Kiffin Denies ESPN Report...

The Oakland Raiders denied a report Friday that owner Al Davis asked coach Lane Kiffin to resign. ESPN, citing unidentified sources, reported that Davis drew up a resignation letter for Kiffin two weeks ago, but the coach refused to sign it. Kiffin has two years left on the contract he signed last January. "There is no issue here," Raiders senior executive John Herrera said. "There was never an issue here. There's nothing to it." Kiffin declined to address the report when asked about it by ESPN at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. "I'm not going to comment on anything that has transpired in the past three weeks," said Kiffin, who is coaching the North team in the college all-star game. Speculation about Kiffin's status began three weeks ago after reports surfaced following the season that he wanted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. The Raiders dismissed those reports and announced that Ryan was staying on as coordinator. Kiffin told reporters at the Senior Bowl earlier in the week that his relationship with Ryan "is not an issue."