Antonio Pierce, the former Giants linebacker who took over for Josh McDaniels, said he was proud of how Jimmy Garoppolo handled the demotion.
Jimmy Garoppolo lost his starting job but he has handled it with grace, according to interim Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce.and offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi after a disappointing 3-5 start to the season.Speaking to reporters on Friday, Pierce, the former Giants linebacker who took over for McDaniels, said he was proud of how Garoppolo handled the demotion.
“Your sensitive to it, but you’re direct. You just nip it in the bud, which we did. We talked about it like grown men,” Pierce said of his conversation with Garoppolo,Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce said he was ‘proud’ of how Jimmy Garoppolo handled getting benched.“But at the end of the day, Jimmy is on our team. Jimmy’s still a captain. Jimmy’s still a leader. I’m sure at some point, Jimmy’s going to have the ball in his hand again. Things happen. It’s the National Football League.
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