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Raiders hire Musgrave as OC

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January 20, 2015 at 2:54 pm.

 

Bill Musgrave is the Raiders new OC. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

The Oakland Raiders confirmed earlier reports that Bill Musgrave will be the team’s offensive coordinator under new coach Jack Del Rio.

Musgrave, who spent the 2014 season as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks coach, previously worked with Del Rio as his offensive coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003 and 2004.

The Raiders ranked 31st in the NFL in scoring during the 2014 season at 15.8 points per game and last in the league in total yards, yards per game and rushing yards per game while finishing with a 3-13 record.

The 47-year-old Musgrave also has worked as an offensive coordinator for the Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings during his coaching career. Other coaching stints include five years from 2006 to 2010 as the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons and one year in the same position for the Washington Redskins in 2005.

Musgrave spent six years in the NFL as a backup quarterback and started his coaching career in Oakland in 1997 as Raiders quarterback coach.

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