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The Oakland Raiders are set to introduce Jon Gruden as their next head coach Tuesday at a press conference, and he will name Greg Olson as offensive coordinator and Paul Guenther as defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. It is also expected that Rich Bisaccia is leaving the Cowboys to join the Raiders as special teams coordinator. Bisaccia was the special teams coach for the Buccaneers during Gruden's seven seasons as Tampa Bay's head coach.
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Olson is currently the Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach, and Guenther was just replaced as the Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator by Teryl Austin on Monday.
Olson previously was Oakland's offensive coordinator in 2013 and 2014. Guenther has been with the Bengals as their defensive coordinator since 2014.
Olson has a history with Gruden. He was the quarterbacks coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008, which marked Gruden's last year coaching. Olson, 54, has served 11 seasons as an offensive coordinator, with the Chicago Bears (2003), Detroit Lions (2005), St. Louis Rams (2006-07), Buccaneers (2009-11), Raiders (2013-14) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2015-16).
"I have so much respect for Coach Olson," Rams head coach Sean McVay said Sunday. "He's been a great coach to us. He's done a great job with us. He's a guy that I've always had a lot of respect for."
In Olson's first year as the Rams' quarterbacks coach, quarterback Jared Goff was named a first alternate for the Pro Bowl.
"It'll be fine," Goff said. "The offense will be the same."
When Marvin Lewis was retained as the head coach of the Bengals, Guenther made it known he would explore other opportunities. The Bengals tried to keep the 46-year-old, but Guenther decided to join Gruden instead. The Bengals finished 16th in points allowed last season and ranked 22nd, 11th, 17th and 18th in total yards allowed in the four years under Guenther.
