Mike Vrabel was believed to be a candidate for the Las Vegas Raiders’ vacant head coaching job. However, he was never interviewed by the organization because he reportedly told his former teammate—and Raiders minority owner—Tom Brady that he was going to New England, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Brady is supposedly only in an advisory role for the Raiders, though several league sources are convinced his influence is much greater.

Minority owner Tom Brady seems to be throwing his weight around in the Las Vegas Raiders' coaching search after the team missed out on Mike Vrabel, and Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson is his top choice.

Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco were relieved from their duties with the Raiders following a disastrous 4-13 campaign.

The Las Vegas Raiders minority owner may be giving the team a unique advantage due to his job with Fox Sports.

Telesco, who was hired in January 2024, appeared to be safe after the Raiders announced they were firing Antonio Pierce on Tuesday. However, Telesco would join Pierce two days later as the Raiders—under some influence of minority owner Tom Brady—decided to do a drastic overhaul at the top.

The Las Vegas Raiders are about a week into their head coaching search. They fired Antonio Pierce last Tuesday and