John Morton
Head Coach at Offensive pass game coordinator since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 28
- First season
- 1998
- Teams
- 17
Career
21 stints
1990s
- 1998–2004Oakland RaidersHead Coach
- 1998–1999Offensive assistantHead Coach
2000s
- 2000–2001Offensive quality control coachHead Coach
- 2002–2003Senior offensive assistantHead Coach
- 2004Tight ends coachHead Coach
- 2005San DiegoWide Receivers
- 2006New Orleans SaintsPassing Game CoordinatorOffensive Assistant
- 2007–2008Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coachHead Coach
- 2007–2008USCPassing Game CoordinatorWide Receivers
- 2009–2010Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coachHead Coach
- 2009USCOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2011–2014San Francisco 49ersWide Receivers
- 2015–2016New Orleans SaintsWide Receivers
- 2017New York JetsOffensive Coordinator
- 2019–2021Oakland / Las Vegas RaidersOffensive Assistant
2020s
- 2022Detroit LionsOffensive Assistant
- 2023–2024Denver BroncosPassing Game Coordinator
- 2025–2026Denver BroncosHead Coach
- 2025Detroit LionsOffensive Coordinator
- 2025Offensive consultantHead Coach
- 2026–presentOffensive pass game coordinatorHead Coach
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 25 protégés, 8 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
32
- 2026Doug BelkMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2026Robert LivingstonMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2025–2026Brian NiedermeyerMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2025–2026Jeff SchmeddingMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2025Jim O'NeilCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 2025Keary ColbertMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2025–2026Marwan MaaloufMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2025–2026Vance JosephMentored · Denver Broncos
- 2024Jim LeonhardCoached under · Denver Broncos
- 2023–2024Jamar CainCoached under · Denver Broncos
- 2019–2021Jon GrudenCoached under · Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
- 2011–2014Jim HarbaughCoached under · San Francisco 49ers
- 2007–2009Pete CarrollCoached under · USC
- 2005Jim HarbaughCoached under · San Diego
- 2004Don MartindaleMentored · Oakland Raiders
17 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2025Jim LeonhardSucceeded · Denver Broncos
- 2023Klint KubiakSucceeded · Denver Broncos
- 2017Chan GaileySucceeded · New York Jets
- 2015Adam HenrySucceeded by · San Francisco 49ers
- 2010Kennedy PolamaluSucceeded by · USC
- 2009Steve SarkisianSucceeded · USC
- 2005Jimmie DoughertySucceeded · San Diego
- 1998Joe BugelSucceeded · Oakland Raiders
Tenure
28 seasons
- Oakland RaidersHead coach · 1998–20047
- San Francisco 49ersPosition coach · 2011–20144
- Oakland / Las Vegas RaidersAnalyst · 2019–20213
- USCCoordinator · 2007–20093
- Denver BroncosHead coach · 2025–20262
- Denver BroncosCoordinator · 2023–20242
- New Orleans SaintsPosition coach · 2015–20162
- Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coachHead coach · 2009–20102
- Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coachHead coach · 2007–20082
- Senior offensive assistantHead coach · 2002–20032
- Offensive quality control coachHead coach · 2000–20012
- Offensive assistantHead coach · 1998–19992
- Offensive pass game coordinatorHead coach · 2026 · current1
- Detroit LionsCoordinator · 20251
- Offensive consultantHead coach · 20251
- Detroit LionsAnalyst · 20221
- New York JetsCoordinator · 20171
- New Orleans SaintsCoordinator · 20061
- San DiegoPosition coach · 20051
- Tight ends coachHead coach · 20041
Pipeline
3 of 8 coordinators
- 17 seasonsChuck Bresnahanunder at Oakland Raiders 1998 · head coach at TSL Jousters2020
- 7 seasonsJoe Avezzanounder at Oakland Raiders 2003 · head coach at Seamen Milano2011
- 5 seasonsMarc Trestmanunder at Oakland Raiders 2001 · head coach at Montreal Alouettes2008
Moves
Nothing on the wire for John Morton. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.