Raiders coaching search: Happy that Patrick Graham is coming back?

Defensive coordinator reportedly returning to Las Vegas

Patrick Graham is staying put.

Longtime NFL reporter Josina Anderson reported Wednesday evening that new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll is working to bring back Graham as the team’s defensive coordinator for the 2025 NFL season. It was later confirmed that Graham is staying in Las Vegas

Graham was hired as the Raiders’ defensive coordinator in 2022 and he was retained by Antonio Pierce in 2024.

He reportedly turned down a contract extension from the Raiders last year and he let his contract expire this year. So, it seems like Carroll has kept Graham from leaving as a free agent.

Graham is known as a solid defensive coordinator. The Raiders didn’t have a great season on that side of the ball during a miserable 4-13 season in 2024, but Graham had to work through many injuries.

Now, Carroll and Graham are about to work together. Do you like this expected move or would you rather the Raiders would have went in a new direction?