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Found February 09, 2012 on Thoughts from the Dark Side: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Keith Burns,  Mike Holmgren,  DeMeco Ryans,  Brian Cushing
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders,  Cleveland Browns,  Houston Texans,  Detroit Lions,  Green Bay Packers,  Mississippi Rebels,  Kansas State Wildcats,  San Jose State Spartans

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The Oakland Raiders have added two more assistants to the 2012 coaching staff, assistant special teams coach Keith Burns and linebackers coach Johnny Holland. There were rumors last week that Holland had joined the Raiders coaching staff as the new linebackers coach and those rumors turned out to be true. The hire makes considerable sense knowing the history between Holland and head coach Dennis Allen as well as GM Reggie McKenzie.He played with Allen at Texas A&M, Allen's alma mater. He was then drafted in the second round by the Packers in 1987. Holland played seven seasons for the Packers, posting six straight seasons with at least 100 tackles before retiring in 1994. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2001.Holland began his coaching career as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers in 1995—just a year after McKenzie joined the Packers front office. He was promoted to special teams coach (1998), then linebackers coach (1999)....
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