Report: Raiders Want Kiffen to Resign

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) -- The Oakland Raiders apparently are ready to part ways with coach Lane Kiffin after just one season. According to a report Friday on ESPN.com, Raiders owner Al Davis has been pushing for Kiffin to resign as his head coach and is considering Dennis Green as a potential replacement.

Davis reportedly has drafted a letter of resignation for Kiffin to sign. But Kiffin, who just completed his first year as the Raiders' head coach, has refused to quit and has dared Davis to fire him instead, according to the web site.

Kiffin, 32, posted a 4-12 record this past season and has two years remaining on his contract at an estimated $2 million per year. Davis hired Kiffin on January 23, 2007, making him the youngest head coach since the formation of the modern NFL.

But according to the report, Kiffin and Davis clashed near the conclusion of their postseason evaluation meetings when the coach expressed his desire to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Ryan reportedly wanted to join the New York Jets in a similar capacity, but the Raiders released a statement asking for speculation to cease about the defensive coordinator's future. At the Senior Bowl this week in Mobile, Alabama, Kiffin and Ryan both said their relationship was fine.