How old is Norv Turner? Why Raiders hired long-time NFL coach after firing offensive coordinator


How old is Norv Turner? Why Raiders hired long-time NFL coach after firing offensive coordinator

Regardless of what they try, the Raiders have not been able to get their offense on track this season.

Las Vegas switched quarterbacks from Gardner Minshew to Aidan O'Connell, had to turn back to Minshew after O'Connell went down with an injury and then sent Minshew to the bench for Desmond Ridder late in Sunday's loss to the Bengals.

Hours after the loss, coach Antonio Pierce tried something new. The Raiders fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy just nine games into his tenure, also dismissing the team's quarterbacks coach and offensive line coach.

To help fill the void, Pierce made a bold move Tuesday and brought veteran coach Norv Turner out of retirement to serve as a key offensive assistant for the remainder of the season.

Here's a look at Turner's age, coaching history and how his son will also have a larger role in the Raiders' offense.

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Turner is 72 years old; he first began coaching in 1975 and earned his first NFL coaching gig in 1985.

Turner's son Scott Turner is an NFL coach himself, and the two will be reunited in Las Vegas. Scott has served as the Raiders' passing game coordinator since the start of last season after three years as the Commanders' offensive coordinator.

Scott was let go by Washington after the 2022 season, but he's coached between the college and NFL levels since 2005. He got his first NFL gig as a quality control coach with the Panthers in 2011 and later worked on the same staff as his father with the Browns and Vikings.

After spending a year on Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan as an offensive analyst, Scott returned to the NFL as the Panthers' quarterbacks coach from 2018-2019.

Now, the Turner father-son duo is back together in Las Vegas with an extremely challenging goal of turning a broken Raiders offense back into a capable unit with the season spiraling.

Turner has spent time with 10 NFL teams, including multiple stints with both the Chargers and now the Raiders.

A head coach in Washington for seven seasons, Turner reached the playoffs only once during his tenure but was able to work his way back onto the head coaching radar and served as the Raiders' leader from 2004-05. Turner went just 9-23 in two seasons in Oakland, but he had more success as the Chargers' head coach with three playoff appearances to start his tenure in San Diego.

Turner's offenses ranked inside the top 20 in points scored in four of his last five seasons as an offensive coordinator, and top 20 would undoubtedly be an upgrade for the Raiders right now after such a rocky first half of the season.

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Turner has a career 114-122-1 record as a head coach, finishing under .500 in Washington and Oakland but going 56-40 in his six years with the Chargers.

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