The bizarre incident involving a Raiders coach allegedly assaulting another member of the coaching staff took a dramatic turn Thursday with a report that head coach Tom Cable choked defensive assistant Randy Hanson and threatened his life.
Nationalfootballpost.com posted the story, citing unnamed sources, Thursday afternoon. The story also reported that Hanson has retained an attorney who will turn over medical records to Napa, Calif., police on Friday showing Hanson’s jaw is broken.
According to the story, Cable attacked Hanson from behind while Hanson was engaged in a heated conversation with defensive coordinator John Marshall on Aug. 5.
Cable reportedly knocked Hanson out of his chair, up against a wall and into a cabinet during a meeting also attended by defensive backs coaches Willie Brown and Lionel Washington.
The story adds that Cable and Hanson fell to the floor, at which point Cable choked Hanson and said, “I am going to kill you! I am going to kill you!”
The other coaches pulled Cable off Hanson, but Cable went after Hanson again, according to the report.
“We’re still going to take care of it internally,” Cable said. “When all the facts come out, everything will be fine.”
