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Report: Raiders offer DC position to Grantham

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10 years ago

January 28, 2015

The Oakland Raiders reportedly have offered Louisville defensive coordinator Todd Grantham a position as their defensive coordinator.

The offer is for two years, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported.

The Raiders reportedly interviewed Grantham on Monday.

Grantham, a longtime defensive assistant in the NFL, spent the 2014 season as the coordinator on Bobby Petrino’s staff at Louisville, where his defense ranked sixth in the nation.

Grantham, 48, was defensive coordinator at Georgia from 2010 to 2013. In the NFL, he has coached with the Indianapolis Colts (1999-2001), Houston Texans (2002-2004), Cleveland Browns (2005-07) and Dallas Cowboys (2008-09).

New Raiders coach Jack Del Rio also interviewed Mike Smith and Eric Mangini. The latter was hired by the San Francisco 49ers.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk