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The Raiders have hired Dennis Allen, the 39-year-old defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos, to be their new head coach.
Allen informed the Broncos on Tuesday night in Mobile, Ala., a league source said. Fox Sports was the first to report that the Raiders and Allen had reached an agreement.
New Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie met with Allen after Senior Bowl practice to work out a deal. The other candidates were told last night and this morning that they were no longer in the running.
The last time the Raiders hired a head coach with a defensive background was 1969, when Al Davis selected young linebackers coach John Madden. Madden, coincidentally, sat in on new owner Mark Davis' interview with McKenzie earlier this month.
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