HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to hire Antonio Pierce to be their next head coach and the two sides are finalizing the deal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
Pierce, 45, took over as Las Vegas' interim coach on Halloween night after Josh McDaniels was fired.
The Raiders went 5-4 under his watch — the team went 8-9 overall — and the players were in his corner from the beginning.
“Why wouldn’t we keep going the direction we’re going?” Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby said after a 27-14 victory over Denver on Jan. 7.
After leading the NFL in rushing in 2022, Jacobs got into a contract dispute after the Raiders placed the franchise tag on him.
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Nev, Buffalo