Raiders fire defensive assistant coach
Raiders fire defensive assistant coach
Raiders defensive line coach Frank Okam responds to questions during a news conference following the team’s training camp practice at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Henderson. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang
The Raiders have fired defensive line coach Frank Okam, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Sunday.
Okam was with the Raiders for just one season after being hired by defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.
Okam played six seasons in the NFL and coached at Rice and Baylor universities and with the Carolina Panthers before joining the Raiders.
The Raiders’ defensive line registered just 21½ sacks last season and failed to get consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
The Raiders have not named a replacement. Matt Edwards, the coach of the edge rushers, and defensive assistant Rob Ryan are still on the staff.
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