Report: Oakland Raiders to name Tony Sparano as interim head coach
The Oakland Raiders are planning to name Tony Sparano their interim head coach, according to ESPN’s Jim Trotter.
The Raiders fired head coach Dennis Allen after the team’s 0-4 start and 10 straight losses dating back to last season.
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Sparano had the Raiders’ assistant head coach/offensive line coach dating back to the start of last season. It’s not clear if he will continue to coach the offensive linemen going forward.
Sparano, who turns 53 next week, has a regular-season head-coaching record of 29-32 (0-1 in the playoffs) from his three-plus seasons with the Miami Dolphins from 2008-2011. Sparano was fired in 2011 after the Dolphins’ Week 14 loss that season.
The Raiders are on bye in Week 5. They face the San Diego Chargers in Week 6 five days after Sparano’s birthday.
Sparano is not considered a long-term candidate to keep the job — although we suspect we know one man who is.
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