“He should be arrested”: Josh McDaniels catches heat from ex-Raiders DB for “sabotaging” franchise and returning to Patriots

× Josh McDaniels did very well in his second return to the New England Patriots in 2025, turning Drake Maye into an elite quarterback and reaching the Super Bowl for the first time without Bill Belichick. However, one of his former players from elsewhere cannot help but recall bad memories of their time together. Ad On Thursday, former safety Johnathan Abram took to Instagram Stories to post an image of Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Raiders' home field.

It bore the following message: "I miss playing inside you. Josh McDaniels ruined everything we built! He should be arrested for sabotaging the organization and going back to NE."

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Less than two years later, the culture was in shambles, the locker room was divided, and the roster was gutted. When former players are still talking about the damage he did, it’s hard to call it anything but one of the worst coaching tenures in Raiders history." Ad Kenny King Jr @KennyKing_JrJosh McDaniels inherited a playoff team.

Less than two years later, the culture was in shambles, the locker room was divided, and the roster was gutted. When former players are still talking about the damage he did, it’s hard to call it anything but one of the worst coaching Ad A first-round pick by the Raiders in 2019 (they were based in Oakland at the time), Abram flourished in his second season, which was also the franchise's first in Nevada. After a shoulder injury ended his rookie year just one game in, he played 13 games (all starts) and had 86 tackles (60 solo), six pass breakups, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery.

He peaked in 2021, logging 116 tackles (64 solo) and helping the team make the playoffs. However, he missed the wild-card round because of yet another shoulder injury. Ad McDaniels became the Raiders' head coach in 2022, and Abram struggled under his tenure, notching just 48 tackles (35 solo) in eight games (six starts) before being released in November.

He bounced around three NFC teams afterward. ALSO READ: Rob Gronkowski shares true feelings on being compared with A.J.

Brown by Patriots OC Josh McDaniels ALSO READ: Insider notes on Raiders’ dysfunction: ‘Glorified scout’ Josh McDaniels, Garoppolo’s abrupt benching, and Jim Harbaugh speculation Ad Nick Wright explains why Josh McDaniels is overrated as Patriots OC Elsewhere, Nick Wright had his own scathing thoughts to share on Josh McDaniels on Wednesday's episode of FS1's "First Things First" (starts at 1:13:23 in the video below): "This idea that he has this magical pixie dust, that he can just sprinkle on Drake Maye -- if we are ranking offensive minds in the league, he's not one of my top five. Now, it's because almost all of the other guys who are ahead of him are head coaches. There's a lot of McDaniels was there with Brady, therefore he's there with Maye that I just don't fully buy."

Ad He also dismissed McDaniels' chances of eventually entering the Hall of Fame. × Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Raiders Nation!

Check out the latest Las Vegas Raiders Schedule and dive into the Raiders Depth Chart for NFL Season 2024-25. Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Andre Castillo Josh McDaniels did very well in his second return to the New England Patriots in 2025, turning Drake Maye into an elite quarterback and reaching the Super Bowl for the first time without Bill Belichick. However, one of his former players from elsewhere cannot help but recall bad memories of their time together.

Ad On Thursday, former safety Johnathan Abram took to Instagram Stories to post an image of Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Raiders' home field. It bore the following message: "I miss playing inside you. Josh McDaniels ruined everything we built!

He should be arrested for sabotaging the organization and going back to NE." Enter caption Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!

Sportscaster Kenny King II concurred with him: Ad Trending "Josh McDaniels inherited a playoff team. Less than two years later, the culture was in shambles, the locker room was divided, and the roster was gutted. When former players are still talking about the damage he did, it’s hard to call it anything but one of the worst coaching tenures in Raiders history."

Ad Kenny King Jr @KennyKing_JrJosh McDaniels inherited a playoff team. Less than two years later, the culture was in shambles, the locker room was divided, and the roster was gutted. When former players are still talking about the damage he did, it’s hard to call it anything but one of the worst coaching Ad A first-round pick by the Raiders in 2019 (they were based in Oakland at the time), Abram flourished in his second season, which was also the franchise'