On Monday, former San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano signed up to be the Raiders’ new Assistant Head Coach - Defense. Pagano had been with the Chargers for a decade and a half and had spent the last five years as the team’s defensive coordinator.
As those familiar with the team will know, Pagano worked his way up from a defensive quality control role through linebacker coaching roles and was eventually promoted to DC. The team thought so highly of Pagano that they insisted on retaining him even when they fired Norv Turner and hired his replacement in Mike McCoy.