Raiders are Bringing in Former Vikings OC to Help Son Run Their Offense

The Las Vegas Raiders have been riding the NFL struggle bus all season long, leading to some shuffling within the coaching staff. Shuffling that has included the firing of their offensive coordinator, Luke Getsy.

Las Vegas Raiders hire former Minnesota Vikings OC Norv Turner

Then, word came out that head coach Antonio Pierce was planning to hand offensive coordinator and play-calling duties to passing game coordinator Scott Turner. who used to be an assistant coach with the Vikings, when his dad Norv Turner was the Vikings’ OC.

And speaking of Norv, news broke on Tuesday that he is coming out of retirement to come help his son run the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense, now that Getsy is gone. You read that right. The 72-year-old Norv Turner is returning to the NFL.

The #Raiders are hiring one of the NFL’s most respected offensive minds, bringing in Norv Turner as an assistant to help guide their offense, per me, @MikeGarafolo and @TomPelissero.

The ex-#Raiders HC is back with the team, as his son Scott takes a more prominent role, too. pic.twitter.com/6k7185yuTC

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 5, 2024

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Norv Turner was never a head coach for the Minnesota Vikings. He does have 15 years of NFL head coaching experience, though. He went 114-122-1 as an NFL head coach. His first head job came in Washington, from 1994 to 2000.

Then, he was hired by the Raiders (back when they were in Oakland) for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. After one year without a head coaching job (2006), Turner was hired by the San Diego Chargers. He enjoyed his second-longest as a head coach with the Chargers, from 2007 to 2012.

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Norv’s first coordinator job in the NFL came in Dallas, where he was OC from 1991 to 1993. In total, Norv Turner has piled up 28 years of coordinator/head coaching experience in the NFL. That is what the Raiders are adding to their locker room. Oh, and he is the father of their new interim offensive coordinator, Scott Turner. That helps too.

Norv was with the Vikings from 2014 to 2016, before he quit mid-season after an altercation with Mike Zimmer. Then, he stopped at Carolina for two seasons (2018-2019). He’s been out of the NFL for five years… but not anymore.