Raiders add Tice to coaching staff

Published May 02, 2016

Alameda, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio continued to build his staff Friday, adding former Vikings head coach Mike Tice to the group.

Tice will coach the offensive line for the Raiders after spending the 2014 season in the same role with the Atlanta Falcons. He was Minnesota's head coach from 2002-05, compiling a record of 32-33 with a 1-1 record in the playoffs.

The former NFL tight end also worked under Del Rio in Jacksonville, serving as assistant head coach and tight ends coach with the Jaguars from 2006-09.

Del Rio also named Todd Downing as quarterbacks coach, Marcus Robertson as defensive backs coach and Sal Sunseri as linebackers coach.

Downing was Buffalo's quarterbacks coach last year and also spent three years in the same position with the Detroit Lions. Robertson was the Raiders' assistant defensive backs coach last year, while Sunseri last coached in the NFL from 2002-08 with Carolina and spent the last two years as a defensive coach at Florida State.

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