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Leggett Rejoins Raiders to Coach Defensive Line

By CHRIS DUFRESNE
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The Raiders announced Tuesday that former assistant coach Earl Leggett has rejoined the team as defensive line coach, the same position he held from 1980 to ‘88, before joining the Denver Broncos in ’89.

Leggett, 56, replaces defensive line coach Bill Urbanik, who remains with the team for the present but is said to be “contemplating other opportunities,” according to a Raider spokesman.

Leggett, known to be highly regarded by Raider defensive end Howie Long, returns to the team after two seasons as defensive line coach for the Broncos.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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