Ken Norton Jr. took fire from Oakland Raiders fans from the time he was hired as defensive coordinator until the time head coach Jack Del Rio fired him.
The move had current and former players saying that Del Rio calls the defense and Norton getting fired was nothing but a scapegoat move. The following practice, edge rushers Bruce Irvin and Khalil Mack didn’t practice after talking to Del Rio Wednesday.
The report makes sense because Del Rio has never had a big-name DC on his staff. He could have hired Wade Phillips this offseason but didn’t, suggesting Del Rio prefers to have the power to call the defense himself.