Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak kept his halftime remarks tight again Sunday, and it didn’t sit well with everyone watching.
Kubiak, 39, is in his first season running the Raiders and has the team off to a 3-2 start entering Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills. Las Vegas also showed up in a big way in the first half, going into the break tied with Buffalo, 13-13.
But when CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson tried to get a little more out of him, Kubiak didn’t offer much. His answers were short, and longtime sports media insider Michael McCarthy took issue with the exchange, accusing the Raiders coach of “disrespecting” the veteran reporter.
“Hey Klint Kubiak, why don’t you try looking at legendary CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson when she’s asking you a question before halftime?” he shared on X.
“Try treating people with some respect there coach. You’re not all that.”
Raiders fans, on the other hand, seemed perfectly fine with the brevity. “I love how short Klint Kubiak is in his interviews.
No room for any confusion or alternative spin,” one fan wrote on X. “Good for him.
Just keep it simple,” one fan added.
This isn’t the first time Kubiak has drawn attention for the way he handles those sideline chats. Earlier this season, he went viral after guaranteeing the Raiders would beat the Chiefs during a halftime interview.
“Gotta be better, but you know what? We’re winning. We’re gonna win the game,” the first-time NFL head coach told Wolfson at halftime in Week 4.
The Chiefs came back to win that game, and Brittany Mahomes later mocked the Raiders coach on social media. Sunday’s interview, though, gave Kubiak another round of scrutiny, even if some fans clearly enjoyed the straight-to-the-point approach.
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