Raiders Hiring Kennedy Polamalu As New Running Back Coach!

Yup, there are some changes happening with the Las Vegas Raiders, starting with their running back coach. The new coach will be Kennedy Polamalu who was previously the RB coach for the Minnesota Vikings…

CelebnSports247.com reports the LV Raiders are expected to hire Kennedy Polamalu as their running backs coach, reports Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.

Pelissero took to social media to report the news:

The #Raiders are expected to hire Kennedy Polamalu as their running backs coach, source said. Polamalu spent the past five seasons in Minnesota, where he was well-regarded.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 22, 2022

The Review-Journal reports:

The 58-year-old Polamalu, who has been coaching since 1992, spent the past five seasons as the running backs coach for the Vikings. He also had held the same position with the Browns and Jaguars, along with Pac-12 schools Southern California and UCLA.

Meanwhile, with the Raiders parting ways with most of last season’s coaching staff, one key assistant has found a familiar landing spot.

Greg Olson, the Raiders’ offensive coordinator the past four seasons, has been added to the Rams’ staff as an offensive assistant. Before joining the Raiders, Olson served as the Rams’ quarterbacks coach under Sean McVay in 2017, so it’s possible he will return to his former position.

The Raiders continued to add to their front office Monday by hiring Shaun Herock as a personnel adviser under new general manager Dave Ziegler.

His only other NFL experience came in Cleveland and Jacksonville. Polamalu was with the Browns in 2004 as their running backs and went to the Jaguars in 2005 for five seasons as their running backs coach.