Raiders bring Norv Turner back as senior adviser

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  • Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 01:57 PM ET

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      Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA’s Las Vegas chapter president. He is also a member of the California Chicano News Media Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gutierrez has authored three books: Tommy Davis’ Tales from the Dodgers Dugout, 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die and If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Raiders Sideline, Locker Room and Press Box with Lincoln Kennedy. You can follow Paul on Twitter @PGutierrezESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — Former Raiders coach Norv Turner, who has also been a head coach for two other franchises and an offensive coordinator for seven others, is joining the Raiders in an advisory role for the offense, a source confirmed.

The Raiders, mired in a five-game losing streak to fall to 2-7 heading into their bye week, fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg following Sunday’s 41-24 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals.

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said Monday he would “use the next 24 to 48 hours” to decide on a new offensive playcaller and that Turner’s son, Scott Turner, is a leading candidate. The younger Turner is the Raiders’ pass game coordinator and was Washington’s offensive coordinator from 2020 to 2022.

The Raiders also have two other former O-coordinators on staff in receivers coach Edgar Bennett and senior offensive assistant Joe Philbin.

Norv Turner, 72, joins a staff with plenty of experience purportedly to help Pierce, in his first full season as an NFL head coach.

Also on Pierce’s staff: Philbin, 63, who spent four years as the Miami Dolphins head coach; assistant head coach Marvin Lewis, 66, who spent 16 season coaching the Bengals; and two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Tom Coughlin, 78, who has been a consultant to Pierce.

Turner watched a Raiders training camp scrimmage in Costa Mesa, California, in August.

In the NFL, Turner has been a head coach for Washington (1994-2000), the Raiders (2004-05) and the Chargers (2007-12). He has been an O-coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys (1991-93), Chargers (2001), Dolphins (2002-03), San Francisco 49ers (2006), Cleveland Browns (2013), Minnesota Vikings (2014-16) and Panthers (2018-19), where he previously worked with his son, Scott.

NFL Network first reported Turner joining the Raiders.

This article was originally published by Espn.com. Read the original article here.
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