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Raiders complete coaching staff hires

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The Oakland Raiders on Monday announced the hiring of 12 coaches to complete the staff of new head coach Jack Del Rio, and six of the 12 are new to the NFL.

The most recognizable name among the new staff members is Ron Woodson, a member of the Hall of Fame who is back for his second stint with the Raiders. He will be an assistant defensive backs coach after coaching the Raiders cornerbacks in 2011.

Among the other key hires was Jethro Franklin, who was named defensive line coach after serving as the University of Miami’s defensive line coach the past four seasons.

Sam Anno, who spent the previous six years on the University of San Diego staff, will be a defensive assistant.

Tim Holt, who served as offensive line coach at Stetson University in 2014, will be an assistant offensive line coach.

Brent Vieselmeyer, who spent the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Houston Baptist, was named assistant linebackers coach.

Jake Peetz was named senior offensive assistant after spending 2014 as a quality control coach with the Washington Redskins.

Joe Gomes was named the head strength and conditioning coach after spending the past nine years as the director of performance for EXOS (formerly Athletes’ Performance). His three assistant will be Darryl Eto, Kevin Kijowski and Wesley Miller.

Nick Holz and Travis Smith were both retained by the Raiders as quality control staffers – Holz for the offense and Smith for the defense.

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Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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