(excerpts from article) Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie testified today that he fired two veteran scouts three years ago because he didnt think they were good enough to head the football teams scouting operation, not because of their age. Taking the witness stand in an age discrimination lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court by Bruce Kebric and Jon Kingdon, who had both been with the Raiders for more than 30 years, McKenzie said, I dont feel they did their job as leaders of the scouting group. He said, They did a regular job, but I didnt think they were good enough to oversee all the other scouts.\ Kingdon was 59 at the time and Kebric was 68. Kebric is a member of the scouting hall of fame. In their suit, which was filed on June 6, 2013, the two former scouts accuse the Raiders of age discrimination, discharge in violation of public policy, breach of contract, bad faith and intentional infliction of emotional distress. They are seeking unspecified general and punitive damages. To try to prove her contention that Davis and McKenzie favored younger people, Lawless called Contra Costa Times sportswriter Steve Corkran, who has covered the Raiders for many years, to the witness stand. Corkran said that when Dennis Allen was hired as the Raiders head coach on Jan. 24, 2012, Davis told reporters several times that one of the reasons he hired Allen, who was 39 at the time, was that he was young. Allen was the youngest head coach in the National Football League at the time. Corkran said scouts at other teams told him they were surprised when the Raiders fired Kebric and Kingdon. Corkran testified, They said they couldnt believe the Raiders got rid of Bruce (Kebric) and Jon (Kingdon) and said they were two of the best in the league.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:09:58 +0000
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