While we await the filling out of the offensive staff for the Raiders, the defensive staff is mostly still intact. And today added a position coach.
Today reports have the Raiders bringing on Ricky Manning Jr as their new cornerbacks coach.
EXCLUSIVE: Fresno's Ricky Manning Jr. (Edison HS) is the new Defensive Backs Coach for the #Raiders . Deal completed today. "They wouldn't let me leave the building." Las Vegas adds to its already strong defensive coaching staff. Manning was with the Jets the past two seasons. pic.twitter.com/MTF2CsXU7e
— George Takata (@georgetakata) January 25, 2024
Like head coach Antonio Pierce, Manning is a former NFL player. The UCLA alum was a third round pick by the Panthers in 2003 and played six NFL seasons for the Panthers, Bears, and Rams.
Manning also spent the 2009 offseason with the Raiders which was his final NFL stop.
Manning broke into the NFL as a coach with the Seahawks in 2016. He spent two years in Seattle, then seven years with the Jets, all as an assistant DB coach. Which means if the report is correct, this is Manning’s first shot at being a CB coach.
