Tom Cable worked in college football as an assistant coach from 1987-1999 before accepting the head coaching job at Idaho in 2000. He became UCLA’s offensive coordinator in 2004 before getting his first job in the NFL as Atlanta’s offensive line coach in 2006.
He went to Oakland to coach the offensive line in 2007, and he was promoted to his first NFL head coaching job with the Raiders in 2008. He went 17-27 as Oakland’s head coach, and was fired after going 8-8 in the 2010 season.
If there is an opening in Indy (as expected), I'm told Seahawks OL coach Tom Cable will get serious consideration
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) December 30, 2017
Cable has been an assistant head coach/offensive line coach in Seattle since 2011, and he may get his second chance at succeeding as an NFL head coach.