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Raiders Hire Former Pitt QB

Former Pitt Panthers quarterback Luke Getsy is headed to Las Vegas.

Stephen Thompson

Raiders Hire Former Pitt QB
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers quarterback Luke Getsy didn't have to go long without an NFL coaching job this offseason after he was fired by the Chicago Bears. 

Getsy, one of a few former Pitt players and coaches earning new jobs around the NFL this offseason, is set to become the next offensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a report from Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer. 

Getsy has been linked to open offensive coordinating positions with the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots in addition to the Saints.

The Raiders appeared locked in on hiring former Cardinals and Texas Tech head coach and current USC assistant Kliff Kingsbury to fill this position but he spurned them at the last minute and is now in line to become the next offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders. 

The Bears fired Getsy alongside quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko and receivers coach Tyke Tolbert, running backs coach Omar Young and assistant tight ends coach Tim Zetts earlier this month. Chicago ranked 23rd and 18th in points and 28th and 20th in yards per game in each of the two seasons with Getsy coordinating the offense.

Getsy, a Munhall, Pennsylvania native and Steel Valley High School alumnus, began his college career at Pitt, earning a scholarship to play quarterback coming out of high school in 2003. He then transferred to Akron after two years with the Panthers and led the Zips to its first conference championship and bowl game appearance in program history while breaking 24 school records in the process.

Getsy was a graduate assistant for the Panthers during the 2010 season and made other stops at Akron, West Virginia Wesleyan, IUPUI, Western Michigan and Mississippi State during his college coaching career. In the NFL, he's coached for the Green Bay Packers in addition to the Bears.

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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