It looks like the Raiders have found their next head coach.
While it won’t become official until after Super Bowl LX, Las Vegas has zeroed in on Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak for the job, according to multiple reports.
Kubiak met with both the Cardinals and Raiders — the two remaining teams with head coaching vacancies — over the weekend, with Las Vegas apparently coming away as the better fit.
Kubiak, the son of former NFL head coach Gary Kubiak who won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos, is about to complete his first year with the Seahawks. He was previously the Saints offensive coordinator in 2024 and the 49ers offensive passing game coordinator in 2023.
The Seahawks finished the 2025 season No. 3 in points scored and No. 8 in total yards.
Las Vegas will certainly hope Kubiak lasts longer than the team’s last three head coaches. Josh McDaniels was hired in 2022 but was fired midway through the 2023 season. Antonio Pierce served as interim coach through 2023 and was hired full-time for 2024, but was fired after one year. Pete Carroll was then hired in early 2025 but fired after the club finished 3-14.
The Raiders are widely expected to select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft. They are now set to pair him with a young, offensive mind to try and compete in the AFC West.
The Seahawks are expected to lose their most important assistant coach after the Super Bowl. The only question is which team will make offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak its next head coach.
Kubiak reportedly interviewed with both the Raiders and the Cardinals on Saturday. It was his second time interviewing with both teams.
If Kubiak is the first choice of both teams, which he appears to be, he’s in a great position to negotiate for a great contract. He can’t officially take a head-coaching job until after Super Bowl LX, but he can agree to terms with either the Raiders or the Cardinals at any time.
The 38-year-old Kubiak, son of former NFL player and coach Gary Kubiak, was hired a year ago as offensive coordinator in Seattle and has been praised for the work he has done with Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ offense. He has previously been an offensive coordinator for the Saints and the Vikings and a passing game coordinator for the 49ers and Broncos.
The Steelers made Patrick Graham’s hiring official, announcing him as their defensive coordinator on Friday.
He spent the last four seasons as the Raiders’ defensive coordinator, his 17th year coaching in the NFL.
Graham joins Mike McCarthy’s staff after interviewing for the Dolphins’ head coaching job and the Commanders’ defensive coordinator job.
He joined the Raiders as a member of Josh McDaniels’ staff in 2022, and he remained with the team through the changes to Antonio Pierce and Pete Carroll. The Raiders fired Carroll after one season.
Graham served as the defensive coordinator for the Dolphins in 2019 and for the Giants in 2020-21. He spent seven seasons in various roles with the Patriots and has also worked as an assistant with the Packers.
Fernando Mendoza has won yet another award.
The Indiana quarterback won the Manning Award on Friday. It comes as no surprise, considering he also took home the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the AP College Football Player of the Year Award and was named the CFP Offensive MVP.
“We had a great group of quarterbacks in college football this year. I’d like to tell you this was close, but it wasn’t,” Archie Manning said in announcing Mendoza as the winner, via Jeff Rabjohns of 247Sports.
Mendoza, who has declared for the 2026 NFL draft, announced during the call that he will attend the Scouting Combine. He declined to reveal whether he will participate.
His season only ended on Jan. 19.
Mendoza will also have an opportunity to throw at Indiana’s Pro Day.
The Raiders aren’t the only team that will have a second interview with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Kubiak will have a second interview with the Cardinals in addition to the Raiders. Kubiak is expected to land one of the two remaining openings.
Broncos pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Davis Webb withdrew his name from consideration for the Raiders’ head coaching job earlier today.
Kubiak is in his first season as the offensive coordinator for the Seahawks, after one season as offensive coordinator with the Saints.
He served as the offensive passing game specialist for the 49ers in 2023, after spending the 2022 season as the offensive passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the Broncos.
Kubiak was with the Vikings for two different stints in three different jobs. He was Minnesota’s offensive coordinator in 2021, quarterbacks coach in 2019-20 and began his NFL career in 2013-14 as quality control/assistant wide receivers coach. From 2016-18, he was the Broncos’ offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach.
