The Las Vegas Raiders can have the No. 1 choose within the upcoming NFL Draft. Nonetheless, they will be approaching that choice with a brand new head coach in tow. After ending the season with a 3-14 file, the Raiders fired head coach Pete Carroll only one yr into his contract.
Carroll’s Raiders tenure began off promising sufficient with a highway win over the New England Patriots, who ended up being probably the greatest groups within the AFC. However the Raiders may by no means construct on that Week 1 victory. The crew proceeded to lose 14 of its subsequent 15 video games earlier than ending the season with a win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs—and even that recreation required a 60-yard discipline purpose from Daniel Carlson within the closing seconds to safe a Raiders victory.
Carroll nonetheless had two years remaining on his deal, so the Raiders will owe him a buyout of $16 million subsequent season, despite the fact that he is not teaching. Meaning the Raiders are paying 5 completely different coaches a collective $50 million subsequent season, and none of them at present coach the crew.
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This is who else the Raiders owe cash to:
Jon Gruden, $10 million
Jon Gruden had spent almost a decade within the broadcast sales space earlier than returning to the sidelines for the Raiders. He had beforehand coached the crew from 1998 to 2001, and his 10-year, $100 million contract in 2018 is likely one of the largest a coach has ever acquired. Gruden finally resigned on October 11, 2021 after a league investigation into the Washington Soccer Staff (who have been later renamed to the Commanders) uncovered a number of emails Gruden had despatched to then Washington normal supervisor Bruce Allen that used racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language. Since he had signed such a protracted contract, the Raiders are nonetheless paying him $10 million yearly.
Josh McDaniels, $10 million
Josh McDaniels took over because the Raiders head coach early in 2022, signing a six-year deal. His first season ended with a 6-11 file, with Las Vegas dropping a number of shut video games. His second season did not begin off significantly better; the Raiders started 3-5. McDaniels was fired on Halloween night time in 2023. He joined the Patriots for the 2025 season, his third stint in New England. He is had stable success because the offensive coordinator, so he’ll be incomes cash from each the Patriots and Raiders, who can pay McDaniels about $10 million per season till his contract ends.
Antonio Pierce, $8 million
After McDaniels was fired, Antonio Pierce grew to become the interim coach in the course of the 2023 season. He gained his first recreation 30-6 in opposition to the New York Giants. Coincidentally, the Giants had the second-worst file this previous season. Pierce completed that interim season with a 5-4 file, and the Raiders formally named him the coach in January 2024. He made it lower than a yr in cost, nevertheless, because the Raiders went 4-13 and Pierce was proven the door. However, he’ll make $8 million subsequent season.
Chip Kelly, $6 million
Las Vegas fired Chip Kelly in November 2025, simply 11 video games into the season. He was within the first of a three-year deal value $18 million. Coordinator contracts are usually assured, so he’ll obtain $6 million subsequent season and $6 million in 2027.
Raiders proprietor Mark Davis is now on the hunt for the following coach of the crew. At the least he is not shy about spending cash.
