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Raiders holding 3 head coach interviews Friday

The Raiders are packing in their head coach interviews Friday, meeting with three candidates.

It will be a busy day for the Raiders brass today. According to reports, they are set to interview three head coach candidates from the two best coaching staffs in the NFL.

The three head coaches who will be interviewed today are Lions OC Ben Johnson, Lions DC Aaron Glenn, and Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo.

Both the Lions and the Chiefs have byes as the top teams in the AFC and NFC, which is why their coaches are able to take these interviews before their teams really dig into preparations for whoever they will face among the wildcard winners.

Each of them, has busy schedules today, with all of them meeting with multiple teams virtually. There are currently six NFL teams with head coach openings — Raiders, Jaguars, Patriots, Jets, Saints, and Bears.

Along with the Raiders, Spagnuolo will also meet with the Jaguars and Jets today. Glenn met today with the Saints and met with the Jets on Thursday.

See all the latest reports in our Raiders head coach interview tracker.

Raiders to hold head coach interview former Super Bowl winning coach

After a year away from the game, formers Seahawks HC Pete Carroll is set to interview with the Raiders next week for the head coach opening.

Tlhe Raiders head coach search is covering a lot of ground this offseason. And their list of scheduled interviews now includes one of the most accomplished head coaches in NFL history.

The Raiders will interview former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll next week.

Carroll was an NFL head coach for 18 years, winning the Super Bowl in 2013 as head coach of the Seahawks.

In total, Carrol had coached in the NFL since 1990, first as a defensive coordinator, then with head coaching stints with the Jets (1994) and Patriots (1997-99), with a decade-long stint in between as head coach of the USC Trojans before returning to the NFL in 2010 with the Seahawks. He spent last season away from football, but apparently the 73-year-old is now looking to get back in.

You can see all the latest reports in our Raiders head coach interview tracker.

Raiders TE Brock Bowers named AP first team All Pro

Raiders TE Brock Bowers’s historic season earns him All Pro First Team honors as a rookie.

One season. One AP First Team All Pro nod. Brock Bowers’ meteoric rise to the NFL best tight end is official.

It wasn’t a great surprise. Bowers led the NFL among tight ends in receiving (1194), receptions (112), and yards after the catch (596).

Those numbers were also historic. With him breaking a 63-year-old rookie tight end receiving yards record, setting a new rookie receptions record at any position twice, and setting a new Raiders franchise receptions record at any position and any experience level.

His numbers earned made him just the fourth rookie tight end in the modern-era to be named a first team All Pro and the first since Jeremy Shockey in 2002.

Boweres simply dominates at every level. From being the top TE recruit in the nation out of Napa High School, to an All American as a true freshman at Georgia, to the first ever two-time Mackay Award winner his final two seasons there.

Raiders request head coach interview with Ravens OC Todd Monken

The latest head coach interview request for the Raiders is Todd Monken who has oversaw top five offenses the past two seasons in Baltimore.

The list of forming of candidates for the Raiders head coaching vacancy. The latest potential head coach with whom they have requested and interview is Ravens OC Todd Monken.

Monken has a total of six years of experience as an OC at the NFL level. In the middle of that, he spent three years as OC and QB coach at University of Georgia during the years they won two National Championships.

He’s oversaw a top five offense in each of the past two seasons with the Ravens.

He was a head coach at Southern Mississippi for three seasons (2013-15), after which he left to take his first OC job in the NFL with the Buccaneers — a job he held for three seasons.

Lions OC Ben Johnson scheduled to interview with Raiders about head coaching job

The first reported interview for Raiders head coaching job will be this Friday with Lions OC Ben Johnson.

It’s one thing to request an interview with a head coach. A lot of teams with head coach openings are requesting to do so with Lions OC Ben Johnson. He is probably the hottest head coach candidate this cycle. Which means he may have his pick of which teams he will even entertain the idea of coaching for them.

Well, the Raiders put in their request, and now are scheduled to meet with Johnson on Friday.

It’s a virtual meeting, but being that Johnson is still coaching the Lions offense as they are in the playoffs, he isn’t about to start jetting around the country for in-person interviews.

The Raiders have plenty of competition for Johnson’s attention. According to the report, Johnson will meet with the Patriots the same day and the Bears and Jaguars the next day.

He will be the top choice on many teams’ list, so you can bet each team will be giving him their best shot.

See all the latest in our Raiders head coach interviews tracker.

Raiders request head coach interview with Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo

The Raiders continue their attempts to poach from the NFL’s top teams’ staffs to fill their head coach vacancy.

