ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -The Oakland Raiders have backed off a demand made to CBS that quarterback-turned-announcer Rich Gannon be banned from the team’s facility for production meetings before Sunday’s broadcast.
The Raiders initially told the network that Gannon was not welcome at production meetings for Sunday’s game against Denver because of constant criticism of the organization in recent years. Senior executive John Herrera said later Friday that “because of league rules, we have relented.”
Gannon was the NFL’s MVP in 2002 for the Raiders, leading them to the Super Bowl. He threw five interceptions in a 48-21 loss to Tampa Bay. This is Gannon’s fifth season as an announcer with CBS.
The story was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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