Las Vegas Raiders Assistant Coaches and Coaching Staff 2023

Las Vegas Raiders Assistant Coaches for the 2023 season cover Cameron Clemmons, Matt Lamboradi, Scott Turner, Edgar Bennett, and Bo Hardegree.

Others on the list include:

• Mick Lombardi – Offensive Coordinator
• Carmen Bricillo – Offense line
• Cameron Clemmons – Assistant Offensive Line
• Matt Lombardi – Assistant and Wide Receivers
• Kennedy Polamalu – Running backs
• Jerry Schuplinski – Tight Ends
• Patrick Graham – Defensive Coordinator
• Matt Edwards – Defense Assistant, Pass rush specialist

Bricillo started his career as an Offensive Line coach under the supervision of HC Josh McDaniels on February 12, 2022. He previously started as a coaching assistant for the Patriots in 2019 and was promoted in 2021. 

Likewise, Bennet started coaching for the Raiders in 2018. He was hired as their wide receivers coach under former HC Jon Gruden. He worked with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.

Schuplinski started as Senior Offensive assistant and got promoted to coaching duties for Tight Ends in 2023. He is a three times Super Bowl champion.

Las Vegas Raiders New Head Coach

New Head Coach for Las Vegas Raiders is Joshua Thomas McDaniels. He was declared as the head coach on Jan 31, 2022. 

Josh began his career serving as an offensive coordinator for the Patriots in 2001. He was able to gain three Super Bowl victories XLIX, LI, and LIII for the Patriots during his second stint from 2012 to 2021.

 Josh’s Coaching Career Highlights: 

• Graduate Assistant (1999) – Michigan State.
• Personal Assistant (2001) – New England Patriots
• Defensive Assistant (2002-2003) – Patriots
• Quarterback (2004-2005) – Patriots
• Head (2009-2010) – Denver Broncos
• Offensive Coordinator (2011) – St. Louis Rams
• Head Coach (2022 and Present) – Raiders.

In his debut season, McDaniels arranged an offense that was among the best in the NFL team with 42.4 percent (73-for-172) of the team’s offensive possessions. This was the second-highest mark that ranked 5th in the league and second-highest for Raiders offense since 2001.   

In 2022, the Raiders guided by Daniels finished in 3rd position in the AFC West division. They made a record of 6 wins and 11 losses, with a winning percentage of .353. They lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 6-11 on week 18.

His playing journey began as a Quarterback at high school. However, he started as a wide receiver at John Carroll University where he played for 3 years from 1995 to 1998. 

Las Vegas Raiders Offensive Coordinator

The Offensive Coordinator for the Raiders is Mick Lombardi. He joined the team in 2022 after serving for the New England Patriots for three years.

Lombardi served as an assistant Quarterback guide for the Patriots in 2019. He was then promoted to wide receiver after a year in 2020.

He led the Raiders to the most productive season in the history of the franchise. They came with 73 of 172 drives on offense with 42.4%, marking them as the second-best mark recorded in a single season since 2001.

He served as the Assistant QB coach for the Patriots in his second stint in 2019. Tom Brady became the all-time leading NFL quarterback after throwing for more than 4,000 passing yards for the 11th time in his career.

Lombardi worked with the San Francisco 49ers from 2013 to 2016 as an offensive quality control coach. The team ranked 4th by making a rushing yard average of 126.2 per game. Likewise, the offenses completed as second in the red zone with a touchdown of 68.2%

Lombardi worked with Fordham Rams, New England Patriots, San Franciso 49ers, New York Jets, and Las Vegas Raiders in his entire coaching career.

Raiders Defensive Coordinator

Patrick Graham is the Defensive Coordinator for Raider. He has a lot of experience, serving 14 years in the NFL and 4 years as a defensive coordinator.

He has experience coaching over straight eight seasons in Playoff games. The best part is that he brought victory over seven division titles, two conference championships, and one Super Bowl XLIX.

Graham accompanied the defense that scored three defensive touchdowns and ranked as 3rd highest in the 2022 NFL. The defenses ranked 19th for rushing yards allowing 122.8 with better tackle loss (68) and (39) stuff compared to the 2021 season. 

In 2020, the Giant’s defense showed significant improvements in ranking 9th with 375 allowing points. This was 94 points less compared to their 2019 season. They ranked 12th in the NFL allowing 394.3 yards per game.

Career History as a Coach

• Wagner Seahawks Football (2002 to 2003) – Graduate Assistant
• Richmond Spiders (2005) – Tight End 
• Notre Dame (2007 to 2008) – Graduate Assistant
• New England Patriots (2009 to 2015 ) – Assistant, Defensive assist, Linebackers, Defensive Line
• New York Giants (2016 to 2017) – DL
• Green Bay Packers (2018) – LB and run game coordinator
• Miami Dolphins (2019) – Defensive Coordinator
• Las Vegas Raiders (2022 and Recent) – DC

During his seven seasons as a position coach from 2011 to 2015. The Patriots won the AFC East, conference championship twice, and Super Bowl XLIX, Furthermore New England led the NFL in takeaways (150) and sacks (214).

Raiders General Manager

General Manager for the Raiders is Dave Ziegler and will spend his second season as a GM in 2023. He is the 4th GM in the Raiders Franchise.  

Zeigler built the roster by adding 15 players in the early free-agency period. This was done in order to gain depth and improve the competition on both sides as well as the special teams.

He was employed with the Patriots as the Director of Player Personnel. He also served as assistant director for the 2020 season. During his tenure, the team won 7 AFC divisions, and 6 AFC Championships and claimed three Super Bowls.

Ziegler served in three different roles in the Denver Broncos as the Player Personnel Assistant, Area Scout, and Pro Scout from 2010 to 2012. The team won 2 AFC West division titles during his tenure which was a massive achievement for him. 

At John Carroll University, Dave achieved the All-Conference Honor 3 times as a Wide receiver, punt return, and Kick Returner. He was elected to Caroll’s Hall of Fame in 2010. 

Raiders Front Office Members

Front office members of Raiders cover Sandra Douglass Morgan, Larry Delsen, Kristen Banks, Justin Carley, Heather Desanto, and Mike Newquist.

Others on the list are:

• Brad Phinney – SVP, Chief Experience Officer
• Piper Overstreet White – Government and Community Relations
• Qiava Martinez – Chief Sales Officer
• Cheryl Nicolas – Administration, Facilities, and Ownership
• Michael Crome – Chief Financial Officer
• Justin Carley – General Council
• Mark Davis – Owner