Donovan Raiola

Donovan Raiola (/ˈdɒnəvən raɪˈoʊlə/; born December 13, 1982) is a former American football center and current assistant offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Wisconsin. He played high school football at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Donovan Raiola
Chicago Bears
Position:Assistant offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-12-13) December 13, 1982
Honolulu, Hawaii
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Kamehameha Schools
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2006
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Raiola has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He is the younger brother of NFL center Dominic Raiola.

College career

At Wisconsin, Raiola started 39 games and was a team captain for his senior year. He was named an honorable mention to the All-Big Ten Conference team three times.[1]

Professional career

Omaha Nighthawks

Raiola was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on September 8, 2010.[2]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 7, 2010, Raiola was signed by the Buccaneers to replace injured starter Jeff Faine.

Washington Redskins

Raiola signed with the Washington Redskins on August 4, 2011.

Coaching career

Raiola served as an intern for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team before joining the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a graduate assistant, reuniting him with former Bears coach and Notre Dame offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. Hiestand returned to the Bears in 2018, and Raiola followed to serve as the assistant offensive line coach.[1]

References
  1. Biggs, Brad (February 2, 2018). "Bears hire ex-player Donovan Raiola as assistant offensive line coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. "UFL Transactions". OurSportsCentral.com. United Football League. September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.