The Raiders are making it a priority in their head coaching search to pluck coaches from winning staffs. There were already reports of them requesting interviews from top the top seeded Lions’ staff. Now they are reportedly requesting to speak with Steve Spagnuolo from the staff of the top seeded Chiefs.

Spagnuolo has been the DC in KC the past six seasons. He was once the head coach of the Rams for three seasons (2009-11) where he had an abysmal record of 10-38.

The Raiders would like to see if maybe he has learned anything over the past 13 years as a coordinator. In particular the past six under Andy Reid where he got three Super Bowl rings.

Raiders head coach interview tracker

Tracking all the movement on the Raiders head coaching search front.

Two days after the 2024 NFL season came to a close, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Two days later, they fired GM Tom Telesco, opening up both positions and allowing for both to come as a pair.

Here are a the head coach candidates who have been rumored or reported so far:

Lions OC Ben Johnson

Raiders have requested an interview with him.

Virtual interview with Johnson is scheduled for Friday, January 10.

Lions DC Aaron Glenn

Raiders have requested an interview with him.

Raiders have scheduled an interview with Glenn for Friday, January 10.

Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo

Raiders have requested an interview with him.

Raiders will interview Spagnuolo on Friday, January 10

Ravens OC Todd Monken

Raiders have requested an interview with him.

Former Seahawks HC Pete Carroll

Raiders will interview Carroll next week.

North Carolina HC Bill Belichick

Raiders have inquired if he would back out of his new contract at UNC and return to the NFL. Raiders minority owner Tom Brady is said to have spoken with Belichick in recent days.

Former Titans HC Mike Vrabel

No reports out yet, but with Tom Brady said to be involved in finding the Raiders next head coach, you can bet Brady’s longtime teammate with the Patriots will receive interest.

The Bears completed an interview with Vrabel.

This article will be updated as more reports come in either on the above candidates or additional candidates emerge.

Raiders trying to lure Bill Belichick back from UNC job to take head coaching position

With the Raiders in need of a head coach, they are said to be trying to get Bill Belichick to reverse course on his new job at UNC.

The ink is not even dry on the deal Bill Belichick signed to become the head coach at North Carolina, and NFL teams are trying to get him to change his mind.

Tops among those teams is the Las Vegas Raiders who have inquired about getting Belichick to consider reversing course and taking their head coach opening.

Belichick has a $10 million buyout on his new contract for UNC, which is not a big hurdle and it’s not for sure whether it even applies to taking a job at the pro level.

Tom Brady was already said to be taking an outsized role in analyzing who the Raiders next quarterback will be. And recent reports say he will also have Mark Davis’s ear in the team’s head coaching search to replace fired Antonio Pierce.

Belichick and Brady won six Super Bowls together in New England. Then again, Brady has a ring without Belichick, not the other way around.

Still, the Raiders are doing their due diligence and trying to make a wise decision. They have put in two other head coaching interview requests so far.

Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers named to NFLPA All Pro team

As voted on by the players, Brock Bowers was the best tight end in football in 2024.

Raiders phenomenal rookie TE Brock Bowers was already named to the AFC Pro Bowl team, in what we knew would be the first of many nods of recognition for him.

Wednesday it was the NFLPA’s turn. They released their third-annual Players All Pro team and Bowers made the squad.

He is the only rookie on the team and becomes just the third rookie to ever make the squad.

What makes the NFLPA Players All Pro team unique is its decided by the players themselves.

Bowers was an easy choice, really. He had an historic season by any measure. Including breaking a rookie tight end receiving record that had stood for 63 years, setting a new rookie receptions record (twice) and a new Raiders franchise single-season receptions record (112).

Not to mention — the important part — he led all tight ends this season in receiving (1194). He was unguardable, so whether they asked linebacker, safeties, or cornerbacks, they would all say Bowers was their toughest cover this season.

Raiders request head coach interviews with Lions coordinators

The Raiders are in the market for a head coach and the first place they are looking to tap in the top team in football.

When you’re the top team in your conference and arguably the best team in football, you’re going to have a few teams trying to poach your coordinators. Which is why not 24 hours after the Raiders officially fired Antonio Pierce as head coach, they put in a request to interview Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.

Johnson has been a big name in head coaching circles for the past couple offseasons, and it looks like this offseason he could have his pick of interested teams. The Lions have the league’s top ranked offense and have been top five in each of his three seasons on the job.

Glenn was a hot DC candidated four years ago when he was a DB coach with the Saints. Now he’s proven himself in that position, teams are looking at him as potential head coaching material. The Lions defense is seventh in the league in points allowed this season.