ANTONIO PIERCE EXPLAINS WHY HE WANT TO LEAVE LAS VEGERS RAIDERS…

The Detroit Pistons removed Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls from the playoffs three times in a row before he would win the first of his six NBA titles. The Pistons teams were well-known for their “Jordan rules,” which were tactics created especially for Jordan.

Now, as he gets his squad ready to play Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes twice or three times a season for years to come, Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce is drawing inspiration from that.

Pierce appeared on Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby’s podcast and talked about how the Raiders need to be as single-minded in their approach to shutting down Mahomes as the Pistons were in shutting down Jordan. “We’ve got the Jordan rules and we’ve got what I’m calling now, from now on as long as I’m here, the Patrick Mahomes rules,” Pierce said. “You remember when Jordan was going through it with the Pistons, all those guys in the ’80s before he became Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, the Pistons used to whip his ass. Any time he came to the hole, elbows, feeling him, love taps. We’re in his head, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, I’m touching you. So I showed my guys Jordan getting his ass whooped.”