Raiders have conducted interviews with 11 candidates. Click here to sign up for exclusive updates on the head coaching search. On Jan. 16, the Raiders completed interviews with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula,

With four teams having already filled their vacancies and the playoffs soon coming to a close, the Raiders are creeping closer and closer to hiring their next head coach. Las Vegas has interviewed 14 candidates thus far, and two, Kevin Stefanski and Jeff Hafley, have already chosen other jobs.

Many expect the Raiders to favor an offensive minded head coach being that they are poised to select QB Fernando Mendoza atop this year's NFL Draft. This thinking would explain why the top three candidates in the odds are all offensive minded candidates -- Kubiak, Broncos QB coach Davis Webb, and former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel.

As more and more head coaching jobs fill up, the Las Vegas Raiders have a new favorite to be their next head coach.

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With Tuesday's news that Mike McDaniel is expected to join the Los Angeles Chargers as the team's offensive coordinator, the question now becomes how teams that were pursuing him as a potential head coach will pivot,

Last NFL rumors said that Bisciotti reaffirms Lamar Jackson as the top priority while a bold trade prediction linking the MVP to the Raiders.

The Las Vegas Raiders need a new head coach after firing Pete Carroll and one analyst predicts the team will hire a hot-shot offensive coordinator who is among the most popular names in this hiring cycle.