HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Antonio Pierce after his first full season as head coach, the crew introduced Tuesday.
The Raiders are retaining basic supervisor Tom Telesco, who was employed for the position final season, a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Raiders restricted proprietor Tom Brady is predicted to be a part of a collaborative committee to interview head teaching candidates and help crew proprietor Mark Davis, league sources advised Schefter.
“We recognize Antonio’s management, first as an interim head coach and this previous season as the pinnacle coach. Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and his Silver and Black roots run deep. We are grateful for his potential to reignite what it means to be a Raider all through the complete group. We want nothing however the perfect for Antonio and his household sooner or later,” the crew stated in an announcement.
Pierce, who was employed final season because the crew’s coach after serving because the interim coach in 2023, led the Raiders to a 4-13 file this season.
He stated at his media availability Monday that he was working as if he would stay because the crew’s coach however acknowledged he had not but met with Davis.
The Raiders misplaced 34-20 to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday to complete a season that included a 10-game shedding streak, the crew’s longest since 2014 once they opened 0-10. The Raiders will now look to rent their fifth head coach since relocating to Las Vegas from Oakland in 2020 and their ninth since Davis took over as proprietor upon the demise of his father, Al Davis, in 2011.
Las Vegas completed final in its division and clinched the No. 6 draft decide on Sunday. The remaining AFC West groups — the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos and Chargers — every superior to the playoffs.
Pierce, 46, was initially promoted from linebackers coach to interim head coach when Davis fired Josh McDaniels and basic supervisor Dave Ziegler after lower than two full seasons on Halloween evening in 2023.
The Raiders went 5-4 below Pierce to complete out 2023, together with 4-2 within the AFC West, with a 63-21 blowout of the Chargers to complete 8-9 total.
After an offseason throughout which the Raiders had been both unable or unwilling to commerce up for a quarterback within the draft — Pierce had his eyes on Jayden Daniels, however he was chosen at No. 2 and 6 QBs had been drafted earlier than the Raiders’ choice at No. 13 — Las Vegas settled on free agent veteran Gardner Minshew, giving him a two-year, $25 million contract with $15 million assured.
The Raiders additionally had an settlement with former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to come back aboard as offensive coordinator, earlier than he pulled out and went to the Washington Commanders, who drafted Daniels.
Pierce settled on former Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, and Minshew gained a good coaching camp battle with second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell.
But the Raiders’ offense, below Getsy and Minshew, didn’t get off to the quick begin Pierce envisioned, and Minshew was benched in favor of O’Connell after 5 video games. Getsy was fired after 9 video games and changed by passing recreation coordinator Scott Turner and O’Connell and Minshew each continued coping with accidents the remainder of the season.
Before being promoted, Pierce, a nine-year veteran who was named to a Pro Bowl and gained a Super Bowl as a linebacker with the New York Giants, had by no means been a head coach above the highschool stage and was by no means a coordinator within the NFL.
