The Raiders will conduct their first head coaching interview.
Former Vikings coach Leslie Frazier is scheduled to meet with Las Vegas leaders on Tuesday to discuss the coaching position. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports. on Sunday night.
He will be the first candidate the Raiders discuss as they search for a permanent replacement after they fired Josh McDaniels during the season and gave the job to Antonio Pierce on an interim basis.
Pierce has the support of players within the Raiders' locker room to take over the job full-time and remains the leading candidate. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Pierce went 5-4 last season after replacing McDaniels.
“I would have been surprised if Antonio wasn't drafted,” one source told NFL officials.
However, Pierce is interviewing for the vacant head coaching position at Tennessee, and the Titans and Pierce are scheduled to meet on Saturday.
The Falcons also requested Pierce's permission to interview for the head coaching position.
Frazier went 21-32-1 as head coach at Minnesota, losing the only postseason game he coached the Vikings.
Most recently, he spent six seasons as the Bills' defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2022.
Frazier also recently interviewed for the Chargers' head coaching position.
Las Vegas is also said to be interested in Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who is at the top of several teams' lists, but the Raiders are not scheduled to interview with the College Football Playoff championship-winning coach. .
The Raiders finished the season in second place in the AFC West with a record of 8 wins and 9 losses.
The Raiders are getting help from every source possible during their coaching hunt, including turning to Hall of Fame defensive lineman Richard Seymour. Confirmed with X He was part of the team searching for Vegas' next coach.
