ALAMEDA, Calif.—The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games into his second season, ending a public feud with owner Al Davis that had been simmering since the start of the year.

“I reached a point where I felt that the whole staff were fractionalized, that the best thing to do to get this thing back was to make a change,” Davis said during a lengthy news conference. “It hurts because I picked the guy. I picked the wrong guy.”

The Raiders (1-3) promoted offensive line coach Tom Cable to interim head coach.

Kiffin had a 5-15 record since b...

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