Players offer their condolences following the passing of former Raiders coach Tony Sparano

Jul 22, 2018 at 12:48 PM

Raiders.com Staff

Former Oakland Raiders coach Tony Sparano passed away unexpectedly Sunday; he was 56.

Sparano joined the Raiders in 2013 as the offensive line coach, and took over as the interim head coach in 2014, Derek Carr and Khalil Mack's rookie season. Following the news of his passing, the pair, among others, took to Twitter to offer their condolences to the Sparano family during this difficult time.

Take a look:

RIP Coach Sparano 🙏🏿
— Khalil Mack (@52Mack_) July 22, 2018

Sporano Family I am so sorry for your loss. Coach believed in me, trusted me, and stuck with me as a rookie. He would check on my family every HC and QB meeting we would have! He was a great man! I love you coach!
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) July 22, 2018

RIP Coach Sparano 😪... Praying For his family🙏🏾...
— JustinJelly Ellis (@JeLLy_ThaDON) July 22, 2018

Damn I’m at a loss for words RIP coach Sparano taught me so much not just about football about life also one of the biggest reasons why I signed with the @RAIDERS was because of you coach thanks for everything love you coach RIP
— Donald Penn (@DPENN70) July 22, 2018

I’m at a loss for words right now this is so sad this was a great man one of the biggest reasons why I signed with the @raiders he taught me so much about football but also so much about life and being a man I’m mad I didn’t get a chance to say thank you love you coach Sparano RIP man this sucks

A post shared by Donald Penn (@dpenn72) on Jul 22, 2018 at 11:09am PDT

RIP Coach https://t.co/xVJ6s9NZ3p
— Charles Woodson (@CharlesWoodson) July 22, 2018

Saddened to hear the news about Coach Tony Sparano! Prayers go out to him and his family!
— Bruce Gradkowski (@bgradkowski5) July 22, 2018

The Raiders issued the following statement following Sparano's sudden passing:

"The Raiders family was deeply saddened to learn of Tony Sparano's passing this morning. Tony had a deep passion for football and was embraced by the Raider Nation during his time with the Silver and Black. Tony will be sadly missed by the entire NFL community. Our hearts are with Jeanette and the Sparano family during this extremely difficult time."

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