YouTube The Las Vegas Raiders made headlines earlier in the week when they relieved first-year head coach Antonio Pierce of his duties, thus joining the crop of teams looking for a new leader for 2026.

KC placekicker Harrison Butker’s 51-yard field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 sealed a 26-25 triumph. That was the first of three game-winning field goals on the final play of games for the Chiefs — each by a different kicker.

Several candidates have reportedly been requested for interviews – a mixture of veteran coaches with prior head coaching experience and coordinators vying for their first opportunity leading an NFL franchise. Raiders.com takes a look at a few of the top candidates in this cycle, as identified by NFL Research.

Spagnuolo, the Chiefs’ defensive boss since 2019, has won three Super Bowl rings in Kansas City and a fourth as the New York Giants’ coordinator in 2007. He’s the only coordinator in NFL history to win Super Bowls with two different teams, and the only coordinator — defense or offense — with four rings.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will interview for the head coach openings with the New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders and

According to two separate reports this week, the Chiefs have received requests from the New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders to interview Spagnuolo for their head coach vacancies, which could leave Kansas City in need of a new defensive mastermind.

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are starting over — again.

Earlier this week, the Las Vegas Raiders made the much-anticipated decision to fire their head coach, Antonio Pierce. It's the second straight season now in which they've fired their head coach, and the third in four in which the coach has either resigned,

Watch as Chargers legends like LaDainian Tomlinson, Dan Fouts, and more, along with the Bolt Fam wish the Chargers good luck in the NFL playoffs.

At the end of the NFL regular season, teams usually announce the firing of their head coaches and other staff personnel. For the 2024 season, six teams have already fired their head coaches. This week,

Tom Brady, now a Raiders minority owner, could be interviewing potential coaches while he's evaluating them and players as a Fox broadcaster.