Raiders add new assistant coach to defensive staff

New defensive line coach

By Vincent Bonsignore / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 1, 2023 - 4:14 pm

Updated March 3, 2023 - 7:27 am

Miami Dolphins linebackers coach Rob Leonard is shown after the teams NFL football training camp, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

INDIANAPOLIS — The Raiders are hiring Rob Leonard as their new defensive line coach.

Leonard coached the Ravens’ outside linebackers last season, but before that, he worked with Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham during stops with the Dolphins and Giants.

Leonard’s move was revealed by Ravens coach John Harbaugh.

Leonard, who has coached 10 years in the NFL, replaces Frank Okam, who coached the Raiders’ defensive line for one season. He was fired by the Raiders two weeks ago.

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