Despite Antonio Pierce’s seeming confidence at his Monday press conference he would remain the head coach of the Raiders, Pierce has been fired after one season. The team made the move official early Tuesday afternoon.
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) January 7, 2025
Pierce went 4-13 in his only season as Raiders head coach, including a streak of ten-straight losses.
At his Monday press conference, Pierce took to the podium in a Raiders starter jacket and talked about this and Tom Telesco’s plans for attacking the roster in the offseason, adding that the noise about him being fired was only coming from outside the building, not inside of it.
Well, while Mark Davis may not have been making any noise about it, he was apparently quietly considering other candidates for the job to replace Pierce.
It isn’t a big surprise to see the Raiders move on from Pierce after one season. The team that had rallied around him as interim head coach in 2023 was in shambles by the third game of the season, no doubt leading to the ten-game losing streak. It’s hard to keep your job with a streak like that no matter who you are.
