Newly minted Raiders head coach Pete Carroll would like a mixture of coaches on his staff. That is to say some he knows, some he doesn't, and some returning from the Raiders current staff. He's already working on bringing in coaches who have been on his previous staff,

Carroll's energy is known and obvious, but he cranked it up a notch while taking on the challenge of coaching the Las Vegas Raiders.

Patrick Graham had several suitors this offseason. Including Raiders head coach Pete Carroll. Thus the Raiders get their top assistant back.