Raiders coach allegedly assaulted during team meeting

[tchoice23]

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attacker - Coach Cable http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/08/17/sources-raiders-coach-tom-cable-punched-assistant-during-alterc/

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Raiders coach allegedly assaulted during team meeting

By Jason La Canfora | NFL Network

Oakland Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson was treated in a Napa hospital emergency room on Aug. 5, telling police he was struck by a member of the staff during a meeting earlier that day, according to sources.

Randy Hanson,
Asst. DBs coach
Oakland Raiders

Age: 41
Experience: Vikings, 2003-05; Rams, 2006; Raiders, 2007-present
Napa police Lt. Brian McGovern confirmed that a member of the Raiders staff claimed to police that he was injured by another staff member, but McGovern would not name the victim and would not release the report itself, citing confidentiality.

However, according to a police source and another source with knowledge of the situation, Hanson was the Raiders staffer treated in the emergency room at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., near the Raiders' training camp site, on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

A police report was filed from the hospital early the following morning, around 1 a.m. PT on Aug. 6, when police arrived, but no charges have been filed as of this time, McGovern said.

Numerous attempts to reach Hanson were unsuccessful. Raiders senior executive John Herrera, when asked about the police report, said, "It's an internal matter and will be handled as such."

NFL Network reporter Jason La Canfora will have more on this story during NFL Total Access, airing at 7 p.m. ET.

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Hanson told police he was struck by a member of the staff during a meeting at the team's hotel in Napa and that he decided to seek medical attention when pain in his jaw was too severe for him to sleep. Law enforcement officials were dispatched to Queen of the Valley Medical Center by hospital personnel, and not Hanson himself, McGovern said, as is mandated in cases where assault is suspected. The extent of any injuries is not detailed on the report, as X-Rays had not yet been read to determine whether or not the victim had suffered a broken jaw, McGovern confirmed.

According to police, the victim in such a case has up to six months to report a misdemeanor assault. If his jaw was broken, that would constitute a felony, and the victim would have up to a year to press charges.

Hanson, 41, is in his third year with the Raiders. He served previously as a defensive backs coach. He also spent one year with St. Louis and three years with Minnesota

 

[Rampage]

espn is saying Tom Cable sucker-punched him:laugh2:

 

[Hostile]

Holy soap operas Batman.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d811f645d&template=without-video&confirm=true

attacker - Coach Cable http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/08/17/sources-raiders-coach-tom-cable-punched-assistant-during-alterc/

Dang, Raiders want to win or something.....whaz up with thus?:laugh2:

 

[SLATEmosphere]

We just got beat 31-10 by this team....

 

[tchoice23]

Just in: Raiders are planning take action on Hanson.
Guy has a broken jaw and he gets punished?

 

[Rampage]

Just in: Raiders are planning take action on Hanson.
Guy has a broken jaw and he gets punished?

:laugh2:

 

[CactusCowboy]

I heard Al Davis cold coockked him!

 

[Hostile]

Just in: Raiders are planning take action on Hanson.
Guy has a broken jaw and he gets punished?

Actually I'm not surprised. Unless my memory is failing he was one of the coaches who feuded with Lane Kiffin. They may now consider him a trouble maker for fellow coaches.

 

[JBS]

:laugh2:

you didn't want to believe how big and bad the raiders fans are...take a look at how tough their coaches are..Nav is lucky Cable didn't catch him wearing his boys jersey in the parking lot..

 

[tchoice23]

you didn't want to believe how big and bad the raiders fans are...take a look at how tough their coaches are..Nav is lucky Cable didn't catch him wearing his boys jersey in the parking lot..

I hate the bay area. Totally unsafe. I saw birds building a nest "inside" the airport.

 

[Chief]

Commitment to Insanity

 

[zrinkill]

We just got beat 31-10 by this team....

 

[Idgit]

We just got beat 31-10 by this team....

In a preseason game that fielded tens of players who won't be on either roster and during which our best players played two series.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

In a preseason game that fielded tens of players who won't be on either roster and during which our best players played two series.

Calm down..I was being sarcastic.

 

[Idgit]

Calm down..I was being sarcastic.

Oh. I had you lumped in with one of the children.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Oh. I had you lumped in with one of the children.

Please don't.

 

[viman96]

Is Buddy Ryan back in the league :fight:

 

[WoodysGirl]

Cable allegedly punches assistant coach

Posted by Mike Florio on August 17, 2009 6:26 PM ET

And just as the Raiders seemed to be getting their chronic dysfunction somewhat under control, the team's head coach allegedly went Rocky Balboa on one of his employees.

The account of defensive assistant Randy Hanson being cold-cocked at training camp first appeared earlier today at NationalFootballPost.com. Per the report, Hansen went to a Napa-area hospital for treatment. The hospital reported the incident to police, as required by law. (The folks who treated Plaxico Burress last year allegedly overlooked this specific detail.)

Police arrived, but Hansen declined to identify the person who had struck him.

Later in the day, the reason for Hansen's recalcitrance became clear.
According to Nancy Gay of FanHouse, the punch -- of the sucker variety -- came from head coach Tom Cable.

Yikes.

Per Gay, Cable allegedly attacked Hansen while Hansen was talking to defensive coordinator John Marshall.

Cable was expected to address the situation after practice on Sunday, but didn't.

He's now expected to address the situation after practice on Monday.
But he'd be wise to say nothing. With Hanson disinclined to push the issue, a public admission would give police more than enough ammunition to prosecute Cable for assault, even if Hanson opts not to do so, for obvious employment-related reasons.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Parcells must be jealous.

Wonder if Goodell will hold Cable to "a higher standard"?

Nah.