A former NFL executive is not very happy with Dov Kleiman right now.
NFL fans who get their news from Twitter/X would have likely come across the @NFL_Dov Kleiman account by now, though there’s not much information as it pertains to his identity given that he uses a generic image while his name is probably not Dov Kleiman.
Kleiman, who is believed to be in Israel, has over 268,000 followers and aggregates football news. You’re likely to find something on every development in the NFL and NCAA there as he churns short reports out all day every day.
He’s also good for quotes, which is why he’s drawn some ire from Mike Lombardi, who took a shot at him during an appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’.
“Who is he anyway? Is he just some strange cat somewhere in a basement in Israel? …I’m going to fight back, I’m going to fight back,” Lombardi said. “I’m not going to let that guy put words in my mouth. I mean, he took two separate instances and combined them into one. And then somebody accused me of talking down to Pierce. If anybody reads The Daily Coach or listens to my podcast talk about leadership, that’s all I’m talking about.
Lombardi took exception to Kleiman taking two separate quotes about new Raiders coach Antonio Pierce and putting them together.
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Here’s Kleiman’s tweet:
And here’s the context:
Some took offense to the “Patrick Mahomes rules” Pierce laid out. He explained on Maxx Crosby’s “The Rush” podcast how the Raiders planned to defend the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback aggressively like the Detroit Pistons once did with Michael Jordan.
Former NFL general manager Mike Lombardi, who worked for the Raiders from 1998 to 2006, was one person who didn’t like what Pierce had to say.
“This guy is driving me crazy,” Lombardi said on “The GM Shuffle” podcast. “Can he just shut up? Why won’t somebody in the Raiders tell him to shut up?”
Lombardi, whose son Mick was fired as the Raiders offensive coordinator in October, questioned the authenticity of Pierce’s understanding of the Raiders. Lombardi insinuated Pierce is using his Los Angeles-area upbringing as a fake grasp of the organization’s history.
“It’s so comical,” Lombardi said. “Because he’s from Compton, he thinks he knows the Raider way. It’s a joke.”
While the quotes were accurate, they were not made together uninterrupted.
Things could get really interesting between these two now that Lombardi has vowed to “fight back.”
