{"id":17687,"date":"2025-01-08T07:44:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17687"},"modified":"2025-01-08T07:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T07:44:53","slug":"breaking-news-patrick-mahomes-throws-shade-at-axed-raiders-coach-antonio-pierce-after-his-controversial-plan-to-rough-up-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17687","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Patrick Mahomes throws shade at axed Raiders coach Antonio Pierce&#8230; after his controversial plan to rough up QB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before the NFL season got underway,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Las Vegas<\/span>\u00a0Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce revealed his team would institute a specific policy of play to handle\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs quarterback\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Patrick Mahomes<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clearly, that plan didn&#8217;t work and Pierce\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">will not be able to implement the so-called &#8216;Mahomes rules&#8217; with the Raiders<\/span>\u00a0again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Tuesday,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">the Raiders fired Pierce after a disappointing 4-13 seaso<a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-14260441\/las-vegas-raiders-antonio-pierce-coach-tom-brady-nfl.html\" target=\"_self\">n<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that failed to hit the mark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slot-perform-player\" data-id=\"perform-player\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"footballco-video-player-container4a8e48f2-a302-41ab-a0a7-10950b889522\" class=\"footballco-container footballco-desktop\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mahomes remembered the comments the outgoing coach made and took it upon himself to click &#8216;like&#8217; on the ESPN Instagram post announcing Pierce&#8217;s sacking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But it appears that Mahomes may have &#8216;unliked&#8217; the post after his interaction with it was picked up on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Chiefs were able to beat the Raiders twice this season &#8211; both games finishing with one-score wins for Kansas City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bb586c34257c00f2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/08\/03\/93852821-14261169-image-a-6_1736305248983.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\" width=\"306\" height=\"427\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>3<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6266e59be18a287\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/08\/03\/93852843-14261169-image-m-5_1736305245890.jpg\" alt=\"Former Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce\" width=\"306\" height=\"427\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>3<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a parting shot for fired Raiders coach Antonio Pierce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1cbbaa34761fb701\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/08\/03\/93852779-14261169-image-a-1_1736305216721.jpg\" alt=\"Mahomes clicked 'like' on the ESPN Instagram post announcing the Raiders coach was axed\" width=\"634\" height=\"1055\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>3<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mahomes clicked &#8216;like&#8217; on the ESPN Instagram post announcing the Raiders coach was axed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the first meeting, Mahomes completed 27-of-38 passes for 262 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a 27-20 road win that extended their then-undefeated mark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ui-wrapper cnx-bp-xl-lit\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ui-top-bar-container cnx-bp-xl-lit\">\n<div class=\"symbol-title-group\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-container cnx-full-height\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-bid-slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div class=\"cnx-ad-slot\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The second meeting was even closer (a 19-17 Chiefs win at home), but Mahomes was even better &#8211; throwing for 306 yards (his third-best mark of the year) and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pierce went 5-4 in an interim role with the Raiders last season after the firing of former coach Josh McDaniels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was elevated to the full-time role for this season, but failed to improve on 2023&#8217;s mark of 8-9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Raiders are now the sixth NFL team to undergo a coaching change this season &#8211; joining the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, and Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On the other hand, Kansas City is the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs &#8211; with a bye through to the divisional round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the NFL season got underway,\u00a0Las Vegas\u00a0Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce revealed his team would institute a specific policy of play to handle\u00a0Kansas\u00a0City Chiefs quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes. 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