Following the firing of head coach Antonio Pierce, the Las Vegas Raiders didn’t appear to have the most appealing job opening. However, things are quickly changing.
The team also fired general manager Tom Telesco and will allow a top head coaching candidate to have some kind of say over who the next general manager will be. Heading into the offseason, nobody thought Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson would even take an interview with the Raiders.
It came as a big surprise when it was revealed that he had accepted an interview request. Johnson has said he wouldn’t take interviews just to take them going forward so it’s notable he met with Las Vegas. While it still could be a longshot, the Raiders may actually be gaining some momentum, according to Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager.
“Ben Johnson / Raiders actually picking up way more steam in league circles over last 48 hours,” Schrager wrote in a Jan. 11 X post.
Johnson had not interviewed with the Raiders for any of their previous head coaching searches so it’s difficult to know how he’s felt about the team in the past. Regardless, Las Vegas is at least in the mix to land the highly sought-after coach.
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