The Las Vegas Raiders are re-signing Patrick Graham to remain their defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported.
The Las Vegas Raiders are bringing back Patrick Graham as defensive coordinator, according to a league source.
The journey Patrick Graham has gone through this offseason is quite unique. At one point, he appeared to be the favorite to land the then-available Jacksonville Jaguars head coaching job.
The Las Vegas Raiders will be retaining the services of defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, as Las Vegas Raiders On SI has confirmed. Our Hondo Carpenter mad
Patrick Graham had several suitors this offseason. Including Raiders head coach Pete Carroll. Thus the Raiders get their top assistant back.
After helping the Patriots win the Super Bowl over the Seattle Seahawks, Graham left New England and has sine spent time with the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders, holding titles including defensive coordinator and assistant head coach during that stretch.
Patrick Graham is returning to the Las Vegas Raiders as defensive coordinator, teaming up with newly hired head coach Pete Carroll. Graham became the Raiders' DC before the 2022 season. He initially worked under Josh McDaniels, then stayed on with Antonio Pierce, who was fired after the Raiders finished 4–13 last season.
According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, one of the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator candidates will instead be joining the Raiders.
The Raiders now know who will join Pete Carroll as his defensive coordinator. And it's a familiar face coming to Las Vegas.
After looking into a few outside candidates, the Raiders are in position to maintain the status quo at the defensive coordinator spot. Pete Carroll is set to have continuity on that side of the ball for 2025.
Coen’s offensive expertise will make his defensive coordinator hire crucial to his success in Jacksonville. Raiders DC Patrick Graham, who interviewed twice for the Jaguars’ head coaching vacancy, is “a top candidate” for the DC job, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.