Chandler Jones' absence a 'private matter,' says Raiders coach - ESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — While Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels would not discuss why defensive end Chandler Jones went on a social media harangue against him and the team a day earlier, McDaniels did say that Jones was not currently with the team and was not sure if the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end would be with the Raiders for Sunday's season opener at the Denver Broncos.

«Right now, we're going day to day...so we'll kind of take it one day at a time,» McDaniels said in his Wednesday media conference. «It's a private matter and, you know, if there's something to report on it, then we'll do that. But as of right now, there's nothing.

»I'm not going to get into this. It's a personal situation. It's a private matter. If you want to talk about the game on Sunday, I'll be excited to talk about the game."

Told that Jones, a team captain and team leader, potentially missing the game is related to the game, McDaniels said Jones was not a team captain.

«So it is what it is,» McDaniels said. «Like I said, we're dealing with it internally. We've dealt with it but we're not going to get into this.»

Jones, 33, is entering his 12th NFL season, the second year of the three-year, $51 million free-agent contract he signed with Las Vegas in 2022 and he took to social media Tuesday morning to say he no longer wanted to play with the Raiders after allegedly not being allowed into the team's facility to work out over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

«F--- IT. I DON'T WANNA PLAY FOR THE RAIDERS IF THAT'S MY HC, OR GM...I WANT PATRICK GRAHAM IVY LEAGUE N---A,» Jones posted on his since-deleted Instagram story, referencing Graham, the Raiders' Yale-educated defensive coordinator.

«THEY WON'T LET ME IN THE BUILDING THO, TRYNY PROVOKE A