OAKLAND -- Raiders owner Mark Davis continues to rebuild bridges with former Raiders who fell out of favor with his father, the late Al Davis.Eight weeks after the then-unthinkable of bringing back Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen to light the Al Davis torch, former coach Jon Gruden, as first reported by CSN Bay Area's Kate Longworth, became the 13th person to do the deed before Sunday's game against New Orleans. Gruden is in the area to broadcast the 49ers' game Monday night at Candlestick.And as expected, a large segment of fans in the Twitterverse were clamoring for Gruden, who was rocking a black Raiders visor, to replace Dennis Allen.A listing, then, of all of the torch lighters since it became part of the Raiders' pregame ceremony the week after Al Davis passed away last year:2011
Oct. 16 -- (Cleveland) John Madden
Oct. 23 -- (Kansas City) Jim Otto
Nov. 6 -- (Denver) Fred Biletnikoff
Nov. 27 -- (Chicago) Jim Plunkett
Dec. 18 -- (Detroit) Clem Daniels
Jan. 1 -- (San Diego) Mark Davis2012
Aug. 13 -- (Dallas) Reggie McKenzie
Aug. 25 -- (Detroit) Willie Brown
Sept. 12 -- (San Diego) Tom Flores
Sept. 23 -- (Pittsburgh) Marcus Allen
Oct. 21 -- (Jacksonville) George Atkinson
Nov. 4 -- (Tampa Bay) Cliff Branch
Nov. 18 -- (New Orleans) Jon Gruden