The Las Vegas Raiders, as they did during their head coach search, looked far and wide for a new defensive coordinator under Klint Kubiak. Some thought they would target Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to serve as the older, more experienced counterpart to Kubiak.
Others thought that they would pry someone from the Seattle Seahawks' coaching tree, like Aden Durde or Karl Scott, but they never even tried. Perhaps one of the external candidates, like Jeff Howard, Zach Orr or DeMarcus Covington, would get the job. But they didn't have to look that far.
Rob Leonard will serve as the next defensive coordinator in Las Vegas after three years as the defensive line coach for the Raiders, the most recent of which he also gained the run game coordinator title.