Coach who Rob Leonard once replaced joins Raiders as senior assistant

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Rob Leonard added some more experience to his defensive staff Wednesday. The Raiders have hired former Bills linebackers coach Al Holcomb as a senior defensive assistant.

The #Raiders are hiring Al Holcomb as a senior defensive assistant, sources say. Rob Leonard’s NFL coaching career began when he took Holcomb’s role with the #Giants after Holcomb joined the #Panthers. Holcomb now joins Leonard in Vegas after interviewing with a few other teams. pic.twitter.com/lJFujBqJFB

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 18, 2026

Leonard and Holcomb have never worked together. But they've held the same job for the same team. Holcomb was a defensive assistant with the Giants and when he left to take the LB coach position in Carolina, his departure opened the door for Leonard to get his first NFL job.

Since then, Holcomb has twice been a defensive coordinator, but mostly has been a linebackers coach and run game coordinator.

The Raiders have yet to announce a linebackers coach.

You can see all of their hirings thus far in our Raiders coaching staff hiring tracker.

This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Former Bills LB coach joins Raiders as senior defensive assistant

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