Raiders finalizing deal to hire Josh McDaniels as HC

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is set to become the Raiders' new head coach. Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Raiders reportedly finalizing deal to hire Josh McDaniels as head coach

By Adam Stites | Last updated 1/30/22

Eleven years after he was fired by the Denver Broncos, Josh McDaniels will get his second shot at an NFL head-coaching gig with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

McDaniels, 45, has been the New England Patriots offensive coordinator since 2012 with the team finishing in the top quarter of the league in scoring in all but one of the last 10 seasons. In February 2018, the Indianapolis Colts announced McDaniels as their new head coach, but he changed his mind before signing on the dotted line and returning to the Patriots.

Now McDaniels is poised to take over a team that finished the 2021 regular season with a 10-7 record and earned a spot in the playoffs. He'll be paired — at least for now — with quarterback Derek Carr, who is entering the final season of his contract with the Raiders in 2022.

I’m told Josh McDaniels laid out an extensive/aggressive offensive system that he believes Derek Carr can execute -- focused on continued use of play-action and much more two TE sets w/both Darren Waller and Foster Moreau. Would be surprised if McDaniels isn’t #Raiders next HC. https://t.co/VixrJGCXA1
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 30, 2022

McDaniels' first head-coaching job came in 2009 with the Broncos, but the tenure was marred by drastic personnel changes shortly after he was hired. Denver traded Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears and Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins in McDaniels' first year with the team. He was fired after only two seasons.

Earlier Sunday, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the Raiders will hire Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as the team's new general manager.

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