Nick Holz is back with the Raiders.
After spending the past two years as the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, Holz has been hired by the Raiders to serve as the offensive pass game coordinator. He previously worked for the Raiders from 2012 through 2021.
The Raiders announced the move on Friday.
During his prior stint with the Raiders, Holz worked in a variety of lower-level jobs. He was an offensive assistant from 2012 through 2014, offensive quality control coach from 2015 through 2016, assistant receivers coach in 2017, offensive quality control coach from 2018 through 2020, and assistant receivers coach in 2021.
He spent 2022 with UNLV as the offensive coordinator. In 2023, Holz was the Jaguars’ passing game coordinator. Brian Callahan hired Holz as offensive coordinator the following year.
Holz will be working for new head coach Klint Kubiak and new offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko.
Teams making decisions about picking up the fifth-year options on the contracts of their 2023 first-round picks now know how much that will cost.
The NFL revealed the values on Friday afternoon. There are four levels of compensation at each position. Players who have made multiple Pro Bowls as an original selection are at the top followed by players with one Pro Bowl selection and players who have hit playing time milestones before reaching the lowest level.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud were the first two picks of that draft and both of them reached the playing time level of compensation. That will leave them with fully guaranteed salaries of $25.904 million if the teams decide to exercise the options, but longer-term extensions are also a possibility now that they have finished their third seasons.
The full list of 2023 first-rounders — there were 31 that year because the Dolphins were stripped of their pick — and their fifth-year option salaries appears below:
1. Panthers QB Bryce Young — $25.904 million (playing time).
2. Texans QB C.J. Stroud — $25.904 million (playing time).
3. Texans DE Will Anderson — $21.512 (Pro Bowl).
4. Colts QB Anthony Richardson — $22.483 million (base).
5. Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon — $21.161 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
6. Cardinals OT Paris Johnson — $19.072 million (playing time).
7. Raiders DE Tyree Wilson — $14.475 million (base).
8. Falcons RB Bijan Robinson — $11.323 million (Pro Bowl).
9. Eagles DT Jalen Carter — $27.127 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
10. Bears OT Darnell Wright — $19.072 million (playing time).
11. Titans OG Peter Skoronski — $19.072 million (playing time).
12. Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs — $14.293 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
13. Packers DE Lukas Van Ness — $14.475 million (base).
14. Steelers OT Broderick Jones — $19.072 million (playing time).
15. Jets DE Will McDonald — $14.475 million (base).
16. Rams CB Emmanuel Forbes — $12.633 million (base).
17. Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez — $18.119 million (Pro Bowl).
18. Lions LB Jack Campbell — $21.925 million (Pro Bowl).
19. Buccaneers DT Calijah Kancey — $15.451 (playing time).
20. Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba — $23.852 million (Pro Bowl).
21. Chargers WR Quentin Johnston — $18 million (playing time).
22. Ravens WR Zay Flowers — $27.298 million (multiple Pro Bowls).
23. Vikings WR Jordan Addison — $18 million (playing time).
24. Giants CB Deonte Banks — $12.633 million (base).
25. Bills TE Dalton Kincaid — $8.162 million (base).
26. Jets DT Mazi Smith — $13.391 million (base) Smith was traded to the Jets by the Cowboys.
27. Jaguars OT Anton Harrison — $19.072 million (playing time).
28. Bengals DE Myles Murphy — $14.475 million (base).
29. Saints DT Bryan Bresee — $13.391 million (base).
30. Eagles LB Nolan Smith — $13.752 million (base).
31. Chiefs Felix Anudike-Uzomah — $14.475 million (base).
When the Titans drafted Cam Ward at No. 1 overall last year, it was a clear signal that the club did not view Will Levis as their franchise quarterback.
Levis was poised to potentially be the team’s backup. But in July, Levis was placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury that required surgery, shutting him down for all of 2025.
A second-round pick in 2023, Levis is entering the last year of his rookie contract. With 21 starts over his first two seasons, Levis does have valuable experience under his belt.
New head coach Robert Saleh was asked about his impressions of Levis during his press conference at the scouting combine this week.
“I just met him, I had a really good conversation with him the other day,” Saleh said. “My one exposure to him was back in ’24, we played him in Week 2. I do think he’s got tremendous talent, he’s tremendous size, tremendous arm strength. Again, I’m looking forward to [working with] him, and I’ll tell you guys the same thing I told him — just attack this offseason, have the best offseason of your life and compete your butt off and let’s see what happens. But I’m really looking forward to him being part of this football team.”
Given his former status as a starter, Levis has qualities Saleh says he’s looking for in a backup quarterback.
“You’re looking for a guy who can come in and win football games for you if something happens to the starter,” Saleh said. “A guy who’s going to be a tremendous — who’s going to support the starter, who is going to support his team, who will prepare like a starter. So you’re really looking for another starter.”
Levis started nine games as a rookie in 2023, completing 58.4 percent of his passes for 1,808 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. He followed that with 12 starts in 2024, completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 2,091 yards with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Titans head coach Robert Saleh is set to have one of his former Jets players join him in Tennessee.
According to multiple reports, the Jets have agreed to trade edge rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Titans. The Titans will send defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat back to the Jets once the trade can become official on the first day of the new league year.
Johnson was a Jets first-round pick in 2022 and Saleh was the team’s head coach at the time. He had 10 sacks over his first two seasons, but tore his Achilles two games into the 2024 season. He returned to record 43 tackles and three sacks last season.
The Jets picked up Johnson’s option for 2026, which leaves him set to make $13.411 million this year.
Sweat was a 2024 second-round pick in Tennessee. He has 85 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 29 career games.
The Titans have moved on from a pair of players on Wednesday.
Tennessee announced the club has released center Lloyd Cushenberry and safety Xavier Woods.
Cushenberry was released with a failed physical designation.
Cushenberry, 28, had two years remaining on the four-year contract he signed with Tennessee in the 2024 offseason. A third-round pick in 2020, he spent his first four seasons with Denver.
Woods, 30, appeared in 11 games with 10 starts for Tennessee last season, recording a pair of interceptions and a sack. He’s played 134 games for Dallas, Minnesota, Carolina, and Tennessee since being selected in the sixth round of the 2017 draft. Woods signed a two-year contract with the Titans last offseason.
