New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak continues to fill out his first coaching staff, reportedly hiring Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni to the same position in Las Vegas, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Let’s get to know Azzanni some more.
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Previous job:
He was the Steelers’ wide receivers coach under Mike Tomlin for two years, 2024 and 2025.
Age:
He is 49 and turns 50 in August.
Coaching experience:
Azzanni has been in the NFL for nine seasons, and 2026 will mark a full decade. He spent time with the Chicago Bears (2017), Denver Broncos (2018-2022), and New York Jets (2023), in addition to the last two seasons in Pittsburgh. He was a college coach from 1999 to 2016, working at SEC schools Florida and Tennessee while also spending a year at Wisconsin. He’s primarily been a wide receivers coach throughout his career, with a few short stints as a passing game and offensive coordinator in college.
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Kubiak ties:
They worked together for one year in Devner (2022), when Kubiak was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Azzanni coached the wide receivers under Nathaniel Hackett. The Broncos ranked 19th in passing yards while Jerry Jeudy was the team’s leading receiver with 67 catches, 972 yards and six touchdowns that year.
Why the Raiders are interested:
While it was only one season, he does have some familiarity with Kubiak. Azzanni has been coaching wide receivers for roughly a quarter-century and, clearly, Kubiak trusts him to develop wideouts like Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton Jr. Azzanni also has a decent track record of molding young receivers, working with Courtland Sutton, Jeudy and Tim Patrick in Denver, and Garrett Wilson in New York within the first two years of each of their careers.
