. As the team continues to forge its future in Las Vegas, it seems that the real drama behind the Raiders’ history may remain locked away — for now.
Mike McCoy has been the opposite of everything the Titans needed in an interim HC, and there's only one option going forward
Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike McCoy has been in charge for nearly a month and a half now, and things have gone about as poorly for him as they could possibly go.
It was painfully obvious early on that he is no good at this. The decision-making behind his appointment when Brian Callahan was fired made sense on paper: he would be the least disruptive option who has the requisite experience to handle the rest of the year. He’s not a coordinator in charge of a unit, and he’s been a head coach before. He can be a high-floor stopgap.
That was the rationale everybody, myself included, rolled with. And on paper, it made sense. But we’d never spoken to McCoy a single time since coming to Tennessee, despite asking to multiple times. In hindsight, it’s very clear why that was never allowed to happen.
With seven games left to play, every Sunday is already a groan fest that he finds a way to invoke from fans. Calls for him to become the first fired interim head coach anybody can recall are rampant. But can you even do that, fire an interim? And would the Titans ever consider it?
Why firing Mike McCoy would be justified
I cannot push back on anybody already done with McCoy this year. He is not good at this. It’s not personal at all, I just have not ever been out on a guy faster in my time covering the league. Making him the interim has quickly proven to be a big fat mistake.
He is the opposite of everything that an interim is supposed to be. Interims typically come in and loosen things up, but McCoy has tightened it all. Interims typically work to endear themselves to the team, the media, and the fanbase. McCoy has done nothing but distance and alienate himself. Interims typically come in and change some things, they try some different things on Sundays. McCoy hasn’t done any of that, at least nothing of substance or note. Interims typically have an ascendant future in the NFL, McCoy does not. Interims typically take chances, operating with nothing to lose. McCoy has been defiantly conservative, safe, and stale.
That conservatism has robbed Cam Ward and the other young pieces that make up the nucleus of this team of valuable opportunities. It’s kept them from gaining experience in big moments. It’s demonstrated a complete lack of faith in them to rise to the occasion. And I’d argue it’s robbed them of the chance to do some winning, which is something they cannot learn to do without actually doing it!
This football team stinks right now. The harsh reality is that they cannot out-efficient their opponents on Sunday. A lot of football teams take the approach that “if we just play our brand of football today, we will win this game”. And for many teams, that’s true. For these Titans, it is not. They’re going to have to take some risks to win more games this season. And McCoy simply is not willing to do that.
As far as I’m aware, no interim has ever been fired before in the NFL. I’m not sure it’s ever happened in any sport, for that matter. It would be a bold, unforeseen move for Amy Adams Strunk to make. But is there one person in this fanbase or in the local media who wouldn’t understand it? There is not. So I don’t blame people who want to see it.
Why the Titans won’t move off McCoy until January
That being said, it’s never going to happen. At the very top of the list of reasons why is that it would be a national embarrassment. Amy Adams Strunk and her football leadership have already garnered for themselves a reputation of incompetence. Fair or not, the big talk they talked this offseason about stabilizing the franchise and embracing patience was completely torched by their shortsighted decision to fire Brian Callahan after six weeks with a rookie QB. It seemed clear to me at the time, and is certainly crystal clear today, that they should have stuck with the plan. They should have kept Callahan as the play calling head coach until the end of the season or until he lost the locker room, whichever came first, and then fired the whole staff after the season. Yanking play-calling from him after Week 3 and firing him after Week 6 were both foolish, reactionary moves. And that falls squarely at Amy Adams Strunk’s feet. She wanted to beat the allegations of being a rotating door of incompetence in Tennessee, and she failed.
She’s aware of this reputation, though. The entire building is. So the last thing they want to do is go making history by firing their head coach after 6 weeks, and then their interim after 6, and then moving on from the second interim after 6. What a horrendous mess that is when you say it out loud, no matter how justified you may feel in each individual case.
The other big reason they wouldn’t do it is because you would have to replace him with somebody. And this was really the driving factor behind making him the choice in the first place. Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel is somebody they want to keep around on the next coaching staff. Elevating him to interim and then trying to demote him back to coordinator is just messy, for both Fassel and the next head coach. That’s a legitimate reason to stay away from doing that. As for Defensive Coordinator Dennard Wilson and Offensive Coordinator Nick Holz, it’s pretty clear that this front office doesn’t want them leaving their units to try to be a head coach for two months. And promoting anybody from the position coaching ranks at this point is a gamble on inexperience.
So McCoy will go on serving out his final seven weeks of football, and then his time in Tennessee will be over without a second guess. I do not expect him to be considered for the full time job, not even interviewed as a formality. It's a shame he's embracing this reputation for himself at what could be his final stop anywhere in the NFL, it's a shame Cam Ward and the other future pieces of this team have to operate like this in their remaining games of valuable experience, and it's a shame Titans fans have to put up with it all. The Giants just promoted an interim with a bright future in this league; the Titans should take a page out of that playbook the next time they're in a position to make this choice.
