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Raiders CEO steps down
According to the Oakland Tribune, Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Task resigned on Saturday. She was the only CEO in the NFL.
A fierce advocate for late owner Al Davis, Trask found her role reshaped under Mark Davis, who took over for his father upon his death in October 2011.
Since the arrival of general manager Reggie McKenzie in January 2012, Trask’s primary duties were to generate...
Longtime Raiders CEO Amy Trask resigns
Amy Trask stepped down as the Oakland Raiders’ chief executive officer on Saturday, ending her tenure as the only female CEO in NFL and one of the highest-ranking women in professional sports.
She was a staunch supporter and trusted advisor to the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, but found her role with the team drastically reshaped under the new owner Mark Davis, who...
Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask Steps Down
In an unexpected move, Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask has stepped down from her position within the organization after 25 years with the team. Per Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune, she sent out the email to the media.
Earlier today, I informed Mark Davis of my decision to leave the Raiders. Having honored a commitment that I made to effectuate a smooth transition and transfer...
Raiders CEO Amy Trask Resigns After 25 Years With The Organization
Longtime Oakland Raiders chief executive officer Amy Trask announced on Saturday that she has resigned after 25 years with the team.
Trask, who took over as Oakland's CEO in 1997 under former team owner Al Davis, originally joined the club in 1987.
She is considered one of the highest-ranking women in professional sports, while paving the way for the role of females within...
Raiders executive Amy Trask resigns
Longtime Oakland Raiders chief executive office Amy Trask resigned her position on Saturday, ending the tenure of the NFL's only female CEO and one of the highest-ranking women in American professional sports.
Trask spent 25 seasons with the Raiders, starting during their time in Los Angeles and continuing after the move to Oakland in 1995. She became CEO in 1997 and was one...
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Amy Trask Resigns Post as CEO of Oakland Raiders After More Than 25 Years With Team
The NFL lost a little more of its diversity today.
Oakland Raiders CEO, Amy Trask, stepped down as head of the organization on Saturday after more than 25 years with the team, according to Pro Football Talk. She was the only female CEO in the league.
Trask informed Raiders owner Mark Davis of her decision today saying in an e-mail to the media, “Having honored a commitment that...
5 Wacky Picks Only Al Davis Could Truly Appreciate
Al Davis was known for pulling some wacky picks out of his butt, most notably: Todd Marinovich among others. While every draft and every pick is a crap-shoot, there are some deals that just boggle the mind. In each war-room, they must make some kind of sense to the brain trust. There is no exact science to finding the next Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, Jerry Rice or Randy Moss.So...
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Oakland Raiders did not have a full-time groundskeeper under Al Davis
The stories of how far behind the times the Oakland Raiders were in Al Davis’ later years are infamous. Last year, we passed along a story saying that new GM Reggie McKenzie asked the team to construct a modern-day “war room” for the NFL Draft because no such room existed at the team’s facilities. Now we’re learning that the team did not even have a full-time groundskeeper...
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