The Antonio Pierce period in Las Vegas is formally over. Pierce was fired Tuesday, after only one season as the top coach of the Raiders.
Las Vegas went 4-13 in 12 months 1 of Pierce’s tenure, which was poor sufficient for proprietor Mark Davis to fireplace him.
Pierce was given the Las Vegas job after taking on because the interim coach for a part of the 2023 season. He obtained help from quite a few Raiders gamers, together with Maxx Crosby, who began a complete motion round “HireAP” within the offseason.
In accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Las Vegas gamers have nonetheless supported Pierce and voiced their opinions in regards to the job that he did all through the season.
Pierce admitted that he ought to have “trusted his intestine” extra usually than he did through the yr, and he’ll in the end not have the possibility for a do-over.
It could appear that taking a head-coaching job in a metropolis like Las Vegas could be a sizzling commodity, however that won’t be the case on this state of affairs.
The Raiders quarterbacks below contract for subsequent season are Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew. They don’t have any depth at working again place, and one of the best participant on offense is rookie tight finish Brock Bowers.
On protection, Maxx Crosby stays one of many sport’s greatest edge-rushers when he’s on the sector, however he is coming off a season-ending harm.
One other piece of knowledge reported by Schefter is that Tom Brady, who’s a restricted proprietor of the group, is predicted to be a part of a committee that can conduct a seek for the subsequent Raiders head coach.
Las Vegas was in place for a top-five decide within the 2025 NFL Draft earlier than two late-season wins. That greater than probably places them out of place to draft Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders.
There’s a world the place Davis hires Deion Sanders after which trades up within the draft and takes Shedeur. If that’s the case, the offseason main as much as the draft shall be essential for the Raiders.
