Longtime NFL coach Ryan joined the USC staff this offseason in large part for defensive coordinator Lynn, who he calls “as sharp as can be.” ...
Graham is the Raiders’ longest-tenured defensive coordinator since Rob Ryan, who held the position ... before and holdovers from former coach Antonio Pierce’s regime. Graham has had success ...
That coach was Rob Ryan: a man a generation older ... But Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was canned in early January, and Lynn kept talking up USC’s progress and his roster, Ryan recalled.