The Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff under Antonio Pierce is almost filled out and quarterbacks coach is one of the final major openings left. According to a February 19 X post from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the team is close to hiring Rich Scangarello for the job.
Scangarello has been coaching since 1998 and even has some experience with the Raiders as he was an offensive quality control coach in 2009. He’s bounced around for a lot of teams and was previously the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos in 2019.
Most recently, Scangarello was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kentucky but was fired before finishing a full season. He hasn’t been able to sustain success as a playcaller but he has a long history of coaching quarterbacks. The Raiders could very well draft a young quarterback early in the 2024 NFL Draft so who the quarterbacks coach is will be very important.
Scangarello has experience working with quarterbacks on the college and NFL levels so he’s a logical addition for the Raiders. That said, it doesn’t appear a deal is set in stone quite yet so it’s possible both sides go in a different direction.
Rich Scangarello Has Been Working With Caleb Williams
Notably, Rich Scangarello has been part of the QB Collective for years, which is a group of current and former coaches who help develop young athletes. Former USC quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and he’s specifically been working with Scangarello in the pre-draft process, per a January 15 X post from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
