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The Raiders have signed Rich Scangarello as their new quarterback coach.

The Las Vegas Raiders have acquired yet another former division foe for their organization. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Raiders have signed former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello. Pelissero reported that Scangarello had recently been training with former Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams.

This will be Scangarello’s second go-around with the Raiders, after he served as an offensive quality control and assistant quarterbacks coach for the 2009 NFL season.

Scangarello last served as offensive coordinator for the University of Kentucky during its 2022 season. He was sacked just days after the team’s final regular-season play.

Before Kentucky, Scangarello served as quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2021 NFL season, where he worked with Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, whom ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed this week is slated to be dismissed by the club before he is given his bonus. Garoppolo guided San Francisco to the NFC Championship game that season, where the 49ers succumbed to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams.

The season prior, Scangarello served as a senior offensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles. That stint followed Scangarello’s one-year job as offensive coordinator with the Broncos, who finished 28th in the league in total offensive yards.

Before assuming that role, Scangarello served his first term as quarterbacks coach for the 49ers during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Garoppolo’s first two seasons in San Francisco.

Prior to joining San Francisco, Scangarello served as offensive coordinator at Wagner College. That was only one of his 18 years coaching college football, including his last job at Kentucky.

From February 27 to March 4, 2024, the NFL Scouting Combine will be hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

The NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, Mich., on April 25–27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently have the No. 13 overall pick.

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