Raiders coaching search: Happy that Patrick Graham is coming back?

Patrick Graham is staying put.

Longtime NFL reporter Josina Anderson reported Wednesday evening that new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll is working to bring back Graham as the team’s defensive coordinator for the 2025 NFL season. It was later confirmed that Graham is staying in Las Vegas

Graham was hired as the Raiders’ defensive coordinator in 2022 and he was retained by Antonio Pierce in 2024.

He reportedly turned down a contract extension from the Raiders last year and he let his contract expire this year. So, it seems like Carroll has kept Graham from leaving as a free agent.