The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce after his first full season on the job and will now look for his replacement, a process that starts with requesting interviews with candidates.
The Raiders made the firing of Pierce official on Tuesday after a 4-13 season, and the team released a statement in the wake of the decision thanking Pierce for his service.
“The Las Vegas Raiders have relieved Antonio Pierce of his duties as head coach,” the statement read. “We appreciate Antonio’s leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach.
“Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and his Siler and Black roots run deep. We are grateful for his ability to reignite what it means to be a Raider throughout the entire organization. We wish nothing but the best for Antonio and his family in the future.”
Now, general manager Tom Telesco will lead the search for Las Vegas’ new head coach, and the expectation is minority owner Tom Brady will play a role, also.
“It will be interesting to see how much influence Tom Brady will have in this next Raiders coaching search,” The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported on Tuesday. “I’m told it will be a lot.”
As the rumors begin to fly and the Raiders start requesting interviews with candidates, follow along with our tracker below for all of the latest updates on Las Vegas’ head coach search. The most recent updates are at the top.
Raiders head coach rumors
-Raiders have reached out to Bill Belichick (Tom Pelissero, NFL Network).
-Raiders expected to have interest in former Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen, former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn (Vincent Bonsignore, Las Vegas Review-Journal).
-Raiders expected to have interest in Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores (Michael Silver, The Athletic).
Raiders scheduled head coach interviews
-Lions OC Ben Johnson on Friday (source)
Raiders head coach interview requests
-Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo (Dianna Russini, The Athletic)
-Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn (Albert Breer, Sports Illustrated).
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