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Raiders may be losing Martindale to Broncos

Sources close to Don Martindale, the Oakland Raiders linebackers coach for the past five seasons, say that he’s likely to be joining Josh McDaniels and his staff over in Denver. McDaniels took over the reigns for the Broncos after 14 year coach Mike Shanahan was fired earlier this month.
Prior to this discovery, there was much [...]

Raiders are the only team in the NFL without a head coach

With the recent hiring of Baltimore’s defensive coordinator Rex Ryan this past Monday by the New York Jets, the Oakland Raiders are now officially the only NFL team sans a head coach. Two days prior to Ryan’s hiring by the Jets, Raiders general managing partner Al Davis interviewed Oakland’s linebackers coach Don Martindale for a [...]

Raiders deny ESPN reports about Martindale being offered head coaching job

Oakland Raiders executive John Herrera refutes the reports that the organization is considering Don Martindale for the head coaching job. Martindale, the team’s linebackers coach, interviewed with Al Davis on Saturday for the defensive coordinator position. ESPN hastily and erroneously reported that following the interview, Martindale had become a candidate for Raiders’ head coach.
It’s no [...]

Martindale a prospect for Raiders head coach

The Raiders’ linebackers coach Don Martindale was interviewed yesterday for the vacant defensive coordinator position. According to ESPN.com and the Contra Costa Times, the five hour interview must have impressed managing general partner Al Davis, because he has decided to add Martindale to the list of prospects for the head coaching position.
Prior to interviewing Martindale [...]

Martindale looks to be the next Defensive Coordinator for the Raiders

Get ready for more mediocrity in the coming season on defense. After former defensive coordinator Rob Ryan left to take a job with the Cleveland Browns, the Raiders have been eyeing his assistant for the defensive coordinator position.
Don Martindale, the team’s linebacker’s coach, joined the raiders in 2004. This was the same year in which [...]