Coaches

Steve Wisniewski, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection as a player with the Silver and Black, enters his second season as the assistant offensive line coach for The Oakland Raiders. In his first year on staff, Wisniewski tutored a unit that allowed just 25 sacks, which tied for fourth in the NFL, and helped the Raiders rank seventh in the league in rushing with 131.9 yards per game.

Wisniewski returned to the Raiders after serving as an offensive assistant at Stanford in 2010. Wisniewski helped the Cardinal to a 12-1 season that culminated in the program’s first-ever BCS appearance, a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

Wisniewski spent his entire NFL career with the Raiders, starting 175 straight games prior to retiring. He was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times (1991-96, '98 and 2001), tying a Raider franchise record, and was elected as a Raiders team captain seven times. Wisniewski was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1990's and missed only two of a possible 208 career games. He was originally a second round draft pick (29th overall) of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1989 NFL Draft, but was immediately traded to the Raiders. 

Wisniewski was a three-year starter as a guard at Penn State and was one of two sophomores to start on the 1986 National Championship team. One of just four Penn State offensive linemen to earn a pair of first-team All-American honors, he was recognized in 1988 by the American Football Coaches (AFCA) and also earned All-American accolades from The Sporting News. A 1988 team captain, Wisniewski is one of just two offensive linemen to earn Penn State's team MVP honor since its creation in 1978.

A native of Rutland, Vt., Wisniewski earned a degree in marketing from Penn State in 1989. His older brother, Leo, was a standout defensive lineman for the Nittany Lions from 1979-81, while his nephew, Stefen, was the Silver and Black’s second round draft pick in 2011 and started all 16 games as a rookie.