ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA - The Oakland Raiders canceled the final week of their offseason training program Friday after complaints from the NFL players' union about the intensity of the practices.<br>
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In a brief statement, coach Lane Kiffin said the players' union believes the Raiders' offseason program violated league rules on practice standards.<br>
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"The union has complained about the high level of intensity, player aggressiveness and fast pace of our practices and, as a result, has taken away the final week of our offseason program," said Kiffin, the NFL's youngest and least experienced head coach.<br>
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The Raiders won't hold next week's scheduled offseason activities, which were expected to be mostly weightlifting sessions.<br>
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Oakland wrapped up a voluntary minicamp on Wednesday under Kiffin, a former assistant coach at Southern California. He had just one season of NFL training camp experience as an assistant in Jacksonville in 2000.<br>
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The Raiders' training camp opens July 27 in Napa.
