COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR 14TH SEASON IN NFL • 1ST SEASON WITH RAIDERS PATRICK GRAHAM
(19.6). He began his NFL coaching career in 2009 as a coaching assistant with New England. Graham joined New England following two seasons (2007-08) as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, where he worked with the defense. He spent three seasons (2004-06) as an assistant coach at Richmond, mentoring tight ends from 2005-06 and the defensive line in 2004. Graham began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Wagner (2002-03), while he pursued an MBA with a concentration in finance. He coached the junior varsity team to an undefeated season, while also serving as strength and conditioning coach and academic coordinator. PERSONAL: Graham played collegiately at Yale, where he was a defensive lineman for the 1999 team that shared an Ivy League title with Brown…He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in economics and African American studies…A native of Waterbury, Conn., Graham and his wife, Pamela, have two children, Morgan and Silas. COACHING BACKGROUND Years College/Pro Team Position Coached 2002-03 ..................................Wagner College................................ Graduate Assistant 2004 ........................................Richmond.......................................... Assistant Defensive Line 2005-06 ..................................Richmond .......................................... Tight Ends 2007-08 ..................................Notre Dame ...................................... Graduate Assistant 2009 ........................................New England Patriots..................... Coaching Assistant 2010 .........................................New England Patriots..................... Defensive Assistant 2011 ..........................................New England Patriots..................... Linebackers 2012-13 ....................................New England Patriots..................... Defensive Line 2014-15....................................New England Patriots..................... Linebackers 2016-17 ....................................New York Giants............................... Defensive Line 2018 .........................................Green Bay Packers ..........................Inside Linebackers/ 2019 .........................................Miami Dolphins ................................ Defensive Coordinator 2020-21 ...................................New York Giants............................... Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator 2022.........................................Las Vegas Raiders ........................... Defensive Coordinator Defensive Run Game Coordinator
Patrick Graham enters his first season with the Silver and Black in 2022, bringing with him 13th years of experience in the NFL, including three years as defensive coordinator. In his NFL career, Graham has coached in the playoffs in eight seasons, winning seven division titles, two conference championships and one Super Bowl (XLIX). Graham served his second stint with the New York Giants from 2020-21, serving as the club’s assistant head coach/defensive coordinator. In 2021, Graham oversaw a defense that tied for fourth in the league in passes defensed (83), a mark that ranked 12th in franchise history, and tied for 12th in interceptions (15). Graham’s defense was effective against the pass, holding teams to 225.8 passing yards per game, which ranked 15th in the NFL. Under Graham’s guidance, the Giants defense improved significantly in 2020, ranking ninth with 357 points allowed, which marked 94 fewer than their total in 2019. The defense was 12th in the NFL by allowing 349.3 yards per game after finishing 27th at 377.3 yards the previous season. Graham saw the Giants record 40 sacks in 2020, their highest total since 2014. Graham earned his first defensive coordinator role with the Miami Dolphins in 2019. He led a unit that had a constantly evolving cast of players because of roster transactions and injuries. Prior to joining the Dolphins, Graham spent the 2018 season as the Green Bay Packers inside linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator. In his first stint with the Giants, Graham coached the defensive line from 2016-17. In 2016, Graham’s unit was instrumental in the Giants defense becoming the most improved in the NFL. The team allowed 158 fewer points and 1,290 fewer yards than it did in 2015. Their 17.8 points per game allowed was second in the NFL and the team’s best since 2002. Graham began his NFL coaching career in New England, where he spent seven seasons with the Patriots (2009-15), working with current Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels from 2012-15. During his tenure in New England, the Patriots won the AFC East title all seven season, the conference championship twice and Super Bowl XLIX. In his five years as a position coach (2011-15), New England led the NFL in takeaways (150) and was tied for fourth in sacks (214). Graham’s linebacker unit helped the team finish ninth in total yards allowed (339.4) in 2015 and 10th in points allowed (19.7). In 2014 Patriots finished their season with a Super Bowl victory against Seattle. Graham’s linebackers helped the team’s defense rank eighth in the league in points allowed (19.6) and ninth in rushing yards allowed (104.3). Graham worked with the defensive line for the second straight year in 2013. The team’s five top sack totals all came from defensive linemen, topped by DE Chandler Jones (11.5). Graham’s first season as a position coach was in 2011 with the linebackers. New England finished with a 13-3 record, winning the AFC Championship. Mayo led the team with 103 tackles (97) and became the first player in franchise history to total 100-plus tackles in each of his first four seasons. In 2010, Graham served as a defensive assistant with the Patriots, who finished second in the NFL with 38 takeaways and eighth in points allowed
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