Donovan Raiola

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1982)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Donovan Raiola

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| current_team = Nebraska Cornhuskers

| position = Offensive line coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|13}}

| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

| death_date =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 293

| high_school = Kamehameha Schools
(Honolulu, Hawaii)

| college = Wisconsin

| undraftedyear = 2006

| pastteams =

• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
• Amsterdam Admirals ({{NFLE Year|2007}}){{cite web |title=Donovan Raiola |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/r/raio00400.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=13 December 2024}}
• St. Louis Rams (2007)*
• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2007|2008}})*
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
• Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
• Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2010}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2010}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
• Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2011}})

| pastcoaching =

• Kapalama HS (HI) (2012–2013)
  Offensive line coach
• Hawaii (2014)
  Intern
• Notre Dame (2015–2016)
  Graduate assistant
• Aurora (2017)
  Offensive line coach
• Chicago Bears ({{nfly|2018|2021}})
  Assistant offensive line coach
• Nebraska (2022–present)
  Offensive line coach

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 1

| pfr = RaioDo00

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Donovan Raiola ({{IPAc-en|r|aɪ|ˈ|oʊ|l|ə}} {{respell|ry|OH|lə}}; born December 13, 1982) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.{{Cite web|last=Gabriel|first=Parker|title=Frost, Huskers finalize addition of OC Mark Whipple from Pitt, new OL coach Donovan Raiola|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/frost-huskers-finalize-addition-of-oc-mark-whipple-from-pitt-new-ol-coach-donovan-raiola/article_5a2ae602-c0fb-5da4-a1fb-e2a07cd625d3.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=JournalStar.com|date=December 8, 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Whipple and Raiola Named to Nebraska Coaching Staff|url=https://huskers.com/news/2021/12/8/football-whipple-and-raiola-named-to-nebraska-coaching-staff.aspx|access-date=2021-12-08|website=University of Nebraska|language=en}} He played professionally in as a center in the National Football League (NFL). Raiola was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. He played high school football at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Raiola was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Omaha Nighthawks, and Washington Redskins. He is the younger brother of former Nebraska and NFL center Dominic Raiola and the uncle of current Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola.