Oakland Raiders News and Rumors

Another year, another year without Raider great Tim Brown going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Raiders WR missed the cut early on Saturday, so his hopes were dashed pretty quickly. Brown though deserves serious consideration for the Hall…

The Oakland Raiders' search for a defensive coordinator trudges forward. After striking out several times at the NFL level, new Oakland coach Dennis Allen is looking at the college ranks. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Allen is now considering Stanford co…

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Raiders have interest in Stanford defensive coordinator Jason Tarver regarding the same role in Oakland. Tarver is actually co-defensive coordinator at Stanford and also oversees the Cardinal’s inside linebackers.…

Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening any time soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games. During his annual Super Bowl news conference, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that there...

The Raiders have hired Steve Hoffman as special teams coordinator, the same position he held with the Chiefs the past three years. The team announced the move Friday. Hoffman joins the staff of new head coach Dennis...

Raiders owner Mark Davis said Jan. 10 that he already has received offers from investors who want to build stadiums in the Los Angeles area about the prospect of the Raiders relocating to the part of the state they left after the 1994 season. Davis decl…

What is going on with Hue Jackson? Not much. JacksonIn one of the more surprising developments on the coaching carousel the past few weeks, the former Oakland Raiders’ coach is not getting much interest on the assistant-coaching circuit. Jackson intervi…

New Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said Thursday he planned to hire an offensive coordinator soon. NFL.com reports Crennel will choose between three finalists. There are no surprises on the list: Kansas City quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn, for…

The official new Oakland Raiders coaching staff, continuing to develop daily.             Head coach: Dennis Allen Offensive coordinator: Greg Knapp Running backs coach: Kelly Skipper Strength and conditioning coach: Al Miller Assistant strength…

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- The Oakland Raiders hired seven additional coaches for Dennis Allen's staff on Thursday, including three who were with the team last year.

Former Raiders fullback Justin Griffith has been added to the coaching staff as a quality control coach, the club announced while confirming several staff hires. Griffith played for the Atlanta Falcons while offensive coordinator Greg Knapp was there as…

The Raiders lost out on Greg Manusky to the Colts, but they’ve lined up fallback options to fill their defensive coordinator vacancy. Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times reports that the Raiders have requested permission to interview Packers corner…

Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel has interviewed quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn and Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Al Saunders for the vacant offensive coordinator's job and emphasized Thursday the need to bring in competition for Matt Cassel at starting …

Dennis Allen once again is sticking within the AFC, with particular interest within the AFC West, when it comes to hiring assistant coaches. Allen hired Steve Hoffman as the special teams coordinator today. That fills the vacancy created by the departur…

New Raiders coach Dennis Allen is moving closer toward filling out his coaching staff. The latest moves moves include the addition of Al Miller as the strength and conditioning coach, John Greico as his assistant, offensive coordinator Greg Knapp being …

The Oakland Raiders have officially announced the first member of Dennis Allen’s staff. The Raiders just put out a release formally announcing the hiring of offensive coordinator Greg Knapp. His hiring was widely reported Tuesday. This is Knapp’s seco…

John Fassel, who has overseen the Raiders’ special teams unit as its coordinator the past three years, is leaving Oakland for a similar position with St. Louis under new Rams coach Jeff Fisher. Fassel is the son of former New York Giants head coach Jim …