The 2021 season was the Las Vegas Raiders' 52nd season in the National Football League, their 62nd overall, their second in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and their eighth (fourth in his second stint) and final under head coach Jon Gruden. On October 11, Gruden resigned due to the publication of homophobic, misogynistic, and racist emails sent by Gruden prior to becoming the Raiders head coach. Special teams coach Rich Bisaccia was named the interim coach.
The season marked the first regular season to consist of 17 games.With a week 17 win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Raiders clinched their first winning season since 2016 and their second since 2002 when they lost Super Bowl XXXVII. After beating the rival Los Angeles Chargers in week 18, the Raiders made the postseason for the first time since 2016. Interim head coach Rich Bisaccia became the first interim head coach since Bruce Arians in 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts to lead their team to a postseason berth. However their season ended against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round, extending their playoff win drought to 19 years. The Raiders won four overtime games this season, a feat accomplished only by the 2011 Arizona Cardinals and 2011 Denver Broncos.
In the offseason, defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active player to come out as gay. After playing in the Raiders’ week 1 game, he became the first openly gay player in NFL history to play in a game during the regular season.
The Raiders wound up releasing both of their first-round draft picks from the prior season due to notable off-field incidents. Wide receiver Henry Ruggs was involved in a fatal car crash that killed another driver and her dog, caused by driving under the influence. He was terminated by the team on November 2 after being booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Less than a week later on November 8, cornerback Damon Arnette was cut after the discovery of a video showing him brandishing firearms and making death threats.
On January 3, cornerback Nate Hobbs was arrested in Las Vegas for driving under the influence hours after a Week 17 win against the Indianapolis Colts.
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