s ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders , ▁initially ▁in ▁the ▁personnel ▁department . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁co aching ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁organization , ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Off ensive ▁Ass istant ▁on ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XXX V II ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Bill ▁Cal la han . ▁After ▁another ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁position , ▁he ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁T ight ▁End s ▁Co ach ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season ▁under ▁new ▁Ra iders ▁head ▁coach ▁Nor v ▁Turner . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Jim ▁Har b augh ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Diego , ▁a ▁D - I AA ▁college ▁program , ▁where ▁he ▁co ached ▁the ▁passing ▁game ▁and ▁wide ▁rece ivers ▁for ▁a ▁squad ▁that ▁went ▁ 1 1 - 1 - 0 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Football ▁League ▁Championship . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁an ▁off ensive ▁assistant ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Se an ▁Pay ton , ▁who ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁N FC ▁Championship ▁game . ▁ ▁Mort on ▁joined ▁US C ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁taking ▁up ▁a ▁similar ▁position ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁he ▁held ▁at ▁San ▁Diego . ▁When ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Steve ▁S ark is ian ▁accepted ▁a ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁with ▁Washington , ▁Mort on ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁head ▁coach ▁P ete