John Morton has returned to the NFL.
After sitting down out a 12 months, the Raiders have employed Morton to be their senior offensive assistant, according to the New York Post’s Brian Costello.
This arrives as no surprise, as Morton and Raiders head coach Jon Gruden have a lot of background with each other. Again when Morton was a extensive receiver with the Packers exercise squad, Gruden was the extensive receivers coach. Also, Morton was on Gruden’s staff as an offensive assistant and limited finishes coach with the Raiders from 2002-2004.
The 49-12 months-old Morton put in one year in New York as the offensive coordinator in 2017. He arrived about from New Orleans soon after serving as the extensive receivers coach. Nonetheless, the Jets made the decision to section means with Morton soon after just one year on Todd Bowles’ staff.
Morton clashed with gamers, specifically New York’s backfield, for the duration of his time in The Massive Apple. There were also reviews that he and Bowles did not see eye to eye. By the end of the year, the Jets’ pass-pleased offense rated 28th in the NFL irrespective of a occupation 12 months from veteran QB Josh McCown.
Now, Morton will have the option to coach a Raiders offense that functions Derek Carr, Marshawn Lynch, Jared Cook dinner and Jordy Nelson. This time, he won’t be calling the photographs.
